If you experience symptoms of chronic neuropathic pain, you’re not alone. According to the U.S. National Institutes of Health, nearly 16 million Americans have it. The National Alliance on Mental Illness says that anxiety is…
How To Ask for Help with Your Depression
Life’s been more challenging than normal lately, throwing more curveballs the last several weeks than you’re accustomed to. To make matters even worse, your sadness, fatigue, anxiety, and stress levels have grown to the point…
What Triggers OCD?
Just because you have a particular way of folding laundry doesn’t mean you suffer from a mental illness. Nor does your insistence that doors and windows are locked when you leave your house. But if…
Is PTSD A Mood Disorder?
Anyone who survives a dangerous or life-threatening situation may act differently afterward – fearful, reserved, avoiding things that remind them of trauma. For many people, the feelings subside naturally, but for others, they fester, getting…
The Most Common Chronic Pain Conditions
You've never been a fan of exclusive, club-type memberships, and being part of the chronic pain club is worse than you imagined. You've been in pain for months on end but don't know the cause…
Do You Know What High-Functioning Depression Is?
You’re tired, experience bouts of sadness or mild depression, and have unexplained weight gain or loss – all the while being rewarded as a high achiever personally and professionally. You may be suffering from a…
What Is Chronic Pain and How Can You Treat It?
Everyone lives with pain at some point. If a broken bone heals, the discomfort disappears, and so does the pain. But if the pain achieves a chronic, constant state, you should pay closer attention to…
Is Anxiety Genetic?
Anxiety is a serious mental health issue affecting millions of people. It’s sometimes brought on by unexpected events or the stress of everyday life such as work or school, but continual anxiety is a condition…
Is Anxiety A Disability?
You made an unexpected presentation at work and your heart raced, you felt tense, but the anxiety was temporarily exhilarating. Then you noticed the same feelings when doing less important tasks and had to take…
ADHD and OCD
Children can suffer the same mental illnesses as adults, but their symptoms can be different. Childhood mental illness can be tricky for parents to identify. Because of this, many kids who would benefit from treatment…