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How to Deal with Loneliness for Better Mental Health

Psychological Health Care

Read on to learn more about loneliness, how it can impact your mental health and strategies to overcome feeling lonely. Mental health issues. Mental health disorders, such as depression, anxiety, or bipolar disorder, can also contribute to feelings of loneliness. What is Loneliness?

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Am I Going Through a Nervous Breakdown?

Beautiful Voyager

In the past, mental health experts used many terms such as depression, anxiety, and acute stress disorder to refer to a nervous breakdown. The term is no longer used because it has not been recognized as a mental health disorder by the American Psychiatry Association in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM–5).

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Molly vs. Ecstasy: What’s the Difference?

Gateway Foundation

These ingredients can be harmful and produce undesirable effects on the person taking the substance. While some believe that repeatedly taking molly or ecstasy over a long period is less harmful than other substances, MDMA can have severe effects on the body after a person has taken the drug for a long time. Long-Term Effects.

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10 Ways Substance Addiction Can Change Your Personality

Gateway Foundation

Manipulation tactics are not uncommon at this stage of addiction, and neither is self-deception and denial. Specifically, it impacts the brain’s prefrontal cortex, which is responsible for paying attention, planning, regulating emotions, and maintaining self-control. Paranoia Paranoia is another common symptom of substance use.