7 Feel-Good Songs To Help Your Depression
Depression, especially major depressive disorder, is a serious mental illness. Depression affects how the sufferer sees and interacts with the world around them. One symptom…
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Depression Almost Took My Life
**WARNING THIS STORY MAY BE TOO STRONG OR TRIGGERING FOR SOME READERS** Depression in every person is unique, in the sense that everyone experiences it…
Loving A Depressed Person: Here’s What You Need to Know
Depression is a complex illness to deal with, and if you are in love with a depressed person there are things you need to understand…
8 Ways to Take Care of Your Mental Health
Before you go on with this article, it is of major importance that you understand this; your mental health is more than a diagnosis. Mental…
4 Things You can do if You Think You have Depression
Psych2Go would like to preface this article by saying that self diagnosis can be harmful if not dangerous. We are not trying to help anyone…
6 Tips To Deal with High Functioning Depression
Coping with high functioning depression can be hard, but before going into details on how to deal with it. You might want to read 7…
QUIZ: Are You Depressed?
Depression is much more common than some people think. It can affect you without you even knowing sometimes, which can make life much more difficult…
The Stigmatisation of Mental Health
Stigma is everywhere. We live in a society where most activities are judged heavily. Unfortunately, mental health comes with a lot of stigma attached to…
7 Ways to Cope with Birthday Depression
Birthdays often look like having dinner with family and friends at your favorite restaurant or doing something special with your romantic partner. You’re supposed to…
Love Yourself: Recognizing When It’s Time to Give Up
When you have given all that you can but the effort hasn’t proven worth it, when do you pull back? After overwhelming my therapist with…
Meditation For Kids: An Interview with Dr. Melson
Meditation is an ancient practice that’s been used to increase your energy, relieve stress and ‘clear your mind’. In contemporary society, meditation doesn’t require you…
5 Ways Perfectionism Can Make You More Depressed and How to Cope With It
Clinical psychologist Paul Hewitt states that perfectionism is linked to depression and even suicide in more severe cases. Although perfectionists are often considered the great…
How To Handle Suicidal Thoughts
WARNING: This article contains mentions of suicide and suicidal thoughts. Back in the early months of 2015, I was suffering with depression. At that time,…
7 Tips for Living With Depression
Living With Depression In this article, I will be discussing seven basic ways to help when living with a depressive disorder. Anyone who suffers from…
8 Facts You Need to Know About Bipolar Disorder
Sometimes, there’s more that goes on beneath the surface of a quirky personality than just allowing the inner creative child to live. Famous stand-up comedian…
15 + Things People With Depression Want You To Know
As a person who has been depressed for most of my life, I know first hand how upsetting these misconceptions are. We need to stop…
11 Ways to be Less Negative
We all love to be surrounded by people who always have something fun or interesting to say. However, not all people are like this.…
5 Ways You Might Be Missing Your Seasonal Affective Disorder Symptoms
Seasonal affective disorder, also known as SAD or seasonal depression, is a depressive disorder that roughly six percent of the US population suffers from. While…
10 Ways to Get Through the Day When You’re Depressed
When depression strikes, it takes a huge toll on you. You might find that you don’t want to get out of bed or have any…
What is Anhedonia?
WHAT IS ANHEDONIA? We all feel a little blue at times. Maybe we had a bad day or week and that makes us sad, lacking…