Change Your Thoughts—Change Your World
How does this make you feel? Do you allow things to upset you that you could let go of? What can you change about your thoughts that would make you happier?
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An Interview with the Makers of Unstuck: An OCD Kids Movie
I first saw Unstuck: An OCD Kids Movie at the International OCD Foundation Conference in San Francisco last year. I found it so moving that when I saw it again at a local OCD...
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One thing that can be really tough when you have a mental illness is feeling like you are less than. Especially when you see stuff stuff on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and the like. It...
How To Discuss Hard Topics With Parents
Although talking to friends often comes more naturally, there are some situations in which parents or guardians can shed a brighter light on a tough situation than your peers. Whether you feel that your...
What Caused My Depression?
Have you ever been confused about what the source of your depression symptoms is? If so, you are not alone. A research project done in the United Kingdom studied 465 adolescent participants with diagnosed mild to severe...
A Kind Word
Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a...
The World Needs More Love Letters
One of the simplest random acts of kindness you can perform is writing an encouraging note for someone. This can be done in a number of ways, such as delivering a letter to someone...
Losing Sleep Over FOMO
Have you ever been in the library and checked your phone compulsively while slaving away on on a final paper or cramming for a final exam? Are you checking to see what other people...
Does Your PCP Screen You for Depression?
As many as one in every five teens experiences depression during adolescence, but their symptoms often go undiagnosed and untreated because they lack access to mental health specialists. But everyone’s main point of contact with...
The Human Need to Belong
Human beings all crave the feeling of belonging. We want to have familial relationships and friendships that support us and make us feel good. However, when we start to feel others no longer want us,...
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