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Educate Yourself

What is “Trouble Functioning”?

Getting help for symptoms of depression can be tough. Sometimes it might feel like an easier way would be just seeing if it goes away on its own. There are good reasons not to wait. Having...

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LINKS

Are you bored?

Then Do Something! Dosomething.org is a great website to show the world what you really care about. It is a website where young people 13 to 25 can get involved in different activities for social change....

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Educate Yourself

How’s it going? Fine…

A few of your comments on previous articles mentioned that some of us feel looking back, we wish we would have opened up more with a therapist. What are your worries about opening up?...

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Educate Yourself

A shoulder to lean on

If you really needed help, who could you count on? You might think first of a friend your own age, and while they may be good at listening and empathizing with you, they might...

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Educate Yourself

Need a minute?

Are you feeling especially anxious or sad today but can’t get away from a screen? Try going to www.calm.com and taking a minute for yourself. What do you do when you’re feeling especially anxious?...

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Social Media Guide

YouTube, YouTubers, and Relationships

It’s difficult not to feel even a little jealous when scrolling through our numerous feeds, seeing people we know participating in adventurous activities and hanging out with other people, wishing we could do the...

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Social Media Guide

Going Private

You may think of two different things when you think about social media. You may think that social media makes everyone an open book, spilling all their secrets and sharing too much information so...