What is depression?
If a doctor or medical professional believes you may be depressed, what does that really mean? The trouble with depression is its not a rash – its hard to “see” – although in research, brain studies...
Category: Educate Yourself
You and driving
Why should parents not let you drive with your friends in the car? Picking them up and driving wherever you want to go is the funnest part! Finally you don’t need to be dropped...
Why I Stopped Self Harming
Trigger Warning: Self Harm I recently found this article called 8 Brutally Honest Reasons I’ve Stopped Self-Harming and I found it to be very interesting and honest. Self Harm is something that many adolescents struggle with daily...
She didn’t have to say anything
Can you tell how someone feels just by looking at them? If you said yes, you are using non-verbal communication. That is when we express thoughts or emotions by not saying anything at all....
Making Stress Your Friend
This video has some surprising information that we found to be really interesting! It’s 14 minutes long, but fun and interesting! How do you think about stress? Did this video change your views a...
What Depression Really Looks Like
An awesome article by Buzzfeed was published about what depression actually looks like. We think it’s important to understand that depression is a universal thing, meaning that it can affect ANYONE. Often, depression...
Therapy: it really does work
How could simply talking to someone make you feel better? Sometimes when you feel so bad you think there’s nothing anyone could possible say that would help or make you feel better. Yet therapy helps millions...
Worry Stones
Have you heard of “worry stones” before? A worry stone is a stone that you can carry in your pocket (or anywhere on you) that can be useful in helping to relieve anxiety or...
Goodbye, Headclutcher
Have you thought about how seeing an image can change the way you feel about something? Maybe you hate a certain fast food chain but they post a new sandwich that looks amazing and...
Antidepressants
For those coping with depression, antidepressant medications may be a very effective way to ease feelings of sadness and hopelessness. Antidepressants work by managing your mood through your brain’s circuitry. Your brain uses chemicals called...
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