Seasonal affective disorder, also known as seasonal depression or SAD, is a fairly common mental health problem where people experience low moods, sadness, and other depressive symptoms in association with a particular season and time of year. Mostly, you’ll hear this disorder discussed in the winter, since it’s very common during the colder months when…
Major depressive disorder is a very common mental illness, and unfortunately it can also be extremely debilitating. Depression gets in the way of everything you do in your life, from the time you wake up in the morning to the time you go to sleep at night. Luckily, we live in a revolutionary time for…
It’s officially the new year, and many people are committing to both the resolutions that better their mental health and products that boost self care. While helping usher in 2023’s World Health Esteem Month this January, it can be useful to take some time to research and discover the types of products that make it…
While social media and other communication-based technologies have made it easier than ever to keep in contact with loved ones, the signs for both depression and suicide are persistent risks that often go unseen and unaddressed. In fact, Suicide is the 10th-leading cause of death in the U.S., and for every individual who takes their…
For many individuals, managing and experiencing treatment-resistant depression (TRD) can feel like an impossible task. They may have taken antidepressants that don’t seem to work or adopted new habits that don’t alleviate or reduce the severity of their depression symptoms. For those who experience treatment-resistant depression, common medications and traditional lifestyle changes may offer little…
Depression is a struggle to get through for everyone who deals with it. The condition just sweeps in out of nowhere and knocks your life off the tracks, stealing away your energy, motivation, and good moods. However, in some cases, depression isn’t quite so unexpected. It can be brought on by life events, like a…
The approach of fall and winter means lots of different things for different people. Some people are anticipating a busy season at their jobs, for example, while others are starting to mental plan the holiday season. For some people, however, the start of fall and winter means feeling miserable until it gets warm again. …
Depression is one of the most common mental illnesses today. The National Institute of Mental Health estimates that in the year 2020, over 21 million American adults had at least one major depressive episode. Like other mental illnesses, depression can be isolating and debilitating, and extremely difficult to cope with, especially because the stigma around…