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The Art of Destressing: How Creativity Creates Less Stress

MQ Mental Health

For me, I realised in my ongoing journey of mental health recovery, that the days I didn’t create were the days I felt disconnected and more likely to experience intrusive thoughts or unhealthy coping strategies. Creativity can be seen by some, perhaps in past decades, as frivolous.

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Is travel good for your mental health?

MQ Mental Health

While some mental illnesses are associated with impulsivity and recklessness , there is also evidence that recovery from mental illness can be promoted through positive risk-taking. Of course I needed to reach a certain level of recovery before traveling at all, let alone solo. It certainly isn’t my choice to experience stigma.

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Mental wellbeing can, and should, be assessed in clinical samples

Society of Clinical Psychology

Before you continue reading this blog, take a moment and reflect for one moment: what do you, as a clinical psychologist, use as a criterion for recovery or therapy success? Do you mainly focus on recovery from symptoms? However, the concepts of recovery and mental health have been changing over time (Bohlmeijer & Westerhof, 2021).

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Debunking Myths About PTSD

Gateway Foundation

Having depression, anxiety or any other mental health condition isn’t a weakness, so a person who develops PTSD isn’t weak for having a natural response to a life-altering experience. These medications can help treat the symptoms so a person can address their trauma through other forms of treatment, such as psychotherapy.

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How to Choose a Therapist: Tips and Fits

Stop Abuse Campaign

“Therapy” is often used interchangeably with the terms “counseling” and “psychotherapy.” Counseling and psychotherapy are used with virtually all types of mental illness including: . Counseling and psychotherapy are used with virtually all types of mental illness including: . What areas do counseling and therapy address?

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Am I Depressed? Depression Symptoms, Causes, Therapy

Stop Abuse Campaign

Individuals who experience or witness adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) such as domestic violence , parental separation/divorce , or childhood neglect or abuse can face long-term consequences, predisposed to developing mental health conditions like depression, anxiety , and post-traumatic stress disorder. Depression therapy.

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Depression & Perfectionism

Gateway Foundation

Perfectionists believe that most tasks they do demand perfection, and this unhealthy thought pattern can lead to stress, anxiety, and depression. Psychotherapy can also help people identify their harsh self-beliefs to change them over time. In addiction recovery, you can learn the importance of accepting yourself.