It is normal to trim or pull out a few split ends once in a while, but some people impulsively pull our their hair to the point of noticeable hair loss. Many people may assume that these individuals are going through chemotherapy simply because they have bald patches of hair. That, however, is not the case. These people suffer from trichotillomania. Trichotillomania … [Read more...]
Boggle
Have you heard of Boggle yet? From his Facebook page, Boggle is a cartoon owl who offers people advice and support. On the Boggle Tumblr, his main communication format, you can ask questions and read the read the many valuable answers he shares. Some include: What Anxiety Feels Like, Preparing for a Confrontation, Intrusive Thoughts About Hurting Someone, or even this one … [Read more...]
What Depression Feels Like
Author and Blogger Allie Brosh of Hyperbole and A Half gives one of the best descriptions of depression through her personal story filled with rough yet ready comics & crude and authentic details packed with insights for onlookers, families, and friends to take note. Here's just a taste, be sure to visit the whole story here: Depression Part Two. I remember being endlessly … [Read more...]
5 Mental Health Tips for Back to School
ORIGINALLY POSTED BY: Ross Szabo, HUFFINGTON POST, September 16th, 2013 I stared out of the window of the psychiatric ward in utter disbelief that my freshman year of college had ended, after only two months. I went to American University with so much hope. College was going to be the place where I moved forward with my life. A setting where I could meet new people, make new … [Read more...]
Love Your Body, Like A Tree
Teens these days, particularly girls, can get so extremely caught up with their own body image. The pain can be excruciating sometimes as you compare yourself to others (whether real life or from photo-shopped magazine covers and websites) and wish you could change this, this or that. But -- now here's something totally revolutionary-- have you ever considered changing your … [Read more...]
Time Heals All Wounds?
ORIGINALLY POSTED BY: Cathy Babao-Guballa, Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 7th, 2012 “It has been said, ‘Time heals all wounds.’ I do not agree. The wounds remain. In time, the mind, protecting its sanity, covers them with scar tissue and the pain lessens. But it is never gone.”—Rose Kennedy At the start of the semester, there is one lesson that I try to drill into … [Read more...]
Get Away from Anxiety and Stress
If there’s one thing that is most helpful when you’re having an anxiety attack or even just feel the anxiety building up inside of you, it’s the knowledge that there is always an escape. Having somewhere to go when you really need to get away from all of the things that bring up those bad feelings of stress and anxiety is extremely important and can save you from losing … [Read more...]
Twitter Study Finds World Population’s Happiness Is Declining
Can you measure the world population's happiness using Twitter? That's what researchers at the University of Vermont believed in their three year study they conducted from September 2008 -- August 2011. After organizing 46 billion tweeted words by 63 million Twitter accounts, the researchers concluded that people's happiness seems to be declining. They instructed people … [Read more...]
Supermodel Cameron Russell Tells of Illusion in Modeling World
"Cameron Russell has stomped the runways for Victoria's Secret and Chanel, and has appeared in many magazines. But she is much more than just a pretty face." Here's the entire transcript: Hi. My name is Cameron Russell, and for the last little while I've been a model. Actually, for 10 years. And I feel like there's an uncomfortable tension in the room right now because I … [Read more...]
Self-Harm: How to Deal, with a Little Advice from Demi Lovato
Almost two years in an ABC interview, Demi Lovato shared with the world her struggle with an eating disorder and bipolar disorder, leading her to self-harm. She expressed to ABC 20/20 reporter , "I thought, this is the way to deal with what you are feeling," [...] "it was a way of expressing my own shame of myself on my own body, I was matching the inside to the outside and … [Read more...]
Talking to your parents—a BRAVE perspective
Anxiety is not something that we can deal with on our own. We all need love and support in order to make it through any difficult time in our lives. Yet it seems that sometimes the closest people to us are the hardest ones to talk about our feelings with. It can take a lot of guts to tell a loved one that perhaps their perspective on your feelings doesn’t exactly fit with … [Read more...]
Depression In The Celebrity World
I was reading one of my favorite magazines, Glamour, when I came across an article that really caught my eye. The title of the article read “Yeah, We’re Depressed. So What?” and it talked about celebrities such as Emma Stone and Amanda Seyfried who were opening up about their mental health to the tabloids. The article was based on interviews with these stars in which they told … [Read more...]
Yesterday’s story for Today
There are just so many memories so vivid, that they appear to have happened only yesterday Not much is needed to stop someone dead in their tracks from a painful past. Even without wanting it to, sometimes yesterday catches up to today. I see a boy with the sweetest heart turn cold Teased, insulted and hurt from all that he was told. To the point that his check muscles … [Read more...]
Bingeing
Halloween is around the corner. On October 31st, people tend to overeat on candy and sweets. I know I have. It happens. In a way the holiday provides an excuse to consume as much Twix’s, Skittles, Reese’s, and M&M’s throughout the day. Overeating for a holiday is not recommended, but it happens. If a person overeats frequently and in secret, it is a problem for concern. A … [Read more...]
Deep In The Hole Phase
September 25, 2011 was when the world collapsed on me The ground I once stood on had vanished The illusion I once held as true popped My chest was aching, my heart had dropped My head was a river of tear dropping thoughts. Whatever strength I had left within me was gone It was then, when I found myself lying inside a deep nasty, dirty, and very cold … [Read more...]