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What Triggers Anxiety?

If you live with anxiety, you may be wondering what your triggers are. What is a trigger? Specific situations or actions that lead to feelings of worry or fear are known as anxiety triggers. In more severe situations, triggers can lead to an individual suffering from a panic attack. A panic attack is a sudden …

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Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)

How Can I Help Someone Who Has Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)?

What is GAD? Generalized anxiety disorder, also known as GAD, can be defined as severe and ongoing anxiety that interferes with daily activities. GAD can affect people of all ages. Constant overthinking of worst-case scenarios and worrying about situations perceiving them as threatening, can happen to those who have GAD. Symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder …

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Managing the Winter Blues During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Managing the Winter Blues During the COVID-19 Pandemic

As we are in the midst of the winter season and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, many of us are feeling lethargic, pessimistic, and withdrawn. The chilly weather and early evening sunsets can have a significant impact on our moods, and when coupled with the uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is more important now than …

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The Mental Health Impact of COVID-19

The Mental Health Impact of COVID-19

Fever and chills. Loss of taste or smell. Sore throat and congestion. By now, we are all aware of the physical symptoms of COVID-19 to watch out for. Government officials are implementing reopening phases and health experts have issued guidelines to keep the community as safe and healthy as possible. As we are now several …

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Dealing with Holiday Depression

The winter holiday season, with celebrations for Christmas, Hanukkah, and New Year’s is supposed to be filled with fun, friends, and family. However, for some people, the holidays aren’t the most wonderful time of the year. According to a survey conducted by the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), 64% of people with mental illness …

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4 Types of PTSD Symptoms

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a disorder that some people develop after experiencing a shocking or dangerous event. Nearly everyone who experiences trauma will experience some form of stress reaction in the days after the event, but not everyone develops PTSD. People who experience symptoms that interfere with their life longer than a month may …

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4 Male Depression Myths

Depression does not discriminate between gender, race, or age. Men be diagnosed with depression. According to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, in 2015 there were over 44,000 suicides, of which 70% were white males. Suicide is in most cases linked with depression. The stigma around depression can make it even harder for men to …

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