Top stories published by Everyday Mental Health in 2017

Codependency is a sign that a person did not receive the nurturing required in childhood to help them grow into an emotionally healthy adult. It can be difficult for adults to recognize their own codependent tendencies and behaviors and even more difficult to seek…

Charley Koenig in Everyday Mental Health

Mar 29, 2017

Codependency: Illness or Spectrum?

After speaking with Carolyn Placzek, owner of Collaborate Counseling, I’ve come to question what it is to be codependent.

SonderCenters in Everyday Mental Health

Apr 28, 2017

What Anxiety Actually Is, Because It’s More Than ‘Just Worrying’

When we hear the word anxiety we tend to think it´s “just worrying”. The reality is that it is far more than that. It’s waking up tired even though your day just started, that feeling when someone has read your text and…

SonderCenters in Everyday Mental Health

Jun 12, 2017

Webot, an Artificially Intelligent Chatbot

Isn’t it surprising to know that scientists know so little about depression but it is the leading cause of disability worldwide. One thing we do know is that talking seems to help. Many Americans who have a mental illness have gone at least a year without…

SonderCenters in Everyday Mental Health

Apr 25, 2017

I Was Diagnosed With Schizophrenia At The Age Of 17, So I Started Drawing My Hallucinations To Cope With It

A different reality, disembodied eyes, voices telling you to light things on fire, creatures crawling out of vents. Kate was diagnosed with…

Charley Koenig in Everyday Mental Health

Feb 22, 2017

How Do You Know You Have Bipolar Disorder?

Sometimes over-the-top, erratic, and over-reactive, at other times dark, intense, and apathetic — these are all terms that may be used to describe those going through the highs and lows of bipolar disorder. But with it being a cyclical illness, it can…

SonderCenters in Everyday Mental Health

Mar 5, 2017

To Those Who Think “I’m Not Trying Hard Enough to Get Better”

Here’s a heartfelt letter to those who think the above. For those that don’t realize what it’s like.

https://themighty.com/2017/02/depression-suicide-not-trying-to-get-better/

Bug H in Everyday Mental Health

Feb 3, 2017

How do you know you have PTSD?

Have you gone through a traumatic event? A traumatic event is any happening that overwhelms our ability to cope. This could be horrific situations in war, domestic violence, natural disasters, hate crimes, or even “smaller” and more personal events.

SonderCenters in Everyday Mental Health

Jun 16, 2017

Stop Anxiety with this Basic Question

5 simple words. Author Anaya Light shares with us the 5 words she uses to move her brain out of past and future mode — out of overwhelmed, panic mode and into calmness. Even if the outward conditions of your life seem to be crashing down around you — you are still…

Elizabeth Borneman in Everyday Mental Health

Jun 3, 2017

Chronic pain

We all go through life dealing with different levels of pain. Sometimes it is physical pain, like a broken limb that heals over time; other times, this pain is deeper and more hidden inside of ourselves. For some people, pain isn’t something that heals or goes away with time. Pain can be chronic and…

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