December 7,2022
Best of Mental Health 2022: Block Out Distractions
If that hum sounds like a roar in your head—one that’s keeping you from your work, say—you’ve come to the... View Article
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December 7,2022
Best of Mental Health 2022: Help Me Stop Picking
Why do you pick your face, poke your skin, and prod yourself? It’s complicated. How do you stop? Ditto. “People... View Article
December 7,2022
Best of Mental Health 2022: Don’t Tell Me to Calm Down (But I Probably Should)
“Just calm down”: It may be the most annoying phrase in the history of annoying, pandering, unhelpful, insulting phrases people... View Article
December 7,2022
Best of Mental Health 2022: Bring Me Balance
What is balance? At Mental, it’s all the things that—when disrupted—mess with an otherwise good day. Thoughts intrude. Moods spiral.... View Article
December 7,2022
Best of Mental Health 2022: It’s My Meds
Isn’t it ironic, Alanis Morrissette once asked, that you take psychiatric meds to upgrade your mental health only to have... View Article
December 7,2022
Best of Mental Health 2022: I Just Cried (or: I Didn’t Sleep)
You don’t cry while you sleep, but when you don’t sleep, you might cry. Yes, sleep and mental health are... View Article
December 7,2022
Best of Mental Health 2022: Keep My Hands Busy
You know what they say about idle hands… Wanna know what we say about idle hands? Religion ain’t involved. But... View Article
December 7,2022
Best of Mental Health 2022: Quick Clean
You won’t likely find “showers in frequently” or “brushes teeth once a week” on symptom lists and treatment guidelines for... View Article
December 7,2022
Best of Mental Health 2022: Oh, Crap, I Have to Go Somewhere
When you’re feeling sluggish, unmotivated, sad, lonely, anxious, tired, or just plain whatever—but you’ve got to show at work, an... View Article
December 7,2022
Best of Mental Health 2022: All Up In My Feelings
Let’s be frank: Journaling’s gone viral, like a TikTok dance you don’t really want to do but kinda feel like... View Article
