The Different Types Of OCD And Effective Treatment Options
Often when people think of a person with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) they picture a person hyper-focused on the need to be neat, almost to perfection. While cleanliness is next to godliness and this may be one aspect of OCD, it…
Living With High Functioning Anxiety As A Woman Of Color
What is High-Functioning Anxiety? Chaos. Storms. Deep Breathing. It’s no secret that every day women of color are superhumans not afforded the luxury of roles in Marvel movies. Quiet as it’s kept, the rest of the world is blessed to…
What Is High Functioning Depression In Women Of Color?
Most picture depression as someone who avoids their loved ones and favorite activities. Someone who has difficulty sleeping and is always crying. Mental illness presents in many forms. In some cases, people hide depression instead of wearing it on their…
Maternal Depression In Women of Color
Emptiness. Loss. A heavy feeling in your core and the Sahara Desert in your throat. Depressive episodes alter our emotional, physical, and mental states. For women having just given birth, a depressive episode is most likely “maternal depression.” Women of…
How To Recognize And Cope With Pandemic Fatigue
What Is Pandemic Fatigue? Let’s face it, living in a pandemic is exhausting. It’s difficult to thrive when everything around you feels uncertain. Though COVID-19 is not the first pandemic in history, this one hit differently. We are living in…
Gaslighting: Definition And 7 Signs You’re Gaslighting Yourself
What Does Gaslighting Mean? Gaslighting is the emotionally manipulative tactic of making someone question their reality to gain power over them. One example of this would be someone minimizing or rejecting the issues of their partner for the sake of…
Self Harm: How To Help Someone Who Self Harms
Your friend tells you something very personal. They confide in you that they’re depressed and that they self-harm sometimes when they’re feeling overwhelmed. They’ve been doing this for years, and you’re the only person who knows. What do you do?…
The Rise In Substance Abuse + Substance Use Disorders During The Pandemic
This pandemic has been hard on all of our souls. It’s been particularly hard for people who were already facing mental health disorders, including substance use disorder. Preliminary research has shown that problems with drug and alcohol addiction have gone…
How To Cope With Grieving The Loss Of Your Personal Life Due To The Pandemic
It’s strange to think that 2020 started just like any other year. Tons of people crammed shoulder to shoulder in Times Square, crowded arena sports, hand-holding, and a fairly mild usage of hand sanitizer. Since March of last year, it’s…
How To Stop Stress Eating During The Pandemic
This pandemic has been stressful, to say the least. With everything going on, many of us have resorted to stress eating to try to dull the pain, ease the anxiety, or just to feel alive again. Although stress eating is…
My Boyfriend Wants An Open Relationship, But I Don’t
So, my boyfriend of three years recently told me that he wants an open relationship. If that wasn’t bad enough, he brought it to my knowledge in a way that makes it seem like I have no choice but to…
Mother, I Don’t Want To Get Married
My boyfriend and I have lived in the same community for pretty much our whole lives. We’ve known each other for so long that, at least to me, we’re more like brother and sister than anything else. My mother is…
