Kayla
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Sometimes it feels like society says you should be always happy, and that showing your sadness is a sign of weakness. This is far from true – if you were to hold in all your sadness or anger you would explode. We all have good and bad days. No one can be perfectly happy all […]
Julia
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One of the hardest parts of having a mental illness is being pulled away from the things that you love.
Leah
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One thing I struggled with a lot during the worst of my first battle with depression was mixing feelings with facts. I meshed them together thinking that my emotions dictated what was true and what was false. One of my patients asked me about this recently, to clarify an exercise she did in one of […]
Lacey
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7 Cups of Tea is a website that allows you to be able to talk to someone anytime, anywhere. Even on Christmas Eve.
Lacey
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Are you are so overwhelmed, stressed, or overworked that you start to become physically and emotionally exhausted? I've been there too.
Erin
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Even on a campus with 30,000 other students, I often feel totally alone. Reaching out is one of the hardest lessons I've learned.
Lacey
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If you're going to be glued to your phone, you might as well use it to improve your mental health.
Lacey
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Journaling helps me keep track of the hard times I’ve gone through and allows me to see how far I’ve come.
Lacey
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Constant news about terror attacks and mass shootings can be very upsetting. You don't have to be tuned in 24/7 to be informed.
Lacey
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Just like you would take a sick day for the flu to feel better, you can do this for your emotional well-being too.