Photo credit There’s still a serious stigma around mental health, and it’s making the problem a million times worse. That’s why more than half of people with mental illness don’t get the help they deserve. And why others delay treatment. For anyone who’s experienced mental health issues — about one in five of us in any year — the same questions swirl […]
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What We All May Have in Common
Depressed? You’re Not So Special After All. Photo credit Depression gnaws on the brain like a mouse nibble cheese. Or it festers like an open wound. We’ve been there. We understand. It’s terrifying. It might be hard to get some perspective right now but know this: What you’re going through is far more common than you […]
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Photo credit Remember that time you couldn’t get your laptop to work? Perhaps it overheated. Or the screen went black. Whatever the problem, it persisted, and there was nothing you could do about it. Or so it seemed. We bet you found a solution. Eventually. Maybe you installed a security update, and things went back […]
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OK, So We Really Need to Talk Photo credit It’s been a topsy-turvy year. From the ongoing health crisis (and its economic impact on the motion picture industry) to the countless social and cultural shifts, many of us have experienced darkness, depression, and a general feeling of blah. It’s no surprise that a mental health pandemic, exasperated […]
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