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Bipolar

Joy and misery. High and Low. The human experience in its glorious duality expressed in mental illness

Mar 13

Bipolar

Mar 13

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Why do people get depressed?

Sadness is pretty straightforward. Depression, not so much.

Nov 19, 2024

Why do people get depressed?

Nov 19, 2024

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What is mental health anyway?

What do people really mean when they talk about mental health? Ask 4 different people and you’re likely to get 5 different answers. It’s…

Feb 4, 2024

What is mental health anyway?

Feb 4, 2024

Overthinking vs OCD

Do you have OCD or are you merely an overthinker? Are you both? Find out here.

Feb 12

Overthinking vs OCD

Feb 12

Overthinking vs GAD

Both kill your happiness. But what do they really mean?

Jan 28

Overthinking vs GAD

Jan 28

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The Clear Path

Overthinking

Overwhelmed by all the noise in your head? This is how to break free

Jan 19

Overthinking

Jan 19

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ILLUMINATION

Over. Thinking…

Our thoughts make us human. But they can also make us suffer

Jan 19

Over. Thinking…

Jan 19

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Mr. Plan ₿ Publication

Truth and DARE: a way to break free from anxiety and panic

DARE to dance with your demons

Jan 9

Truth and DARE: a way to break free from anxiety and panic

Jan 9

Here are my favourite music and books of 2024

My year in music and books

Dec 28, 2024

Here are my favourite music and books of 2024

Dec 28, 2024

How do depressed people think?

“This world is sh*t. Has always been. Will always be…”

Dec 20, 2024

How do depressed people think?

Dec 20, 2024

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ILLUMINATION

Masked Depression

We’ve all seen the meme about a crying man with a smiling mask…what if that man was you?

Dec 12, 2024

Masked Depression

Dec 12, 2024

Attack on Titan: Our Shared Humanity in 8 Lessons

Of love, of hate. Of freedom, of fear. For friends and for country. This concludes my psychology lessons from an anime about monsters

Dec 2, 2024

Attack on Titan: Our Shared Humanity in 8 Lessons

Dec 2, 2024

Attack on Titan: 8 Psychology Lessons

This weird, dystopian story about gigantic monsters shines a light into the dark recesses of human nature

Nov 25, 2024

Attack on Titan: 8 Psychology Lessons

Nov 25, 2024

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Readers Hope

Depression through the ages: what have we learned?

That we can do better.

Oct 30, 2024

Depression through the ages: what have we learned?

Oct 30, 2024

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Readers Hope

Mental health stigma: part 2

Mental illness is nothing to be ashamed of, but stigma and bias shame us all. — Bill Clinton

Oct 23, 2024

Mental health stigma: part 2

Oct 23, 2024

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Readers Hope

Mental Health Stigma: part 1

Why do people stigmatize against the mentally ill? What are we so afraid of?

Oct 18, 2024

Mental Health Stigma: part 1

Oct 18, 2024

#WMHD2024: Let’s talk Stigma

We should all be mental health advocates

Oct 18, 2024

#WMHD2024: Let’s talk Stigma

Oct 18, 2024

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Depression for dummies: explaining the ineffable

How does it feel to be depressed? Maybe we’ll never truly know

Oct 4, 2024

Depression for dummies: explaining the ineffable

Oct 4, 2024

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Health and  Science

DEPRESSION: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW

1 in every 20 people around the world suffer from Depression. In their hearts, they yearn for happiness, but their brains will not have it.

Sep 20, 2024

DEPRESSION: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW

Sep 20, 2024

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Mr. Plan ₿ Publication

Stress is a ticking time bomb. Don’t be another victim

Stress is like the Kardashians. We’ve lived with it all our lives but how much do we really know?

Jul 20, 2024

Stress is a ticking time bomb. Don’t be another victim

Jul 20, 2024

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