A physical body is a universe in itself. Each of us is made up of roughly a hundred trillion cells. In each of those cells is roughly a hundred trillion cells. In each of those cells is roughly that same number again of atoms. And our brains alone have a hundred billion brain cells, give or take … More Depression is A Universe of Darkness
Myth #1: Mental health means getting the right medication To see the rest of the article, “The 6 Myths that Can Rob Us of Our Mental Health,” click on photo. Keep it Real Photo by Andrew Officer
Reblogged, author Yoni Freedhoff, MD • • • A great deal of well designed research has been published demonstrating that exercise is just as good, if not better, than antidepressants for mild to moderate depression. One of the best papers on the matter was published in 2000 in the journal Psychosomatic Medicine. In it Michael Babyak … More Walk Briskly Away From Your Depression?
“Medications can be essential to clear our minds or to bring our minds out of a very dark and hopeless place. But mental health is more than taking the right kind of pills.” To read more of the article, Mental Illness Cannot Be Treated with Just a Pill,” click on photo. Photo by emma.kate
Not everyone needs medication to be well physically, or mentally. Most of your mental health is about things that have little to do with medication. Excerpted from “6 Myths that Can Rob Us of Our Mental Health.” To read the rest of the article, click on the photo. Keep it Real Photo by Andrew Officer
“The darkness may never go away, but it won’t always be the same.” Attributed to “Jackie.” We may not be able to change our emotions. Or even our thoughts. But we can learn to change our relationship with our emotions and our thoughts. How has learning about yourself changed how you respond to your thoughts? … More The Darkness May Never Go Away, But it Won’t Always Be the Same
“Mental health is not about a pill. It is about what happens in the rest of my life.” To read more of the article, Mental Illness Cannot Be Treated with Just a Pill,” click on photo. Photo by emma.kate
Is mental health only for people with a diagnosis? ___ We exist in the body but we live in our minds? This is an interesting question. Are our bodies merely a container for our minds? Can our minds fully experience life if we did not have our physical selves? Not everyone needs medication to be … More 6 Myths that Can Rob Us of Our Mental Health
For article, “Mental Illness Cannot be Treated with Just a Pill,” click on photo
Antidepressants are skills, not just pills ____ Three years ago, I was diagnosed with ADHD. When I was diagnosed with ADHD, I was in the midst of a deep depression accompanied by crushing anxiety and even panic attacks. As my depression slowly subsided and my anxiety calmed, what remained was a question. Medications can be essential … More Mental Illness Cannot be Treated With Just a Pill
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