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…
May is National Mental Health Awareness Month in the United States. This national month of recognition was established in 1949 to increase public knowledge about mental health issues and the impact that they have on many people’s lives, and today the tradition is still going strong! This is a month dedicated to helping yourself, helping…
As winter temperatures fall and shorter days become the norm, many people become more susceptible to mental health concerns, including symptoms of depression, anxiety, isolation, and more. You might feel the need to sleep longer, notice a change in your appetite, or find it challenging to do things you normally love. Luckily, there are strategies…
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. …
The month of October is Financial Planning Month! This is the time for you and your family to check in on your finances and assess your situation, taking stock of where you are and making plans for what the year ahead will look like in terms of money. Doing a yearly financial planning session like…
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…
In the media, obsessive compulsive disorder, or OCD, is most often portrayed in one very particular way. We’ve all seen it– that scrupulous character in a movie, TV show, or book that washes their hands constantly and keeps everything they own in perfect, even rows. While this is one possible way for OCD to present,…