Every person who has never dealt with a mental illness has probably made at least one ignorant suggestion in a concerned moment. It doesn’t take long for people with depression to start hearing the train of banal platitudes about how exercise, social engagements, and healthy food can help them “beat” their diagnosis.
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SUICIDE IS THE 10TH LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH IN THE UNITED STATES. It is generally considered a bigger problem with men, since men are 3.5…
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“CAN WE EXPECT a cure for depression in the next few years?” That was the first question on everyone’s lips after a study released last…
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There’s new research suggesting that nitrous oxide could help cure depression. This is shocking and amazing, but not too surprising. It’s nicknamed “laughing gas” for…
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I STARTED SEEING my current therapist about a year ago. Talking about my “therapist” makes me feel like kind of an asshole because half of…
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IN Daily Rituals: How Artists Work, Mason Currey attributes the following to writer W.H Auden: “The Hitlers of the world work at night; no honest…
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I MADE it two years and one day living in New York City before crying for the first time in public. I cry a lot by…
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It may be the first day of spring, but that doesn’t mean everything is coming up roses. If flowers are budding, but you’re just bumming,…
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Why do people get depressed on gloomy days?– David Hey David— I’m sorry to hear you’re feeling depressed. I’ve definitely been there and can empathize.…
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