Mental Health Topics

Does your mom depend on you for her emotional well-being? Does your partner prioritize a parent’s needs over yours—or your kids’? Do you feel like your parent’s expectations dictate your decisions—or that you’re “letting them down” when you do things your way? If any of this sounds familiar, you might…

Some people experience withdrawal symptoms—clinically called antidepressant discontinuation syndrome—when stopping or cutting back on their dosage of Zoloft. These symptoms can catch you off guard, leaving you wondering whether what you’re feeling is because of medication changes or your anxiety or depression returning. If you’re asking yourself, “Is this normal?”…

If you’ve been online in the last few months, you’ve probably heard about “Heated Rivalry.” The Canadian series has become an unexpected smash hit with more than 10 million viewers in the U.S. alone. The show follows two professional male hockey players—Shane Hollander (Hudson Williams) and Ilya Rozanov (Connor Storrie)—who…

On paper, everything’s fine: steady job, decent house, friends you see regularly. Nothing’s obviously broken. So why does the question ‘why am I not happy?’ keep showing up uninvited in your head? This question can make you feel alone, but therapists hear it often. “I’d say it’s probably one of…

When’s the last time you tried to imagine yourself in someone else’s shoes? This is one of the simplest ways to practice empathy, a powerful skill that plops you into another person’s headspace so you’re in tune with what they may be thinking or feeling. To be human is to…

What if loneliness isn’t about being alone at all? One in six people worldwide experiences loneliness. Yet many of them have full social calendars, active group chats, and partners sleeping next to them every night. Sometimes the loneliest feeling isn’t isolation, but it’s being surrounded by people who don’t actually…

First, let me put your mind at ease: Feeling sad when a celebrity dies is completely normal. You’re not weird for crying when an actor, athlete, or musician you’ve never met passes away. Look at the collective grief over Catherine O’Hara, Robin Williams, Kobe Bryant, or Betty White. The sadness…

Domestic abuse affects as many as one in four women and one in nine men during their lifetimes. But recognizing it isn’t always straightforward. Abuse rarely announces itself with obvious violence. More often, it builds slowly through patterns of control that erode your sense of reality, safety, and self—physical harm,…

You don’t need to be in crisis to benefit from therapy. Many people avoid seeking help because they feel their struggles aren’t “serious enough”. Maybe you haven’t experienced major trauma, or your life looks fine from the outside. “A lot of people think that in order for therapy to be…

Picture this: Your partner said they’d be home by 9 p.m., but it’s 11 p.m. and you haven’t heard anything. When they finally walk in, you ask where they’ve been. “What do you mean? I said I’d be out late.” You remind them what time they texted, and they correct…

I entered my first real relationship in the seventh grade (I know—young) and stayed in this relationship until my freshman year of college. I’ll do the math for you: This relationship took up roughly six years of my life. In other words, at the age of 18, I’d spent one…

You’re comparing antidepressants, and the options feel overwhelming. Celexa and Zoloft are both first-choice medications for depression, but they have different FDA approvals, side effect profiles, and drug interactions that could make one a better fit for you than the other. Here’s what you need to know to have an…