How I Deal With Depression
When I was 13, I was diagnosed with Panic Disorder, which completely flipped my life upside-down. On the one hand, it was great. I finally…
Category: Depression
11 Tips To Cope With Negative Thoughts
Rehashing negative thoughts over and over in your head, also known as rumination, can be unpleasant and counterproductive—and in some cases, it can even lead…
Panic Disorder: Panic! At Everything
One of the most common sensations that humans feel is anxiety. It’s what’s helped us survive all throughout history. But, as many things in life,…
A discussion about depression- an interview with Seth Gillihan
This week I interviewed Dr. Seth Gillihan, a clinical assistant professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania. He has published books on managing anxiety,…
Shame, It Doesn’t Work. An Interview with Krystine Batcho
Shame is a common thing to come across, and most of us have probably experienced it at one point or another. Whether its being shamed…
Recovery Heroine: An Interview with Marya Hornbacher
Marya Hornbacher is a journalist and author, nominated for the Pulitzer Price with her first autobiographical book “Wasted-A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia”. Followed up…
A Hero in Us All, Dr. Scarlet Discusses the Benefits of Superhero Therapy
Dr. Janina Scarlet is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist, a scientist, and a full-time geek. A Ukrainian-born refugee, she survived Chernobyl radiation and persecution. She immigrated…
Feeling It Out and Coping: Self-Harm and Self-Care
What is Self-Harm? Self-harm is defined as the “deliberate and voluntary physical self-injury that is not life threatening and is without any conscious suicidal intent”…
Suicide and the Internet – an interview with Romeo Vitelli
Q1) Dr. Vitelli, you`ve been blogging on “Media Spotlight” a few years now. What is your general approach when it comes to creating a new…
How Stress Makes Us More Vulnerable to Addiction – Interview with Shahram Heshmat
Drugs act as a form of self-medication to dispel unwanted distress. We see how at the moment…
Why Solitude Is Important For Mental Health
Less than an hour after stepping foot onto my university campus for the first time, I was expected to remember the names of the thirty-or-so…
10 Thoughts After Co-Worker Suicide: A Fire Fighter’s Personal Account – Matt Johnston
My name is Matt Johnston and I am a mental health clinician and professional fire fighter from Vancouver, British Columbia. In the past decade, I…
Depression: What it is and How We Deal with It
Depression: A Murderer that Lives Inside Us How should we deal with depression? This menacing melancholic mood that mutilates men’s minds? Breaking down what breaks…
Meet Gregg Henriques, Psychologist of Depression, Suicidal Behaviour, and Personality Disorders
Hello everyone! It is my pleasure to introduce you to Gregg Henriques. With a background of post-doctoral training from the University of Pennsylvania, he has spent…
10 Ways To Help Someone Considering Suicide
Suicide is one of the hardest things to deal with, not just for the person considering suicide, but for the people surrounding that individual. Often,…
6 Reasons Why Smart People Cant Find Happiness
Happiness is the feeling of contentment and satisfaction that is craved by many but only achieved by some. Happiness is relative and subjective. But for…
16 Analogies for Depression – How would you explain it?
Depression is very difficult to explain, because as with any mental illness, it feels different for everyone. We asked our readers “who has experienced depression?”…
Schizophrenia: Can You Make A Recovery?
Can you recover from schizophrenia? Most people believe that you cannot recover at all from schizophrenia. While it is true that not everyone can recover…
Depression Versus Masculinity: The Hidden Threat to Men’s Mental Health
Even though men are 3.5 times more likely to commit suicide than women, depression is often seen as a woman’s disorder. A recent study published…
Depression & Beating It
Those who suffer from depression feel drained, hopeless and in a constant daily struggle to complete simple tasks. Overcoming depression is not easy, but not…