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OkCupid Conducts Experiment on Users, and Other News August 1, 2014 . 5 Comments
In the wake of a backlash against Facebook’s recently revealed experiment on users, popular dating site OkCupid has released the results of its own experiment on site members. The ... Read More
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How to Help Someone with Depression August 1, 2014 . 25 Comments
An estimated one in 10 adults in the United States reports currently experiencing depression, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The World Health Organization ... Read More
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Low-Strength Brain Stimulation Could Offer Immediate Depression Relief July 26, 2014 . 5 Comments
Brain stimulation such as electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) can be highly effective at treating depression, with ECT boasting an improvement rate ... Read More
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6 Things Not to Say to Someone Who Has Depression July 26, 2014 . 38 Comments
Depression affects nearly 15 million adults—about 6.7% of the U.S. population—every year. The severity of depression varies from person to person, with some people experiencing only ... Read More
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How to Rediscover the Sacred Space Within Yourself July 24, 2014 . 6 Comments
Most of us at some point have felt a deep longing to go home. This home for which we yearn is usually an inner state of being, rather than an actual physical place. We may feel a tug of ... Read More
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The Childhood Trauma I Didn’t Know I Had July 13, 2014 . 7 Comments
My story starts at age 9. Both my parents were depressed and my family moved a lot. As the oldest of four children, I carried a lot of responsibility, even at such a young age. When I started ... Read More
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Bipolar Parenting: From Struggle to Stability July 6, 2014 . 5 Comments
Three years ago I found myself pregnant with our seventh child, just a few months after already giving birth to our sixth. At first, we were ecstatic to be having another baby; we had always ... Read More
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Being Aware of Your Thoughts Can Lift Depression July 4, 2014 . 8 Comments
The way you think has an important effect on the way you feel and how you will act. Negative and pessimistic thoughts, such as, “I feel awful” and “I can’t cope” ... Read More
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New Study Says Casual Sex Is Good for You June 26, 2014 . 6 Comments
Our society has been collectively wringing its hands over casual sex for generations. As hookup culture replaces dating and courtship becomes obsolete, people from all walks of life and ... Read More
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Ketamine Highly Effective at Treating Depression June 22, 2014 . 6 Comments
Ketamine is an anesthetic drug commonly used in both human and animal medicine. Unless you’re interested in medicine, though, you may only know Ketamine as a street drug popularly ... Read More
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Coping with Mental and Physical Aspects of Chronic Illness June 19, 2014 . 10 Comments
One day you woke up not knowing that after that day, things were going to be different in your life. Something that you suspected to be true or something that came out of nowhere took ... Read More
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Eradicating Shame and Stigma: We Still Have Work to Do June 16, 2014 . 13 Comments
“Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.” Anyone who has struggled with mental health would likely agree that philosopher ... Read More