How Spending Time Outside Can Benefit Your Mental Health
What is a green space? Green space is an outdoor area that has plants and trees, like parks, playgrounds, zoos, gardens, or yards. These areas are good for the environment because they reduce air pollution. Why is spending time outside good for my mental health? Spending time in green spaces can boost your physical activity […]
Dealing With Unexpected Job Loss
Losing a job is traumatizing and dealing with unexpected job loss is even harder. Losing your job brings emotional stress and many job seekers find it hard dealing with the job loss as well as searching for new jobs and job leads. Due to the unexpected job loss and financial stress, their mental health becomes […]
Social Media And Your Mental Health
Social media usage by most people has been on the rise, social media users are from all demographics, every day there are new users signing up on social media sites. Too much scrolling on social media sites and social media apps can lead to excessive social media use and bad social media habits can lead […]
Coping With The Time Between Therapy Sessions
Therapy sessions are sometimes intense and finding time to absorb all the skills from the previous session to the next session can be hard, it is a tradition where the next therapy session is always used to reflect on what was handled in the previous session. Most therapists have one thing in common that is […]
Can Counseling Help With Depression?
What is depression? Depression is a mood disorder that causes feelings of sadness and/or anger. It affects the way you think, acts, feel, handles daily activities, and view yourself. You may have trouble doing normal daily activities or performing at work or school. Symptoms may include: * Depressed mood most of the day * Diminished […]
Do You Need To See A Therapist?
A therapist is a qualified mental health professional who treats mental health issues, they can either come as a mental health counselor or clinical psychologist, a primary care doctor does not count as a therapist because they deal with mostly physical illness and physical health Mental health professional treats any mental health issue that has […]
What Are The Benefits Of Individual Counseling?
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How To Cope With The Loneliness Of Social Isolation
Loneliness and social isolation is a state of being where an individual is consumed by feelings of emptiness and depression. The symptoms are often associated with the lack of communication, interaction, and meaningful relationships in one’s life. When this is combined with other mental health conditions such as anxiety or depression; you will probably find […]
Am I Depressed Or Am I Just Sad?
Major depression, Postpartum depression, clinical depression, severe depression are some of the common types of depression seen in people experiencing depression. There are many forms of depression test that can be used to get the level of depression in a patient. Mental health America usually helps the victims of depression by getting them a mental […]