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Mental Health

The advantages of being a highly sensitive individual

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Perhaps you frequently cry both tears of joy and sadness, feel empathy for characters you see in films or television shows, or find yourself more attuned to the feelings of other people. If so, you may be a highly sensitive…

How OCD Differs from Generalized Anxiety

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In the course of your life, you will probably experience anxiety and worry. Eventually, these thoughts and feelings normally subside on their own, but for many people, anxiety is a daily struggle that doesn’t go away with time. Persistent anxiety…

Experts Claim These Foods are Just as Addictive as Tobacco

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The comfort foods you reach for to feel better when you’re stressed or anxious could be the same food that actually makes you feel worse overall. Highly processed foods are often loaded with fats, sugar, and refined carbohydrates (per Virginia…

The Effects of Daily Meditation on Your Body

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Meditation is often associated with feelings of peace, but research shows that meditating doesn’t just tweak our mental and psychological states — it affects the body’s physical systems too (via The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine). Meditation can be useful…

What exactly is trypophobia?

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Some people have an irrational fear of spiders, commonly referred to as arachnophobia. Others may have an extreme fear of clowns (coulrophobia), tight spaces (claustrophobia) or even heights (acrophobia), according to Medical News Today. But while each of these experiences…

Can Sour Candy Alleviate Anxiety?

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According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), over 40 million adults are affected by an anxiety disorder in the United States. Not only adults, but a reported 7% of American children between the ages of three and 17 also…

Could an Herbal Remedy Aid in Treating Mild Depression?

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Depression is a mental health condition that affects mood, cognition, behavior, and even physical health, as per the Mayo Clinic. It is characterized by a range of symptoms that vary in intensity, from lingering feelings of sadness to changes in…

How Tea can Help Alleviate Anxiety

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Chamomile has been used for thousands of years as a medicinal herb in many cultures. The sweet, daisy-like plant has been used to treat everything from digestive issues and wound healing to respiratory infections. It even appears in the ancient…

The Rising Trend of Toad Venom Tripping in Psychedelic Research

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As mainstream acceptance of psychedelics for treating addiction and mental health issues continues to rise, researchers are studying the effects of increasingly potent psychoactive substances, the latest of which is toad venom (via InStyle). Over the last few years, celebrities…