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- WellnessElise Solé
13 heroic truck drivers line up under highway bridge to prevent suicide attempt
A group of 13 heroic Michigan truckers stopped their vehicles in the middle of I-696 to create both a wall and a makeshift platform.
- LifestyleAbby Haglage
People with allergies and asthma have a higher risk of psychiatric disorders
Researchers in Taiwan found evidence that allergy sufferers are 1.6 times more likely to develop a psychiatric disorder. Here’s what you need to know.
- WellnessRefinery29
Taylor Swift Has A Stalker Problem & We All Need To Pay Attention
Yesterday, Roger Alverado was arrested after allegedly breaking into Taylor Swift’s New York City brownstone (and, to make things that much creepier, showering and taking a nap). Earlier this month, Frank Andrew Hoover — the Swift stalker who was previously arrested for violating a restraining order — was sentenced to 10 years of probation after threatening to kill the singer and her family. Two weeks ago, Bruce Rowley allegedly robbed a bank in Connecticut, drove to Rhode Island and began throwing money over Swift’s fence.
- LifestyleWana Udobang
In Nigeria, where mental health is often considered a 'Western' issue, people are turning to one another for help
In Nigeria, discussions of mental health are still taboo. A few people are working to break that mold.
LifestyleElise Solé'Days of Our Lives' episode sparks backlash about mental disorders and sexual consent
Because of a controversial storyline that involves a character with a mental illness, the hashtag #JusticeForAbby is making the rounds, ushering the 53-year-old "Days of Our Lives" into the #MeToo era.
- WellnessCatherine Pearson
NICU Moms Are Struggling With Mental Health Problems — And They Aren't Getting Help
A few weeks into her third trimester, Stephanie May, 32, called her OB-GYN.
- WellnessKorin Miller
6 Things People Need to Stop Getting Wrong About Social Anxiety
No, you can't just "get over it."
- LifestyleKorin Miller
Mariah Carey has bipolar II, but what exactly is that?
Mariah Carey has revealed that she has a diagnosis of bipolar II, and therapists from around the country weigh in what this means and how this treatable disorder can be managed.
WellnessGood Morning AmericaMariah Carey opens up about her bipolar disorder in 'hope of helping others'
The 48-year-old pop music icon, who has sold more than 200 million records throughout her decades-long career, said she was first diagnosed with bipolar II disorder when she was hospitalized in 2001. "The key is that cycling," she said.
- LifestyleElizabeth Broadbent
How to go about picking a therapist when you have no idea where to start
You may know, or at least think, you need a therapist. But you also may have absolutely no clue where to start. Let’s talk it through.
- WellnessErin Donnelly
Katy Perry's advice for dealing with anxiety is being mocked on social media
"I can't believe Katy Perry cured fixing anxiety," joked one fan after the pop star shared her tip for dealing with anxiety on Twitter.
- WellnessErin Donnelly
Dwayne Johnson praised for opening up about his battle with depression: 'I was crying constantly'
Dwayne "the Rock" Johnson is sharing about how a bad breakup and being cut by a football team was the "absolute worst time" of his life and triggered depression.
- LifestyleLindsay Tigar
The mental and emotional benefits of spring cleaning
Life coaches share the emotional, professional, and mental benefits of spring cleaning.
LifestyleBrittany Jones-CooperHow to cope with chronic illness: 'Your disease does not define you'
A chronic illness like multiple sclerosis can’t be cured, but there are some tools you can use to strengthen your psychological resilience.
- LifestyleAbby Haglage
Your kids are likely nervous about school shootings — here's how to talk to them about it
As school shootings dominate the news, it's easy for kids to become anxious about their own safety. Here, an expert in children's mental health offers some tips for keeping calm.
- LifestyleRobert Jay Lifton
Doctors Accused Of 'Politicizing Psychiatry' Are Actually Doing The Opposite
Donald Trump's unfitness for the presidency is an urgent question, widely
- WellnessThe Mighty
What I Want to Tell People Who Casually Say They're 'So OCD'
A woman with OCD shares why people shouldn't casually say they are "so OCD."
- LifestyleCindy Lamothe
Advice from therapists: How to set healthy boundaries with your neediest friends
To help you avoid these energy-draining pitfalls, we asked therapists to share advice about how they go about setting healthy boundaries with friends and family.
- BeautyLeah Prinzivalli
Can makeup ease anxiety? This beauty blogger (and her fans) think so.
According to beloved beauty blogger and entrepreneur Jaclyn Hill, some people derive mental health benefits from a glammed-up face.
- LifestyleBeth Greenfield
Famed trauma therapist responds to allegations of bullying: 'It's an outrageous story'
Last week, the Boston Globe reported that Bessel van der Kolk was fired by the Trauma Center’s umbrella organization, the Justice Resource Center, in January, following the removal of the center’s executive director, Joseph Spinazzola, over alleged mistreatment of female coworkers.
- LifestyleKorin Miller
O.J. Simpson is being called a 'narcissistic sociopath' — but what exactly is that?
O.J. Simpson is back in the news after Fox aired an interview in which the former football star described a “hypothetical” explanation for the 1994 murders of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ron Goldman.
- WellnessErin Donnelly
Khloé Kardashian slammed for 'Thin AF' post and making light of mental illness
Actress Jameela Jamil of "The Good Place" accused the reality star of undermining her followers' self-esteem, while others called her casual references to "Khlo-C-D" offensive.
- LifestyleSabrina Rojas Weiss
Are magic mushrooms the next medical marijuana?
Activists are campaigning for the legalization of psychedelic mushrooms whose active component is psilocybin.
LifestyleDani GolubHow the Rock gets his skin-stretching muscles
The reason that Dwayne "the Rock" Johnson looks so good (and the reason, he says, he doesn't feel any need to visit a shrink) is simple: total commitment.
- LifestyleSelf
How to Tell Your Partner You Have Depression
Chances are, it'll go a lot better than you think.
