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Fired by Zoom: It’s a Mind F*ck. What to Do Next

Do a quick scroll on LinkedIn—the once most-acceptable-place-to-brag-about-your-promotion platform—and you’ll see something different: Those “I’m so excited to tell you... View Article

The Gen XYZ Guide to Depression

Exhausted from work? Frazzled by your family? Weepy and worried about…well, everything? Choose one—or mix them all together—and you could... View Article

The Gen XYZ Guide to Bipolar Disorder

It’s perfectly natural to experience a wide range of emotions—just peep one of those Feelings Wheels that keep popping up... View Article

The Gen XYZ Guide to Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

The acronym OCD gets tossed around more casually than “amiright” in Instagram captions. People think of it as a catchall... View Article

The Gen XYZ Guide to Anxiety Disorders

Ever felt nervous about an important deadline? Had a case of butterflies before a date? Ding, ding, ding—that’s anxiety. Though... View Article

My Good Day Face: Tina Majorino, Actress and Podcaster

“My Good Day Face” is a Mental series about the feel-good beauty products people use to boost their moods. Tina... View Article

My Good Day Face: Hannah Baxter, Anxiety Newsletter Creator

“My Good Day Face” is a Mental series about the feel-good beauty products people use to boost their moods. During... View Article

My Good Day Face: Rhonda Davis, Cosmetic Chemist

“My Good Day Face” is a Mental series about the feel-good beauty products people use to boost their moods. Rhonda... View Article

The Self-Help Author Who Is Totally F.A.R.T. (Yes, Now You Have to Read This)

Anybody who can turn the word “fart” into an acronym for her mental health journey is probably someone who should... View Article

Mental Health Inspo in Lipstick

She goes by @thepouf on Insta, so we couldn’t decide whether to do an intro about The Weeknd or a... View Article

How Ok Do You Feel About “It’s Ok to Not Be Ok”?

“Sometimes I feel like ‘it’s ok not to be ok’ doesn’t make sense. How is that supposed to make me... View Article

These “To: My Anxiety” Letters Should Be an Official Coping Technique

Her Instagram handle might suggest winding, romantic-tinged diatribes. But since turning her poetry account, @thatsappywriter, into a forum about mental... View Article

You Don’t Have to Be Rail-Thin to Have an Eating Disorder

Mental health stigma comes in all shapes and sizes—except when it doesn’t: “People think that to have an eating disorder you... View Article

The Pill Diaries: Zoloft + Klonopin

In the mental health world, a debate persists: to pill or not to pill? For some, prescription meds can be... View Article

The Pill Diaries: Zoloft + Vyvanse

In the mental health world, a debate persists: to pill or not to pill? For some, prescription meds can be... View Article

The Pill Diaries: Pristiq + Lithobid + Vyvanse

In the mental health world, a debate persists: to pill or not to pill? For some, prescription meds can be lifesaving;... View Article

How to Tell Your Parents You Want Therapy (at Any Age)

In my early 20s, at the tail end of a horrible breakup that left me confused and vulnerable, I decided... View Article

Could Your Other Prescriptions Be Making You Depressed?

Taking charge of your health by treating an issue like high blood pressure, acid reflux, or allergies is supposed to... View Article

How to Look Good When You Feel Like Crap, From a Beauty Editor with Depression

If this were “Dear Abby,” our source might be Depressed Beauty, but here at Mental we don’t use mental health... View Article

Is Your OCD Causing Issues In Bed? (And We Don’t Mean Sleep)

You’ve had a date night worthy of a (non-cringy) Bachelor episode. The romance? Off the charts. The mood? Lit. The... View Article

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