As someone who deals with depression, anxiety and obsessive compulsive disorder, Rachel Griffin is all too familiar with these insensitive interactions. The New York University graduate student made a video about all of the ridiculous things she’s heard from other people about mental illness. The phrases range from confusing to downright frustrating. The worst thing…
This is an opinion piece from the UK, but I think the same could be said for the US, or many other places as well. We simply don’t provide for mental health care the way that we should, and we pay the price. The state of our mental health system is one of the great…
“Sixteen million Americans are diagnosed with depression. Around the world, this condition affects around 350 million people. However, there are still so many negative stigmas and false knowledge about depression prevailing in the modern society. The first most important thing to remember is that nobody “wallows” in depression as if it’s a cozy hot bath…
“Encountering someone who deals with mental health issues is a lot more common than one might think, seeing as nearly one in five American adults — 43.7 million — experiences mental illness every year. If that seems overwhelming, consider: One in 10 Americans is affected by depression. More than 80 percent of people who are…
This is really good advice. As with anything, I may not agree with every detail, and certainly every detail may not be realistic or work for you as an individual, but I think these are all good things to think about, and communicating with your partner when dealing with something like depression is always a…
“Survivors of abuse often live a life plagued with scarcity. We were taught at a young age that we weren’t enough, there wasn’t enough and life would not provide enough for us in the future. When we suffer financial abuse or trafficking, things are often worse. We can believe we have a finite worth, we…
