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Many life circumstances can bring us to a place of hopelessness or apathy. Family issues, injustice, bullying, and just feeling stuck in the daily grind can leave you wondering, “Is it even worth it?”
Whatever the cause, your feelings are valid. What’s important is how you choose to handle them. Hopelessness and even suicidal thoughts don’t last forever, unlike suicide itself.
If you are having suicidal thoughts, call or text 9-8-8. This is the number for the U.S. National Lifeline. When you call or text it, you will be connected with a trained counselor who can provide confidential support — you are not alone.🤍
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The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline has officially been shorted to 9-8-8 as of July 16, 2022.📱The goal of shortening this number is to make accessing mental health help that much easier.💚 When you call or text 9-8-8, you will be connected to trained counselors who are there to listen, provide support, and connect you to any resources necessary.
If you're worried about a loved one, you can also call on their behalf for guidance from a trained counselor.
In our recent episode titled ‘Does Language Matter When Discussing Schizophrenia and Psychosis?’ hosts Rachel Star Withers and Gabe Howard explore person-first language versus condition-first language when discussing people with schizophrenia.
NAMI’s (National Alliance on Mental Illness) chief medical officer, Dr. Ken Duckworth, joins to introduce a schizophrenia and psychosis lexicon guide to assist in conversations about schizophrenia.
🔗 Listen to the full episode at our link in bio.
Intense and unpleasant emotions are a natural part of life. Whether it’s anger, anxiety, or sadness, these emotions are a universal part of the human experience. But what happens when these feelings come too often, too quickly, and are just too difficult to manage?
🤯 If you have significant trouble regulating your emotions and returning to “baseline” after getting really angry or anxious, you may have emotional dysregulation. Learn how to get better at regulating your emotions in our bio.
Playing is just as important for adults as it is for children. Among its many benefits, adult play can boost your creativity, sharpen your sense of humor, and help you cope better with stress.
Anything you do recreationally that brings you joy or excitement counts as playing, whether it’s getting sucked into a video game, playing sports, collecting stamps, or writing short stories in your spare time.
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It’s not uncommon for empathetic and narcissistic personalities to be drawn together in relationships.
“Empathetic people seem to attract narcissistic personalities because they absorb feelings from others very easily, almost like an emotional sponge,” explains Dr. Holly Schiff, a licensed clinical psychologist in Greenwich, Connecticut.
Schiff also notes that this same quality is often what attracts a person with narcissism. The more selfless and caring you are, the more the narcissistic person may see an opportunity to get their own needs met without having to do much in return.
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Research has revealed that people with mental health disorders are more likely to have vitamin D deficiency or insufficiency. The direct correlation between vitamin D and certain mental health disorders varies.
Some research has found:
👉 vitamin D deficiency to be more prevalent in people with certain mental health disorders
👉 vitamin D deficiency to play a role in triggering certain mental health disorders
👉 vitamin D to help alleviate certain mental health disorder symptoms
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When negative thoughts constantly arise, you may feel overwhelmed or lonely. Repeated episodes of catastrophizing can create more stress by keeping your body constantly in flight, fight or freeze response.
❤️ Catastrophizing can be a difficult mental habit to break. However, with practice, it’s possible to change the way you think.
🔗 Learn more about how to stop catastrophizing in our bio.
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Life stressors and transitions — such as job changes, financial difficulties, or mental health challenges — can interfere with even the happiest relationships. These difficulties or “rough patches” can manifest as temporary breakdowns in communication or incompatibilities.
🔗 Learn more about how to get through tough times in a relationship at the link in our bio.
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Body image issues often take an emotional toll and lead to feelings of inadequacy or engaging in a cycle of body hatred. If your friend deals with these issues, there are ways to support them. 🔗 Get more tips at the link in our bio.
In this episode of Inside Mental Health, designer and producer @samtemp1e shares her experience living with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and her long journey to getting a diagnosis.
🔗 Listen to her conversation with @askbipolar now at the link in bio.
This episode is brought to you by NOCD (@treatmyocd ). NOCD provides convenient, affordable, and effective online therapy for OCD and related conditions.
Tears are a physical expression of your emotional state, similar to facial expressions, tone of voice, and body language. When you cry, people around you tend to respond. Some people may also “catch” your tears and start to cry themselves, and others may feel empathy toward you. In either case, crying is contagious.
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