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Lauren McDonough, 23, Greensborough, Vic As I opened my eyes in bed, I felt a familiar crushing sensation in my chest. I knew if I didn’t get up, I was going to be late for school. But I couldn’t move. A black cloud was hanging over me. ‘I can’t go

The Atlantic

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The city-government worker was just getting the hang of his job when a new hire upended everything. She became his mentee, and she asked him if he could put together a manual on how to do her work. He told her okay, but begrudgingly. The manual was a

Woman & Home

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✢ FOR STRESS AND ANXIETY: KNITTING Knitting was identified as the most relaxing hobby in one study† , which found the resting heart rate of participants, lowered by 18.75% to 65bpm, on average. Fishing, blogging, calligraphy and painting followed clo

OM Yoga & Lifestyle

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When most of us consider mental illness, or our own lived experience of this condition, we think about anxiety and depression. More often than not, we think about younger people and their mental health issues, maybe not fully appreciating the impact

Chat

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Remembering Dad’s words on positive mental attitude, I stayed away from the old foods I’d been hooked on. But depression seeped through me and Dad’s loss was so raw that I couldn’t sleep at night. Desperately, I tried to channel his mantra. I had a w

UltraRunning Magazine

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Not only am I a Springsteen fan, cinnamon roll addict and owner of a Great Dane named Little Debbie, I am also a licensed clinical social worker. After nearly 20 years in practice, I thought I had a solid understanding of depression. Ah, how little I

New Idea

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Julie Goodwin recently opened up on her battle with depression and the devastating reason why she quit radio. In a candid Facebook post, the former MasterChef star spoke of her crippling condition and how it left her hospitalised. “I’ve had depress

Attitude Magazine

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We all get a little down sometimes; it’s part of the human condition. However, research shows that LGBTQ+ communities are more susceptible to mental health issues. There are many theories about this, but let me keep it simple: when any population gro

WHO

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Canada-born pop sensation Justin Bieber has been candid about his mental health struggles over the years, sharing details of drug abuse and his difficulties maintaining relationships from an early age. But now, it seems, he has turned his life around

Woman's Weekly Living Series

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Depression is more than simply feeling a bit down for a few days. ‘When you’re depressed, you feel persistently sad for weeks, even months,’ says Dr Melanie Wynne-Jones. ‘It can affect your energy levels, appetite and how much joy you get from the th

Woman's Day Magazine NZ

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Bruce Willis and Demi Moore’s youngest daughter Tallulah Willis is getting married! The 27-year-old’s announced she’s set to wed director Dillon Buss, sharing the happy news – and a snap of her enormous emerald-cut engagement ring – on Instagram.

Men's Health Australia

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A SIP OF COLD BEER on a scorching afternoon, turning off your alarm at the weekend, sinking into a hot bath after tough training – each elicits the same blissful exhalation. But while the first two offer only temporary relief, regular bathing can hel

TIME

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Record numbers of college students are seeking treatment for depression and anxiety. Schools can’t keep up

STAT

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The Silicon Valley startup Mindstrong says it can track your mental health via your phone — and it's rising fast. But does its core technology work?

Strong Fitness Magazine Australia

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CONTENT WARNING: THIS ARTICLE DISCUSSES SUICIDE AND MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES Have you ever walked into a room full of people who are laughing, and smiled? You just couldn’t help it – the environment you found yourself in instantly impacted your mood. Si

New Zealand Listener

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Depression is often associated with worrying (“High anxiety”, December 12) and I realised a few years ago that never worrying is a beneficial genetic condition that I have. When I’m concerned about things, I tend to focus on finding solutions. If non

Futurity

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Companies moving to a pay-for-performance process may lead to an increase the number of employees taking anxiety and depression medication, according to a new study. Roughly seven out of 10 companies in the United States, if not around the globe, use

Futurity

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A teen’s depression can affect parents’ satisfaction in their marriage, research finds. Parents often seek mental health treatment for a child struggling with depression, but the treatment shouldn’t stop with the depressed teen, suggests the study. “

Men's Fitness UK

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“I’ve suffered with mental ill-health from around the age of 17. I was actually suffering with depression, but it took me a while to realise it. I had no experience of dealing with it before and had never been educated on mental health illnesses what

NPR

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Evidence shows there's a link between depressed parents and their offspring. But a new study suggests that when teens benefit from treatment for their depression, there's a ripple effect on parents.

Men's Fitness UK

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Increasingly accessible and widely shared, the stark statistics relating to the state of men’s mental health can no longer be brushed aside. In the UK, 12.5 per cent of men are suffering from one of the common mental health disorders. Worse still, 76

You South Africa

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Q I’m in my early fifties and recently met a charming man. We talked so much that it felt as if the night just flew by. He’s divorced, like me, but is living with someone. After our first meeting he contacted me and said he felt drawn towards me and

Woman's Weekly Living Series

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Antidepressants sometimes get a bad press, particularly when women may be left on them for years without other interventions to help shift depression. However, they can be very effective at relieving symptoms of moderate or severe depression, leading

Woman

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The following may help if you’re experiencing depression: ✱ Exercise. This has been shown to improve mental health. It also helps with sleep, so it is definitely worth doing. Remember that all physical activity counts, you don’t need to be in traini

Futurity

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Depression among teenagers is even more common than previous estimates—especially for girls—a new study suggests. The findings show that the proportion of adolescents who experience depression is 36 percent for girls and 14 percent for boys—and that

Power & Motoryacht

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Post-traumatic stress disorder has likely existed as long as humans have. However, the term PTSD and an understanding of the condition only made its way into the general public’s awareness when veterans returning from the Vietnam War struggled to res

Chicago Tribune

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Before I went to college four years ago, my parents and I had a "work hard in class" talk and a "safe partying" talk. But we didn't discuss what to do if stress morphed into anxiety or depression. We should have. Instead, that summer almost every con

Futurity

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Tracking someone’s emotional changes in real time using a smartphone could improve treatment for depression, new research suggests. Decades of research into anxiety and depression have resulted in the development of models that help explain the cause

You South Africa

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Q This has just been the most awful year of my life! During lockdown my father died and we had to bury him with almost nobody present. Then I lost my job because my employer could no longer keep his business going. To top it all off, my wife also los

Futurity

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Researchers have shown that a problem-solving intervention they developed significantly reduces depression symptoms in at-risk mothers. Depression is one of the most common mental disorders in the US, affecting over 16 million adults in 2015, accordi