I’ll start by saying it is so much more than just the symptoms that they incorporate. I can only speak for myself and what others I have spoken to tell me but there is still a massive gap between knowledge of the conditions and perception. Depression is not just feelings of sadness, and anxiety not …
I categorise having an addiction either physical or mental behaviours associated to filling a void within a certain aspect of someone’s life. Often people misconceive people addicted to things as being self-inflicted, where often people are driven to addiction through their circumstances. Granted these people do have some control of what happens to them, but …
Anxiety and depression have serious negative effects on a person’s functionality and wellbeing. It’s important to know about your condition, and what causes it to further help your recover. My mental health deteriorated over the course of a year as I felt like it was controlling me, mainly because I was not aware of what …
Management of your mental health is important, even more so when you suffer from conditions like anxiety and depression. I say management because I don’t believe illnesses such as these can be cured, rather managed for extended periods of time between episodes. Prescription medication or “non-prescription” medication can suppress symptoms short term but are not …