Pain breeds pain
In a post we wrote before, we talked about how some of the signs of depression or anxiety can be physical. In this post, I’d like to try to think about this a little...
Category: Educate Yourself
How long to take medications
Before you read this post, remember that what is below might not apply to everyone – it is important to always discuss medication decisions with your doctor. Every situation is unique. If you take...
Finding the Right Healthcare Professional
In the past we posted an article that looked into more detailed differences between various healthcare professionals, titled What Do All Of These Letters Mean: A more detailed look. This article is a spin off...
What Do All Of These Letters Mean: A more detailed look
Recently one of our team members wrote an article entitled, “What do all of these letters mean?” This article provided a brief overview of the post-nominal letters (those initials after someone’s name) we so...
The JED Foundation
Did you know about Love is Louder? Love is Louder (LIL) is a movement of hundreds of thousands people to send the message of love and address issues like bullying, discrimination or depression. LIL participants include schools, communities, individuals...
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?...
When I Grow Up, I Don’t Want To Be Like You
Do you have friends or family members who have a mental illness and have had a lot of trouble dealing with it or did not get treatment? Many of us do. It can be...
If I don’t talk about it, maybe it will go away
I was so ready to graduate from high school! I had been accepted to my dream college and I wanted to move away from home, meet new people, and start fresh. High school had...
What do all these letters mean?
You may have seen them before when navigating in the mental health world…MD, LPC, MFT, LCSW, PhD…what do they all mean?! Here is a very brief introduction to what some of these different...
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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