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…
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…
Before May ends and summer really starts, we’d like to emphasize one of the most important parts of Mental Health Awareness Month: raising awareness to fight the stigma against mental illnesses. And while many people are aware of the external stigmas that surround mental health, it’s less common to address another mental health challenge that…
The topic of mental health in general has a lot of misconceptions, stigmas, and myths surrounding it, but out of all the mental health issues out there, bipolar disorder is one of the most consistently misunderstood. Between the long decades where having bipolar was a shameful secret and the frequent misrepresentation of what it’s like…
For those who suffer from chronic migraines, they have most likely experienced the stigma surrounding the condition at least once in their lifetime. To others, they may assume the sufferer is just seeking attention or lessen their pain by saying “it’s just a headache.” Migraines are more than “just a headache.” They can result in…
We look forward to watching the best of the best athletes participate in the Olympic Games every four years, knowing it must have taken them great effort to get there. But are they all able to handle the extreme pressures involved in attaining such a great, superhuman accomplishment? It’s hard to imagine pulling off some…