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mai 29, 2022Like
Cyberbullying: A Threat To Your Mental Health | Types, Impact, Reasons, And How To Cope
Cyberbullying is a term that we’ve been hearing for years, well, ever since our lives have been active on the internet. Cyberbullying is when someone uses the internet or technology to bully or harm others. More often than not, social media becomes the primary channel for cyberbullying. But how is cyberbullying connected to our mental health? Did you know that cyberbullying has long been considered a public health concern? Almost 59% of teens in the United States report being bullied calmsage
mai 29, 2022Like
I Feel Like I Want To Disappear! Why Do I Feel That Way?
The feeling of wanting to disappear hits many people the same way across the globe. It is a very common feeling which might have affected you as well at some point in your life. Some people are more resilient than others and that’s what makes a difference. People who can’t get over the feeling of wanting to disappear often fall into depression, anxiety or other mental health related illness. Why would someone feel like they want to disappear or become calmsage
mai 29, 2022Like
The secret to successful community connections and how to turn neighbours into friends
It’s time to tear down those fences (not literally), and connect with the community next door. Here’s how you can strike up a conversation in the street, and turn good neighbours into good friends For some, the pandemic placed an added significance to our sense of community, as we stayed close to home and people helped each other out. But still, many of us aren’t familiar with who lives on our street, or even next door, with 73% of people happi
mai 28, 2022Like
I had a Mastectomy at Age 25 — Here’s Why I Documented It With Before & After Photos
Editor’s Note: This article contains nudity and graphic images that may be disturbing to some readers. Approximately one in eight women in the United States will develop some form of breast cancer during their lifetime; as a brand, we believe it is important to highlight the various effects of breast cancer — scars and all. I knew I was in trouble the moment I heard the voicemail instructing me to call the doctor’s office back in Kansas. The twitchy tone of shek
mai 28, 2022Like
What Is “Just Right” OCD? Learn Its Symptoms, Causes, Treatment & More!
A subtype of Obsessive-compulsive disorder, “just right” OCD is when you feel that there is something just not right. You know, the feeling that something is off. Maybe you’ve walked into the kitchen and just feel something off there. Maybe your sibling moved the coffee machine to the other side of the kitchen or maybe the toaster is not in the right place. Get me? Feeling uncomfortable when something isn’t just right is a common feeling but for people with calmsage
mai 28, 2022Like
7 Tips to meditate well with ADHD
In these past couple of years we have been talking about mental health issues and discussing different ways and means to improve our mental health. Meditation has always been leading the list when it comes to healing the mind and body together. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has seen a significant rise by almost 40% in the last decade. Therefore, it has become even more important for all of us to start doing things that can improve our mental health a calmsage
mai 28, 2022Like
“I’m Not Good At Anything” | Why You Feel This Way (And How To Cope With It)
Seeing your friends and coworkers getting either married, promoted, or successful in their endeavors can bring forth feelings of pride. Still, at the same time, it can evoke feelings of envy and hopelessness. Especially when you’re not close to achieving your dreams. Witnessing others moving ahead in their success can make you say to yourself, “I’m not good at anything” While it’s common to think about not being good at anything, the more you get stuck on this kind of calmsage
mai 28, 2022Like
Grace Victory on parenthood and identity
Becoming a parent can flip your whole world upside down – with joy and laughter, exhaustion and new pressures – and if you’re finding it hard to recognise the person in the mirror, or the new life you’re adjusting to, you’re not alone. For those struggling with their identity after becoming a mum, our columnist Grace Victory has some words of comfort… The minute I found out I was pregnant, everything changed – I imagine that’s the same for most happi
mai 27, 2022Like
Reminder: Texas Has More Intense Laws Restricting Dildos Than Assault Rifles
In the days following the shooting at Robb elementary school in Uvalde, Texas that left 19 children and two people people dead, the larger conversation about gun violence as a public health issue in the United States is continuing as we acknowledge the ways guns have become the number one cause of death in American children as of 2020. The larger conversation about gun control in the United States remains a contentious one — despite the majority of Americans (81 shek
mai 27, 2022Like
Bridgerton’s Ruby Barker Opens Up About Mental Health & Hospitalization
Bridgerton’s Ruby Barker is opening up about her ental health struggles and subsequent hospitalization in support of Mental Health Week. Barker, who plays Marina Thompson on the Netflix period romance series, shared a six-minute-long Instagram video chronicling her experience. “Mental health week is every week for me,” the actress captioned the video. “Off my chest. I feel like I’ve not been completely honest so this is for my followers. Time to be transparent. I’ve been struggling since Bridgerton, this is shek
mai 27, 2022Like
Here’s Why Health Experts Aren’t Worried About Monkeypox
You’ve likely seen headlines regarding the spread of monkeypox: a mild illness caused by a virus within the same family as smallpox. But while the circumstances may sound familiar — in the sense that there’s an “outbreak” that’s made its way to the U.S. — health experts are encouraging Americans not to panic: This is not another coronavirus pandemic. For starters, scientists are already knowledgeable on the virus. ”Monkeypox is not a new or an unknown disease. “CDC has been shek
mai 27, 2022Like
Advocate Aurora Health To Turn Health Center Into Hospital
Advocate Aurora Health (Milwaukee and Downers Grove, Ill.) is expanding its existing Fond du Lac health center in Fond du Lac, Wis., into a hospital with a 70,000-square-foot addition, [this lead wasn’t clear so I edited it based on the news article] according to an article in fox11online.com. The new facility, to be called Aurora Medical Center – Fond du Lac, will comprise 185,000 square feet when completed and include 10 new patient beds and an eight-bay emergency department. Construction healthcare