Bipolar Disorder

Depression is considered a mood disorder. It is defined as sadness, loss, failure, rejection, or anger that can have a severe impact on a person’s life and their daily activities. This mostly occurs when a person feels completely overwhelmed in life as a result of traumatic encounters that were unpleasant…

Asking for help can be intimidating — but it doesn’t have to be. — The memory stands out because of the helmet; bright blue with neon green straps. He sat next to the sign-in sheet and made sure to give everyone a good morning greeting. The stutter never kept him from completing the phrase— I heard it three times a week for six months. …

N.B., this is a serious post about a serious topic of mental health but attempts to be humorous and light hearted at times… Please don’t be offended. Grown down a bit! Ciao! The chances are, you don’t know me. You probably never will. You don’t know You don’t know about me You…

And symptoms of the disorders — Mental illnesses are very serious disorders, but society has created a stigma surrounding them. These days, almost nobody takes mental health as seriously as physical health. One’s mental health can be detrimental to their physical health. …

In a recent DiscoverU Podcast, Montare’s founder JD Kalmenson interviews Karen Clark, MFT to learn about the relatively new therapy called dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT) . DBT has been shown to be effective with previously treatment resistant diagnoses like Borderline Personality Disorder and Suicidality, as well as other emotion regulation…

Today, I’m going to share with you bibliotherapy, which can be defined as healing through reading, and is comparable to individual psychotherapy(Gregory et al, 2004, as cited in Knaus, EDD, 2012). The best books are centered around a topic such as depression (or other mental health condition) and are written…

5 Effective Strategies to Combat Self-Hatred and find Happiness Our parents teach us to help and care for others. By following the conditioning of our parents, we care for and help our family and friends. But most of the time, we ignore ourselves. …