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“Bye Bye”: Back-to-School Anxiety & How Parents Can Intervene
As August rolls around each year, it signifies the beginning of a new school year, promising a fresh start to learn and grow with peers. A new school year offers room to make new memories, new friendships, and an opportunity to pursue academic goals. Despite this,...
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god does not love beyonce and me equally
At the age of 26, Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin, Napoleon Bonaparte conquered...
Being Okay with Being Bipolar
I don’t know if I will ever be the person I was before Bipolar 1 Disorder took control of my...
Happy (and not-so-happy) Holiday Season
When most people think about the holiday season, they think of positive things like quality...
Bipolar 1 Vs Bipolar 2, What’s the Difference?
Bipolar disorder is a severe chronic mental illness that affects millions of Americans today. It...
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“Self Love” in the East VS west
“Self Love” has become one of the catchiest concepts being thrown around in Western society, a...
Mental Illness: The Stigma on Psychiatric Inpatient Suicide
Many inpatients at psychiatric hospitals struggle with suicide ideation and even face the risk...
How To talk about mental health: why accessibility matters and how breaking taboo Is Solving The Issue
Introduction At the root of any stigma is ignorance. As such, information is often-times all that...
Somatization and Asking for Help: How Asian Populations Respond to Psychological Stress
The intricate mechanisms of the body alone, are quite remarkable; but once we add the...
Getting Comfortable Outside of Your Comfort Zone
If you struggle with anxiety, depression, or self-doubt, you’ve likely struggled with stepping...
How to Live (and Thrive) with a Mental Illness
Did you know: “More than 46 million Americans are living with a mental illness?” That’s...
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Being Okay with Being Bipolar
I don’t know if I will ever be the person I was before Bipolar 1 Disorder took control of my life.But maybe that’s okay. We, as humans, are always evolving, always changing. Sometimes forthe better. Other times, for the worse. It is hard to accept you are subjected to...
Happy (and not-so-happy) Holiday Season
When most people think about the holiday season, they think of positive things like quality timewith family, traditions, and good memories. They’ll say “Happy Holidays!” to friends andstrangers alike, and while the intention is usually good, they fail to realize...
Remain Hopeful
A few years ago I tried taking my own life. I jumped 35 feet onto concrete. My brother took his own life when I was 21 so I already felt genetically dispositioned. Right before I jumped I remember thinking all this was too much. I felt I had the weight of the world on...
Explaining Therapy to Your Immigrant Parents
Talk about Breaking Taboo, right? Perhaps it’s the case that most parents don’t quite understand therapy and all that it has to offer, but immigrant parents are particularly averse to the concept of talk therapy. Maybe it’s tradition, maybe it’s misconceptions, or...