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Mental disorders are more common than you think
About one in four American adults ages 18 and older suffer from a diagnosable mental disorder in a given year. Mental illnesses such as mood disorders are prevalent throughout societies around the world, yet these disorders largely remain hidden behind smiling faces and closed doors. Mood disorders like anxiety, depression, bipolar, and obsessive compulsive disorder…
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Could it be that what ails us also inspires us?
There is truly no way for anyone who doesn’t have a mood disorder to understand what goes on when living with one. A mood disorder can be defined as a psychological disorder characterized by the elevation or lowering of a person’s mood. Some mood disorders include Major depressive disorder (MDD), Bipolar disorder, Seasonal affective disorder…