12 Life-Impacting Symptoms Complex PTSD Survivors Endure
Complex trauma is still a relatively new field of psychology. Complex post-traumatic stress disorder (C-PTSD) results from enduring complex trauma. Complex trauma is ongoing or …
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Why Mental Illnesses Can Make People So Tired
Chances are, if you know someone with a mental disorder or disability, you might have asked them or thought, “Why are you tired?” For me, “I’m tired” …
24 Surprising Physical Symptoms of Anxiety
We may think we know what anxiety looks like (shaking hands, shallow breaths) and what it sounds like (“I can’t do this. What if I can’t do …
4 Consequences of Depression We Rarely Talk About
Having struggled with numerous severe and enduring episodes of depressionover the last five or so years, I feel as though I’ve built up an in depth …
26 Ways I Know I Grew Up With Social Anxiety
Growing up I was always the shy, quiet kid. I didn’t think any more of it until I was 19 and diagnosed with social anxiety. I …
10 Ways Depression and Anxiety Can Cause Physical Pain
At some point in your life, I’m sure there’s been someone to whom you want to give the benefit of the doubt, but they just… …
10 Ridiculous Things People Have Said to Me About My Invisible Illnesses
I live with several chronic disorders and all of them are “invisible.” I mean, if you looked hard enough, most of them are actually totally …
When My Anxiety Makes Me Come Across as ‘Unfriendly’
Having dealt with anxiety for nearly my entire life, there are many things that I have come to accept because of it. For example, I can accept …
To the Person Who Thinks Depression Is a Choice
Wouldn’t life be easy if we could just wake up and decide not to be sick? In many situations, people with a mental illness compare …
22 Things People With Anxiety Do First Thing in the Morning
Mornings are a fresh start, an opportunity to set the tone for the rest of the day. Whether you wake up with a pounding heart …