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Media’s Romanticization of Mental Health Conditions

Media’s Romanticization of Mental Health Conditions

by siteadmin | May 17, 2025 | Articles, General Mental Health

In contemporary culture, there are many subgenres and niches available for consumption online. Information now being so readily available has produced a new wave of awareness for young people. Concepts that were once reserved for strictly academic contexts now run...
What is the Difference Between Personality Disorders and Mood Disorders?

What is the Difference Between Personality Disorders and Mood Disorders?

by Breaking Taboo | Nov 30, 2023 | Anxiety, Articles, Bipolar, Depression, General Mental Health

Mood swings during stressful times are natural, but those living with a mood disorder like bipolar (BP) or personality disorder like borderline (BPD) have extreme, erratic, and sometimes irrational changes in their mental state. A lot of symptoms overlap, but these...
How Does Attention and Imagery Ability Relate to Emotion?

How Does Attention and Imagery Ability Relate to Emotion?

by Mona Saii | Sep 1, 2023 | Articles, General Mental Health, Wellbeing

It seems evident that the depth that individuals feel and emotionally respond toward stimuli ebbs and flows. Consider, for example, how a person experiences deep elation and joy when listening to their favorite song yet later experiences a dulled affective response...
Mental Health IS physical Health, Exercise Boosts both!

Mental Health IS physical Health, Exercise Boosts both!

by Serena Sun | Aug 21, 2023 | Articles, General Mental Health

Mental Health IS health. I’ve always said that, because it’s the truth. We can’t separate the two. Just like physical health IS health, mental health is health. I could actually argue that mental health might be even more so, since every single function in our body...
Mental Health Disparities in the LGBTQI+ Community

Mental Health Disparities in the LGBTQI+ Community

by Anna Mikel | Jun 22, 2023 | Articles, General Mental Health

Among the many health disparities, a glaring one is the higher rate of mental health disorders in people who identify as part of the LGBTQI+ community. Widespread social and political discrimination have caused disproportionately high rates of poverty, homelessness,...
May- Mental Health Awareness Month Multidimensional Awareness

May- Mental Health Awareness Month Multidimensional Awareness

by Aaron Weiner | May 24, 2023 | Articles, General Mental Health, Seasonal

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Which means that there is a lot of extra focus on mental health, mental illness, and breaking the stigma surrounding these two very important topics. We use that word a lot- “awareness”, but so many people don’t fully understand...
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