Social Anxiety Disorder and Body Language

“Care about what other people think and you will always be their prisoner” — Lao Tzu

In a society ruled by virtual interactions and relationships it almost seems normal to approach social situations with awkwardness. When meeting…

Supporting Families and a Loved One with Schizophrenia

If a family has not dealt with schizophrenia before, it can be challenging when a member is diagnosed. A lot of people aren’t aware of what schizophrenia is and how it affects those who have it. It could be rather difficult, and often…

Use and Abuse: Overlap in Bipolar and Substance Use Disorder

While there is a high rate of comorbidity among mental mental illnesses in general, there is perhaps no other combination of disorders more dangerous to the individual and those around them than mental illness paired with…

Where Drama Meets Disorder

When we think of someone having a mental disorder, we often think of someone staying in bed for days, experiencing crippling anxiety or abandoning their responsibilities. We don’t often think of a mental disorder having to do with overdramatic, overly sexual, or theatrical…

PMDD: Premenstrual dysphoric disorder

It’s that time of the month. The time where many women suffer an array of symptoms during their menstrual cycle. As popularly known, numerous individuals may deal with premenstrual syndrome (PMS) where they experience changes in mood and pain when accompanied by…

BPD: Different Stigma for Different Genders

When it comes to a physical illness such as a heart attack, gender differences can be undeniably obvious. According to Harvard Medical School, some of these differences include the average age of a first heart attack to the survival rate to treatment…

A Peek at Pica

Caregivers of infants and toddlers are often heard shouting the words, “Don’t put that in your mouth!” In the time frame between birth and the age of eighteen months, children explore their surroundings by putting things in their mouth. While seemingly harmless and innocent at first, this behavior…