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What is therapy and is therapy for me?
Therapy is misunderstood. For the uninformed it brings about negative thoughts while others can acknowledge it’s ability to heal and transform. Despite the modernity of our society, many people still believe that “only crazy people go to therapy.” That statements could not be any more false or ancient. The best way to look at it,…
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Are mental health apps the future or far from it?
The invention of the smartphone has caused a drastic change in society and now smartphone apps have even moved on to mental health field as a viable market. It seems too good to be true. People who struggle with mental disorders of varying degrees can find help in the comfort of their own home, with…
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Overcoming OCD: What my compulsions taught me
There I was, trapped in my room with no where to go. It had become my last refuge and now a self-contained cell. I was a living contradiction: both the prisoner and the gatekeeper. This is what OCD had reduced my life to: hiding away from all of my fears in the confines of my…
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What’s your perception of depression?
Depression sucks. It sucks the life out of you, leaving you wondering if you will ever find happiness, energy or motivation; You may even question if you deserve the things you so earnestly desire. Sometimes depression can last a little while and at other times it seems endless. Depression causes real problems that can affect…