Some people hurt themselves on purpose to help them deal with bad feelings or thoughts. This is called self-harm. People who self-harm don’t do it to end their life—instead, self-harm may be the best way they know to survive.Continue readingSelf-harm
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Psychosis
Psychosis is often described as a “loss of reality” or a “break from reality” because it makes you experience or believe things that aren’t real. Psychosis is a serious and disabling mental health condition—but it is treatable and many people recover after only one episode when they get proper treatment.Continue readingPsychosis
Social Anxiety Disorder
We can all feel nervous in social situations like giving presentations. But if you’re so scared of interacting with others that it affects your relationships with other people or it affects your work or school performance, you may have something called social anxiety disorder.Continue readingSocial Anxiety Disorder
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Worry is a normal reaction to a stressful or troubling event. We all worry sometimes. But if you seem to worry much more than other people and you worry so much that it affects the quality of your life, you may have something called generalized anxiety disorder.Continue readingGeneralized Anxiety Disorder
Stress
You have a major deadline coming up tomorrow and you still have a ton of work to do. Your muscles are feeling tense, you find yourself nervously tapping your feet, and your thoughts keep racing around in your head. This is stress. And most of us have been there.Continue readingStress
Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is a mental illness. It causes people to lose touch with reality and sometimes makes it difficult for them to think and speak in an organized way. While it can often be misunderstood, many people learn how to manage schizophrenia with the right tools and supports.Continue readingSchizophrenia
Seasonal Affective Disorder
Everyone’s mood can be affected by the weather. But when the seasons change, some people are affected in other ways. If you find that you feel like a completely different person depending on the season, you may have seasonal affective disorder.Continue readingSeasonal Affective Disorder
Panic Disorder
Your heart starts racing. You start to feel dizzy, nauseous and sweaty. It feels so bad that you get the overwhelming feeling you’re going to die. This is what a panic attack feels like. Panic disorder is a type of anxiety disorder that causes repeated, unexpected attacks of intense fear.Continue readingPanic Disorder
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Most of us have had times when we find ourselves thinking about something constantly. Repetitive thoughts, worries and rituals have a definite place in our lives. But when these begin to impact your everyday life it may be a sign of obsessive-compulsive disorder.Continue readingObsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Improving Mental Health
When it comes to our physical health, we all have strategies to stay healthy. We might take the stairs instead of the elevator, make sure we eat our veggies, or wear sunscreen to protect our skin. Safeguarding our mental health is just as important.Continue readingImproving Mental Health