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I Have Generalized Anxiety Disorder: Coping With Crippling Stress

I’d forgotten how hard it is just to do simple things when you have Generalized Anxiety Disorder. But accidentally forgetting to take my anxiety pills for three days certainly reminded me. All those...

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10 Things to Know About Mental Illnesses

Mental illnesses, no matter the form, are trying to deal with. Psychology and the brain are just now being understood and medication for many illnesses is still quite new. And yet, often people say...

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How to (Try to) Cope with General Anxiety

I have previously stated in this article how many people who cope with mental illnesses and issues cannot rely on consistent treatment. The reasons why vary from person to person. For many, seeking...

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How I Freed Myself from Society’s Toxic Messages and Learned to Love Myself

By Sandra Kim This is a promotional post for Everyday Feminism. – “Um…so how do you do this emotional processing thing?” I asked this question at 23 years old because I had never really heard of...

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Advice from Amy: When Life Hands You Lemons…

My Grandma Rose always said that when life hands you lemons, turn around and chuck them back at life. She has accumulated a lot of wisdom in her 90 years, and it turns out that her response is astute...

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It’s Not You, It’s Me: 5 Traits of Introverts

I spend a lot of time alone. I have a small group of friends. I’m not comfortable going to parties. My usual weekend plans include being curled up on the couch watching movies with my boyfriend....

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Depression May Drag You Down, But It’s Possible to Get Back Up

By Amy Q – If you know someone who’s depressed, please resolve never to ask them why. Depression isn’t a straightforward response to a bad situation; depression just is, like the weather. Try to...

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Advice from Amy: Get Enough Rest

“Don’t forget,” Grandma said to me a few weeks ago, before I boarded the plane in Houston for my return flight home to Seattle, “get good rest.” We all know that it is important, so why do we still...

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My Struggle To Find Therapy That Works For Me

Trigger warning: self-harm I deal with bipolar that includes anxiety issues, body dysmorphia, and undiagnosed body/joint pain. But I didn’t always have a diagnosis for the things I was experiencing....

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How to Thrive in Your Twenties: Decision-Making, Letting Go, and People-Pleasing

By Annie Schneider & Liz Reddinger — Full disclosure: we have issues. Just kidding, but not really. We all do. We wrote this article more for ourselves than we did […]

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