Mental Health Topics

Imagine: You’re on your way home from work after a long, stressful day. Your hand is on the wheel and your foot on the petal, but your mind’s still back at the office. Stacks of paperwork, loads of emails, frustrated coworkers, angry boss. The next thing you know, you’re just…

Cursed were the days that I had to wake up at the crack of dawn to get ready for school, which persisted for 13 years. Ok, it wasn’t so bad when I was a kid because I was tired by 9 or 10 p.m. and went to bed without any…

Ah, love. Don’t you just smile at the very thought? I sure do. And I don’t mean the sappy, lovey-dovey love—well not solely—but all that it encompasses: care, concern, laughter, respect, kindness, loyalty. Whether it’s a love shared between two lovebirds, two family members, two great friends, or even two…

“When you have Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, you don’t really get quiet moments,” says poet Neil Hilborn in his renowned poem “OCD”. What he means is you don’t really get a break from your obsessions and your compulsions, characteristic of the disorder. You experience repetitive thoughts and urges and feel compelled…

Genito-pelvic pain or penetration disorder is a fairly new disorder listed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5), that is characterized by significant pain upon penetration and overall difficulty having intercourse. This pain can range in severity: some individuals are able to easily experience penetration…

Have you ever walked into a room and been overwhelmed by a feeling of familiarity—even though it’s your first time being there? Or been in the middle of a conversation when it dawns on you: I’ve had this conversation with this person before, despite their insisting that you haven’t? I…

Chase walks into the grocery store to buy a few simple items: bananas, milk, and cereal. However, the task proves anything but simple for him. All he can focus on are the other shoppers and the threats that they pose to him—he immediately regrets his confidence in making this quick…

Are you ready for some mental exercises? I can’t hear you. All right, that’s the spirit! Mental exercises, also known as “Neurobics,” are a great way to keep your mind sharp. Your brain is something you need to consistently exercise as much as the rest of your body, and if…

A simple piece of advice I’m always giving you guys is to count your blessings—this practice has the power to make even the worst days feel alright and make the good days even better! But I don’t always follow this advice myself. Like you, I get caught up in daily…

Today is National Coffee Day, and out of all of the ridiculous “national days,” this is one of the few new national holidays that deserves our respect. Coffee is one of the most essential things to the current “operation flow” of human existence. Red Bull and Monster Energy Drink have…

Coffee: the magical drink that gives you energy to live your awesome life. You could have been up all night with the baby, or stayed up a little too late watching Netflix—whatever the case is, it’s okay! Because humans have engineered this magic stuff that helps you function and take…

I’ve always been called ‘too nice’ by those who know me best. I give everybody the benefit of the doubt, I feel inclined to help whoever I can, and I exhaust my emotions worrying about others. And while this may be considered a weakness to some, I look at it…