The holidays are a fun and jolly time full of music, gifts, and togetherness– for some people. For others, they can be one of the most difficult times of the year. It’s bad enough feeling lonely when there aren’t major celebrations happening all around you, but dealing with those feelings of isolation during a time…
As the holidays draw nearer and the coldest and loneliest months of the year are coming, it’s a time when many people in the world turn their focus to helping others through volunteer work like spending time at food banks or soup kitchens, raising money for medical research, running drives for gifts or clothing, or…
Every year, the month of October is recognized as Depression Awareness Month. It’s a vital observation– depression is one of the most common mental health disorders out there today, but it’s also incredibly common for people to struggle with this problem silently, or to not even realize that they have it. Raising awareness and fighting…
Our hobbies may be something that we just do in our spare time, but they can have major impacts on our lives, helping us learn new skills, meet new people, and feel accomplished and confident. This all goes double if you struggle with depression. While no hobby holds the power to completely do away with…
Fighting depression is a tough battle. It’s completely possible to do it and come out triumphant on the other side, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy! You have to work for it to overcome depression, and sometimes that can mean quitting deeply ingrained habits that are holding you back or setting you up for failure.…
Emotions and the different ways that they outwardly present to other people are endlessly complicated. If they weren’t, managing your feelings and your relationships would be easy! It’s very common for a person to be feeling one thing, but be feeling another thing at the same time or instead of the root cause of the…
Depression is an incredibly common mental illness, and it doesn’t discriminate. Anyone can develop depression, no matter their background, demographic, or situation. Older adults, from early retirees to the very elderly, are all just as susceptible to depression as anyone else, but it can sometimes be difficult to spot amongst the normal changes of aging.…
Depression is one of the most common mental illnesses among American adults, but the widespread nature of this disorder is not only limited to people above eighteen. Anyone can have depression, including teenagers and children, and it’s not unusual for perfectly happy-seeming kids to develop it. Sometimes the onset of depression in children and adolescents…
