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Mental Health

The Surprising Link Between Pooping and a Good Mood

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You know when it’s your time to visit the throne. The urge to poop might come soon after your morning coffee, an hour or so after dinner, or while you’re shopping. Even if you’re relaxed at home, once you feel…

The Pros and Cons of Using Mood Stabilizers for Treating BPD

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Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) affects a little more than 1% of people in the United States, with women accounting for about three-quarters of the diagnoses (per National Alliance on Mental Illness). Those who have BPD experience unstable emotions, impulsive behaviors,…

Signs You Should See a Therapist

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Unfortunately, seeing a therapist and focusing on your mental health is sometimes accompanied by stigma. Regardless of whether this negativity comes from outside sources or is completely internalized, it is true that many people view mental disorders as a form…

Reasons Why You Become Anxious When Your Cellphone is Out of Reach

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Our cell phones have become an extension of ourselves, and it’s not difficult to see why. Everything from social media, connectivity with friends, news, and our weekly calendars to banking, online therapists, flashlights, alarm clocks, and step calculators are on…

Is it Possible to Experience a Panic Attack While Sleeping?

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If you’ve had a personal experience with panic attacks, you’ll know that they can be debilitating and disruptive to your daily life. Panic attacks, according to the Mayo Clinic, are sudden episodes of extreme fear that arise even when there…

What Occurs in Your Body During a Mental Health Crisis

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A mental health crisis isn’t a medical diagnosis, and it doesn’t refer to just one particular kind of mental illness or fixed set of symptoms (via PsychCentral). Rather, it’s a general phrase used to refer to an abnormal response to…

What You Can Anticipate in the Preoperative Stage of Surgery

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Preparing for surgery can be a nerve-wracking and confusing experience, especially if you don’t know what to expect. Feeling anxious before surgery is a common sensation that many patients report having, per MedicalNewsToday. The preoperative phase of surgery is the…