Blurt It Out

APRIL 4, 2024

Sleep anxiety, a common companion for those navigating mental health challenges like depression and anxiety, can feel like a heavy weight on the mind when night falls. However, managing sleep anxiety is possible with gentle strategies and understanding.

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Abuse Survivor

AUGUST 2, 2023

A few weeks ago, I found myself triggered into a depressive episode, and I thought it was important to share my journey with you. The Trigger: Life has its ups and downs, and recently, I encountered a situation that triggered old wounds and sent me spiraling into a depressive state. Hey there, beautiful souls!

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Blurt It Out

AUGUST 30, 2023

Discovering the underlying factors that contribute to anxiety is crucial in understanding this complex condition. While genetics play a role, there are additional influences that significantly impact anxiety’s development and severity. Can you be born with social anxiety and other types? Is Anxiety Inherited Genetically?

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Prosper Health Collective

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

For clients who have (or are) experiencing depression, here are several tips that you may find useful to help maintain your progress and prevent future depressed episodes. Continue to engage in activities that you may began during therapy. Increased anxiety. Tasks/activities that provide you with a sense of achievement.

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Blurt It Out

APRIL 9, 2024

Facing depression, anxiety, and other mental health challenges can feel like walking through a dense fog with no end in sight. Adapt the game to specific situations, such as bereavement or social anxiety, to facilitate meaningful discussions. Sand Tray: Engage in sand play by arranging and sculpting the grains in a tray.

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Blurt It Out

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

One common concern that women face during this phase is anxiety. The fluctuation in hormone levels during menopause can trigger anxiety and affect overall well-being. Understanding the link between menopause and anxiety is crucial for effectively managing this challenging period. Can Menopause Cause Anxiety?

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Blurt It Out

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

One common concern that women face during this phase is anxiety. The fluctuation in hormone levels during menopause can trigger anxiety and affect overall well-being. Understanding the link between menopause and anxiety is crucial for effectively managing this challenging period. Can Menopause Cause Anxiety?

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Blurt It Out

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

One common concern that women face during this phase is anxiety. The fluctuation in hormone levels during menopause can trigger anxiety and affect overall well-being. Understanding the link between menopause and anxiety is crucial for effectively managing this challenging period. Can Menopause Cause Anxiety?

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MQ Mental Health

APRIL 15, 2024

Art therapy has been gradually and successfully used to reduce suffering from disorders such as depression, anxiety, cognitive impairment and dementias, Alzheimer's disease, and schizophrenia. Here’s 5 ways to get started: Mindfulness - Engaging in creative activities can promote mindfulness, which can help reduce stress levels.

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Blurt It Out

JUNE 29, 2022

For many of us living with depression, it’s tricky to remember a time when exhaustion wasn’t part of our life. WHAT DOES DEPRESSION EXHAUSTION FEEL LIKE? Depression exhaustion is unlike physical exhaustion. Depression exhaustion is unlike physical exhaustion. But depression exhaustion can be a bit different.

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Bipolar Bandit

OCTOBER 31, 2022

I had mental illness episodes of extreme anxiety, depression, mania, and psychosis at different times from 1983-1992. In 2016, I started receiving disability benefits for bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder. Major Depressive Episode In December of 2021, I had a major depressive episode.

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Bipolar Bandit

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Aids in self-expression Improve motivation DIstraction from the world and your problems Shifts your mood Engages your brain Improves cognitive performance Other benefits : Manage pain Make you eat less ( slow music) Lower blood pressure Improve endurance Improve performance Keeps your brain young Improves Immune Fumctioning Improves motor skills

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Society of Clinical Psychology

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Anxiety sensitivity refers to fears of anxiety-related sensations (e.g., Although anxiety sensitivity was originally studied in relation to panic- and anxiety-related disorders, it subsequently has been conceptualized as a transdiagnostic measure of distress intolerance and a risk factor for important health behaviors (Otto et al.,

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Gateway Foundation

MARCH 27, 2023

Depression can lower your mood and impact your ability to complete everyday tasks. Luckily, depression is highly treatable, and there are several ways to improve your mood so you can live a more rewarding, happier life. Break Free From Depression 1. Break Free From Depression 7.

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Blurt It Out

APRIL 15, 2024

However, there are common signs that may indicate the presence of toxicity: Constant Criticism: Instead of offering constructive feedback, family members engage in relentless criticism and belittling. Depression: Feelings of worthlessness and inadequacy can spiral into depression, robbing us of joy and motivation.

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Blurt It Out

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Working whilst living with depression can be exhausting. We might worry that people will judge us if they know that we live with depression. SYSTEMS AND TOOLS Depression affects our memory and concentration. Others find that the only way we can get through the day is by engaging in these behaviours whilst at work.

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Blurt It Out

APRIL 14, 2024

In the complex landscape of mental health, emotional intelligence serves as a guiding light, offering solace and resilience to those navigating the challenges of depression, anxiety, and other mental health issues. Engage in hobbies: Pursue activities that bring joy and relaxation, like painting or gardening.

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My Brains Not Broken

JULY 25, 2023

Should is also not the only word that create this strain and anxiety. In addition, it can bring on feelings of anxiety and depression, creating a bigger mental health challenge for people to overcome. If you catch yourself engaging in should thinking, try to reword that thought. .” That’s not so bad, right?

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Society of Clinical Psychology

JUNE 23, 2020

2010) and is being increasingly recognized for its role in anxiety, obsessions, and other internalizing symptoms (e.g., Surprisingly, distress tolerance has received limited attention in the depression literature, despite negative affect being a hallmark symptom of depression. Cougle et al.,

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MQ Mental Health

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Colette’s work to develop an evidence-based intervention to lower levels of worry and anxiety will inform the development of psychological interventions for stress-related mental health in young people. Another major breakthrough for young people’s mental health came thanks to MQ researcher Colette Hirsch.

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MQ Mental Health

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Colette’s work to develop an evidence-based intervention to lower levels of worry and anxiety will inform the development of psychological interventions for stress-related mental health in young people. Another major breakthrough for young people’s mental health came thanks to MQ researcher Colette Hirsch.

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Blurt It Out

MARCH 22, 2024

Although obsessive thoughts can be depressing, attempting to stop them often worsens them. Labeling such thoughts as intrusive aids in understanding that they do not reflect intent or personality and can help reduce the anxiety level they cause. The experience, in the long run, reduces the anxiety that intrusive thoughts can cause.

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MQ Mental Health

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

In fact, a study in 2021-22 found that anxiety and depression rose sharply over December in 2021, and life satisfaction dropped between November and December that year reaching the lowest levels since March during lockdowns. There are lots of reasons why people develop depression including biology, psychology and social factors.

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R.E.A.L. Social Workers

JANUARY 8, 2024

When we spend time comparing ourselves to others, we fill space with hurtful thoughts, feelings and beliefs that lead to anxiety, depression, and stress. In this blog post we are going to talk about the comparisons and behaviors that cause anxiety, depression and stress. We will also propose healthy responses.

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Society of Clinical Psychology

MAY 6, 2024

Is the founder and Director of the Anxiety Disorders Center at The Institute of Living and an Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry at Yale University School of Medicine. Should empirical support of efficacy be required before an intervention is labeled a psychological treatment? About the Authors David F. Tolin, Ph.D. ,

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Blurt It Out

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

They usually stem from past experiences, anxiety of the present, or fear of the future. These thoughts have the potential to cause an emotional reaction related to either depression and/or anxiety. Once you are able to put less importance on negative thoughts, only then will you be able to fully engage with reality.

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Bipolar Bandit

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Someone with bipolar can have long or short periods of stability but then tends to go ‘low’ (into deep depression) or ‘high’ (experiencing mania or psychosis). They can go into a ‘mixed state’ too, where symptoms of depression and mania occur simultaneously. bipolar disorder in children is a thing.

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MQ Mental Health

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Young people see self-care in a positive light associating it with resilience and a way of combatting depression and anxiety. Art can reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety as well as other mental health conditions, can improve a positive outlook and help us cope with physical health problems.

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Prosper Health Collective

MAY 14, 2022

Reseach has shown that higher inflammatory markers in the blood is more likely to develop depression in the future. People with high anxiety sensitivity are more likely to panic in response to higher carbon dioxide levels. M icroglia are the immune cells of the brain that help prevent inflammation.

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Beautiful Voyager

JANUARY 3, 2022

In the past, mental health experts used many terms such as depression, anxiety, and acute stress disorder to refer to a nervous breakdown. Etiology may include mental health disorders such as anxiety disorder, depression, or schizophrenia. Anxiety, panic attacks, or shakiness. Sleep disturbances.

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Blurt It Out

APRIL 4, 2024

Feeling overwhelmed is like drowning in a sea of responsibilities, anxieties, and uncertainties. Irritability, anxiety, and mood swings become your constant companions, making it difficult to interact with others and handle everyday stressors. It’s a state where everything seems to pile up, leaving you suffocated and helpless.

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Prosper Health Collective

DECEMBER 21, 2023

The feelings of stress, anxiety and depression that result from too much self-criticism can impact our overall well-being. When this tips into self-criticism, this part of us is out of balance and the behavioural changes that it motivates tend to be also out of balance and we feel bad.

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Social Work Blog

AUGUST 18, 2022

Group therapy is another way for students to engage with other peers to connect on an emotional level. These skills help school social workers provide a safe, inclusive space where students can process feelings of depression, anxiety, and grief with their peers. She uses a “feeling chart” so children can identify their emotions.

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Lawson Psychology

APRIL 4, 2024

If engaged in Schema Therapy, your psychologist would be able to discuss each of these with you. Numerous studies have demonstrated its efficacy in treating challenges such as chronic depression, personality disorders, anxiety disorders, eating disorders, trauma, and substance-use issues.

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Psychological Health Care

MARCH 7, 2022

Regular exercise can boost your mood if you have depression, and it’s especially useful for people with mild to moderate depression. Studies have shown that as little as one hour of exercise per week, regardless of intensity, can help prevent depression and boost mood. It can also make you feel depressed.

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My Brains Not Broken

JANUARY 20, 2022

As someone who experiences depression on a fairly regular basis, I struggle when it comes to the concept of choosing. And in the past two years, that anxiety and fear around choices has only grown. Caring about myself is an active feeling that I have to engage with every day – it’s not a default feeling.

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Blurt It Out

AUGUST 2, 2023

We’re overwhelmed , overloaded, and before we can properly engage in any conversation, we need time to wind down. Layers of thoughts, words, text, interactions and messages stack on top of one another, jumbling themselves up in the process. We can’t think, because ‘it’ is too loud. We can see them in our mind.

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