Can Mental Health Affect Cancer Care?
A cancer diagnosis is not an event anyone wants to encounter. The International Agency for Research on Cancer reports that over 18 million new cancer cases were diagnosed worldwide in 2018 – nearly 10%...
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“Is It My Fault?”
A common mindset among those who are diagnosed with mental illnesses is wondering if it’s something that they brought onto themselves. There may be guilt associated with it, like the person thinking they did...
Gender and Showing Symptoms
Although they can happen at any age and to anyone, statistics show that the symptoms for depression and anxiety are more likely to begin showing up during adolescence. Adolescent girls reported symptoms at a...
Can Lockdown Drills Affect Your Mental Health?
The blog post includes a discussion about school shootings. Please read with caution if any of these items triggers or upsets you. There have been 15 school shootings in which at least one person was hurt...
Rewriting Nightmares
Nightmares are never fun. They can feel like horror movies come to life, often times created specifically for you and the things that terrify and worry you the most. We all experience nightmares, but...
The Power in a Name
The mental health statistics for transgender people are unfortunately bleak. Nearly half of trans, nonbinary, and gender nonconforming (GNC) youth between the ages of 3-17 are likely to be diagnosed with a mental illness....
You Taught Me
You taught me that life is precious. It’s fragile and slippery and if I stop paying attention it might slip right out of my grasp. You taught me to always remember how much...
How to Embrace Change
Change is tricky. It is an inevitable part of life and can be immensely positive or quite negative based on where you are in your life at the time. The spring is a time...
Spreading Awareness on Children’s Mental Health
As a part of Mental Health Awareness Month, organizations and campaigns are using specific days to talk about specific issues. One example will be on Thursday, May 9th, which is dedicated to spreading awareness...
Sports and Their Effects on Mental Health
You’ve probably heard it before: exercise and moving around can do a lot for your mental health. It’s a great form of stress relief, helps get your mind off of things, and of course,...
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