Navigating feelings of overwhelm is never easy — but for the 40 million Americans living with an anxiety disorder, it can make the ebbs and flows of everyday life feel almost insurmountable. Luckily, anxiety disorders are highly treatable, particularly when…
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a mental health disorder that affects between 1.6% and 2.5% of the population, according to the Yale School of Medicine. People with the disorder experience obsessive and intrusive thoughts that often trigger anxiety and distress. Even…
The definition of workaholism has been debated since the term was first coined in 1971. Some define it simply as an addiction to work. Surveys have revealed that 48% of employees in the United States consider themselves workaholics, and that…
Trigger warning: This article mentions self-harm. The average person has about 70,000 thoughts per day (via the Cleveland Clinic). Most of these pass in and out of our heads without much notice. But sometimes, thoughts can be repetitive and disturbing.…
Trust is one of the foundations on which a therapeutic relationship between a patient and mental health expert is built. Dr. Dr. Santan breaks down what’s known in his field as the Limits of Confidentiality, and in what scenarios they…
Although we don’t always realize it, scrolling through social media can take up a large chunk of our day if we let it. Consistently opening Instagram, Snapchat, and Twitter to check levels of engagement with our content can be an…
In the conversation about what happens in the final moments before death, there is a lot of focus on the physical and even slightly unexplainable phenomena. While the physical elements entail loss of appetite, slowing down of internal organ function,…
High blood pressure — or hypertension — has become an epidemic, affecting 47% of adults within the United States alone (per Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). Aptly nicknamed the silent killer, hypertension was the primary cause of death for…
In his 1998 novel “Veronika Decides to Die,” bestselling author Paulo Coelho examines the idea of madness, and the toll that conforming to life’s strict guidelines can take on the human spirit. After a failed attempt on her own life,…
According to the American Cancer Society, the use of tobacco is the number one cause of preventable death in the U.S. and contributes to nearly 1 in 5 deaths annually. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lists several reasons…