“1. You probably see a specialist for everything else — mental health should be no different. If you have a toothache, you see a dentist. If your vision is blurry, you see the optometrist. If you have a cold, you see your primary doctor. If you’re having mental struggles, why not see a therapist? It’s their…
Like the author says, therapy can be a life saver. I know, for example, that it helped me. But if the fit with a therapist isn’t right, or the client doesn’t work through things to the end, it can seem to make things worse or be a waste of time. Have you had an experience…
“The pressures of masculinity often keep men silent when it comes to their emotions — and that can have dangerous effects on their mental health. According to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, suicide is the tenth leading cause of death for adults in the U.S. — and men are most at risk. Of the…
“Then, frustrated by a lack of accessible services for depression and anxiety patients and spurred by years’ worth of existing research in web-based education in cognitive behavioural therapy, Perron started working on an app called TruReach Health — now set for release on Apple and Android devices on Sept. 9 — which gives patients a…
“Depression is selfish, narcissistic, and aggressively self-consuming. Depression is selfish, and it affects 20 to 25 percent of the U.S. population and 350,000,000 people globally. Depression is selfish, and it contributes to more than 41,000 suicide deaths in the United States every year. Depression is selfish, and it’s a mental illness that shouldn’t be left…
Have you ever just sat and colored as a stress relieving technique? I have not myself, but I know my wife has always enjoyed coloring, even as an adult. She isn’t doing it as part of therapy or anything, but I do wonder how much stress relief she gets from it. If you regularly color,…
