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Precursor The mental health memo of the day: if you were to ask me (a person that loves to exercise but conveniently also has Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia) which exercise is my favorite for anxiety, I would say swimming. Swimming helps anxiety in so many ways, and I just had to share my experience with […]
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With winter coming around for a lot of folks, this means the return of Seasons Affective Disorder which is also known as SAD. This is a type of depressive disorder that is based on seasonal changes. Typically, SAD comes out during the winter and fall and then goes away in the summer and spring. It’s
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Precursor The mental health memo of the day is: accepting harsh truths about mental health won’t make you jaded, but rather help you to reframe your reality so that you don’t have unrealistic expectations that will inevitably hurt you or those around you Alternative memo of the day: as our lord and savior Lizzo once
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What is Realistic Positivity? Realistic positivity is a mindset and an approach one uses to address issues that may arise in one’s life. As the name suggests, it’s REALISTIC positivity rather than regular positivity. The difference between them is that regular positivity is often unobtainable and unrealistic because it boasts a narrative of always looking
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What is Guided Journaling? There’s no argument that journaling can be an incredible form of therapy. However, it’s super important to be doing the right type of journaling to achieve your goals. Guided journaling utilizes guided journals, which are journals that have premade prompts, activities, and information in them, to steer and guide you in
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What is Mental Health? Mental health can actually be a bit confusing to grasp. Are we talking about the brain’s health? If so, how is that different than just physical health since our brain is an organ? Or is mental health something totally unrelated to the actual physical brain? The way I view mental health
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Introduction on The Benefits of Exercising for Anxiety and Mood Exercise has always been incredibly hard for me to do. Not just physically, but mentally as well. The lack of motivation from depression, combined with my panic attacks that get triggered when I’m out of breath and light-headed while I exercise creates a big old
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