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How Writing to Myself Helped Me Cope with Panic Attacks

"When I could, I typed out messages to myself on my phone from this calm part of me. Reading them later during a panic attack...

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Don’t Invalidate My Depression

"I repeatedly told the doctor of my struggles that continuously grew worse with each visit, but she blamed everything on my “deficiencies” and told me...

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Techniques to Spot Childhood Depression

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Understanding Deep Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation For OCD

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Caring for the Caregiver

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How Families Can Work Together

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My Path to Accepting Mental Illness

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What I Wish Others Hadn’t Said After My Hospitalization

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How Being Hospitalized Changed My Perception of Mental Illness

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Mental Health Conditions Seen in Childhood

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PTSD is More Likely in Women Than Men

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We Need to Take Suicide Prevention More Seriously

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Suicide Prevention for College Students

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Screening through Primary Care Providers to Prevent Suicide

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Turning Suicidal Ideation into Hope

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The Unexpected Medical Bill

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I’m Still Here

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What it Feels Like to be in Psychosis

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Why Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders Don’t go to Therapy

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Mental Health Challenges in Immigrant Communities

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How to Keep People Engaged in Mental Health Treatment

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Mental Health Challenges in the LGBTQ+ Community

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