10+ Things People with Depression Understand All Too Well
Depression is a sneaky illness. It arrives with no warning, leaving you feeling hopeless and distraught. You feel completely empty, moving through life like a…
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Depression Taught Me to Love Myself More
Those of you who follow me know that I have battled with Persistent Depressive Disorder since I was a kid. Depression molded me into someone…
Quiet Borderline Personality Disorder: What is it?
Note to Reader: The following article will spotlight specifically Quiet Borderline Personality Disorder. For an in-depth analysis on Borderline Personality Disorder, please click here. Emotions…
9 Small Ways to Have Better Mental Health in the New Year
As you know, for the countries that use a Gregorian Calendar New Year is just around the corner. While for many this would be a…
5 Effective Ways to Cope with Loneliness
Loneliness is driven by many different factors. Communication problems, racial and cultural intolerance, and environmental influences can all increase one’s chance of experiencing loneliness. But,…
Depression Made Me Compassionate
Before I conquered my depression. I used to be self-centered. You see, I was so immersed in my dark inner world that I could not…
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…
6 Television Shows That Got Mental Illness Correct
Mental illness is one subject that can be over worked when it comes to television and movies. The article 6 Movies That Got Mental Illness…
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…
5 Things that Happen to Your Brain when You have a Chronic Illness
A chronic illness is any illness that lasts for 3 months or more. As of 2012 and CDC puts the estimation for chronic illness at…
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…
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…
10 Things You Shouldn’t say to Someone with a Mental Illness
Mental illness is one of those topics that begs discussion but is shrouded in taboo. The discussions will bring about questions that need to be…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…