Mar

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What Constitutes a Manic Episode?

Most people understand bipolar disorder as a mood disorder with two primary symptoms: manic episodes and depressive episodes. While there are different bipolar diagnoses, each experiences mania, and depression to varying degrees. The intensity and severity of the emotional highs and lows you experience with bipolar disorder will vary based on your specific diagnosis. Despite […]

Mar

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What It Means to Romanticize Mental Illness

Over the last half-century, the push to destigmatize mental illness has led to increasing coverage about mental health across many outlets. Today it is possible to find online articles, reference tools, podcasts, televisions shows, and even documentaries about the evolving face of mental health. Yet, with the good also comes the bad. For decades, horror […]

Feb

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The Harms of Being Pro-Anorexia

Eating disorders are illness that affects the lives of millions of American’s of all ages. Despite a long-standing misconception, it is essential to remember that an eating disorder is not a struggle “by choice” or “in the head” of the person suffering. The statistics from the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders or […]

Feb

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Examples of Other Specified Feeding and Eating Disorders

Eating disorders are more common than many people realize. Some statistics suggest as many as 30 million Americans of all ages and genders have at least one eating disorder. Without help from a professional treatment program like The Meadowglade, the long-term effects of eating disorders can lead to dangerous, potentially fatal consequences. Unfortunately, a great […]

Jan

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Coping Mechanisms: The Positive and The Negative

Coping mechanisms are tools we use to deal with challenging or unpleasant things. People may develop a coping mechanism to manage stress, deal with pain, or address the symptoms and challenges related to trauma or another struggle. Unfortunately, unhealthy (harmful, adverse, or negative) coping mechanisms are used more frequently than positive ones. It is important […]

Jan

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What’s It Like Living with Anxiety and Depression?

Anxiety and depression are listed independently in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders (DSM); there is a solid and notable link between these mental health conditions. Although it is possible and not uncommon to receive a diagnosis of either anxiety or depression, it is also equally likely to struggle with both conditions simultaneously. […]

Dec

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How Do You Love Yourself?

We have all heard the saying, “you have to love yourself before….” The phrase ends often depends on the individual providing their thoughts or the situation the advice pertains to. In truth, self-love and self-compassion are vital aspects of our mental health and overall well-being. But, unfortunately, they are something many fail to give ample […]

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What Constitutes a Manic Episode?

What It Means to Romanticize Mental Illness

The Harms of Being Pro-Anorexia

Examples of Other Specified Feeding and Eating Disorders

Coping Mechanisms: The Positive and The Negative

What’s It Like Living with Anxiety and Depression?

How Do You Love Yourself?

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