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Holidays and Seasonal Depression: Tips for Coping 

My Psychiatry

Fatigue: Feeling exhausted even after adequate rest or a good nights sleep. Sleep Disturbances: Difficulty falling asleep, staying asleep, or an overwhelming need to sleep excessively. Here are some tips for coping with depression during the holiday season. You do not have to endure holiday blues.

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The Trauma Craze: How the Expansion of Trauma Diagnoses Fueled Victimhood Culture

Mad in America

The initial push to recognize PTSD as a formal diagnosis was driven by psychiatrists such as Dr. Robert Jay Lifton with his book “Home from the War” and Dr. Chaim Shatan along with Vietnam War veterans. Jonathan Haidt has described the current generation as fragile due to being overprotected and less resilient.

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Building a Mindset for Anxiety Relief and Burnout Recovery

The Anxiety Guy

Burnout, on the other hand, is a state of physical, emotional, and mental exhaustion caused by prolonged stress, often related to work. The Importance of Mindset in Managing Stress A positive and resilient mindset is crucial in healing stress, anxiety, and burnout. Adequate Sleep: Poor sleep can heighten anxiety.

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Finding Your Light: An Uplifting Message for Anxiety Sufferers

The Anxiety Guy

This message for anxiety sufferers is crafted to offer encouragement, empower resilience, and foster a deeper relationship with your unconscious mind, guiding you back to the light. This often-overlooked aspect of mental health holds immense power in shaping our thoughts, behaviors, and reactions.

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Why Does a Parent Medicate a Child? An Interview with My Mother

Mad in America

If listeners have read her book, you know how that went. Abigail Shrier talks about this in Bad Therapy , about how schools and counselors are keeping mental health information from parents. They’re able to cope with the headaches, the shaking, the fatigue, the gastro stuff, or whatever much more than the emotional stuff.

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Healing from Grief and Loss: 5 Steps to Emotional Recovery

Lightwork

To navigate this challenging period, consider implementing some strategies for mental and emotional well-being. In these groups, you’ll find people who’ve walked similar paths and can share valuable coping strategies. How Grief Affects You Both your body and mind react to grief in different ways.

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Mad Sisters: An Interview With Susan Grundy

Mad in America

Her book, Mad Sisters , is a highly personal account of her caregiving journey for an older sister diagnosed with schizophrenia at the age of 13. It struck me as odd that throughout the book, you refer to your parents as Norman and Lorna rather than father and mother. But her humor, her logic, and her resilience are incredible. .”