Mental Illness Recovery Series: Short Story # 37
This is short story number 37 of the Mental Illness Recovery Series. Anonymous hasn’t fully recovered yet, but she has come a long way from…
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Mental Illness Recovery Series: Story # 35
This is the 35th story of the Mental Illness Recovery Series. Kira has been able to turn her life around by accepting her mental disorder…
Mental Illness Recovery Series: Story # 23
This the 23rd story of the Mental Illness Recovery Series. Life has been extremely difficult for Maegan, since her childhood. Although she has not been…
Mental Illness Recovery Series: Story # 17
This is the 17th story of the Mental Illness Recovery Series. Courtney is focused on her recovery after accepting her mental illness, and how she…
10 Signs of Gaslighting in an Abusive Relationship
To gaslight someone is to manipulate them into questioning their own sanity. This is seen in abusive relationships and, even after the relationship ends, the…
Mental Illness Recovery Series: Story # 13
This is an anonymous story of depression and anxiety from Langley, BC, Canada. Within a year anonymous sees herself in college, but does not know…
4 Cool Anxiety Facts
There are plenty of anxiety facts out there and these are the four coolest anxiety facts I could find. Read on and perhaps some of…
5 Reasons Humans Are Superstitious
5 Reasons Humans Are Superstitious Have you ever wondered why people are so uncomfortable when confronted with a black cat or a ladder over a…
Five Factors of Eating Disorders
Although it is believed that eating disorders are typically portrayed to be induced by the impossible standards induced by the media, between 50%-70% of people who…
Ways to Deal with Depression
Depression can come from a variety of things and the core or the root of depression should be tackled. However, these are some things that…
10 Weird Mental Malfunctions
10 Weird Mental Malfunctions Our brains are the activity centre of our very being. They control our thoughts, our bodies, and our actions. So, what…
Eat, Pray, Toke: Restricted Research on Medical Marijuana Prevents Evidence of Risks and Benefits
Recently when I search for news articles related to psychology, the most prominent topic is the psychological effects of medical marijuana: the good and bad.…
Here’s How It Feels to Have an Anxiety Disorder
Here’s How It Feels to have Anxiety Disorder In the second in my series of personal reflections on my various mental health challenges, I’d…
The Inquiry Model for Social Sciences
Research does not happen overnight. Even the start of an experiment or research takes take. There are several stages a social scientists requires to go…
Anorexia Recovery
Being anorexic is extremely painful, as well as tiring. It drains both the mental and physical energy. The unhealthy obsession and compulsion over calorie counting…
Anorexia Nervosa
1.55% of the population in Austria have Anorexia Nervosa, with France close behind at 1.42%. Around 1 out of 54 people in the United States…
Art Therapy
According to the Canadian Mental Health Association, one out of five Canadians suffers from a mental illness, something commonly triggered by stress. Going to a…
A Walk In My Shoes Part 2
Schizophrenia: A Walk In My Shoes Part 2: The Saint Could Not Save Him I had met him through a mutual friend in November 2002.…
Acute insomnia is the inability to consistently sleep well for a period of between 3 weeks to 6 months.
Many people suffer from Insomnia. To be precise, research published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services state that 60 million Americans suffer…
5 Harmful Myths About Mental Illnesses
In 1961, Thomas Szasz published The Myth of Mental Illness, a book that discussed his belief that mental illnesses were unnecessary diagnoses used to excuse…