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Mental Health

Welcome to the mental health category archive. Here you’ll find all the articles that have been indexed as being about mental health.

As the name suggests, here you’ll find all the articles about mental health. The articles will include content about self-care, mental health conditions, coping strategies, advice, and more.

Abstinence And Harm Reduction: The Two Addition Treatments

9 June 202413 October 2021 by Unwanted Life
A photo of a person sitting at the side of the road holding to bottles of alcohol and wearing a furry panda head to represent the topic of the article - Abstinence And Harm Reduction: The Two Addition Treatment Methods

Reading Time: 6 minutesThe abstinence model has been the leading treatment method for over a hundred years, but are people better served by a different approach?

Categories General, Mental Health, Research, Theory, TherapyTags Addiction55 Comments

10 Great Breathing Exercises For Your Mental Wellbeing

9 June 20246 October 2021 by Unwanted Life

Reading Time: 5 minutesA collection of the best breathing exercises to help you relax, reduce your stress, manage your anxiety, and help improve your sleep quality

Categories Advice, General, Mental Health, ResearchTags Anxiety, Depression, Self-Care, Sleep, Stress74 Comments

3 Beneficial Ways CBT-I Will Help With Your Insomnia

9 June 202422 September 2021 by Unwanted Life
A photo of an East Asian man sleeping in bed in the arms of his white male partner to represent the topic of the article - 3 Beneficial Ways CBT-I Will Help With Your Insomnia

Reading Time: 7 minutesIf you’re anything like me, you’ve had insomnia so long you’ve learnt to live with it. But maybe you don’t have to, maybe CBT-I is the answer

Categories Advice, General, Mental Health, Research, TherapyTags App, Cancer, Psychosis, Self-Care, Sleep, Treatment46 Comments

Taking Antidepressants Isn’t A Big Deal, Here’s Why

9 June 202415 September 2021 by Unwanted Life
A photo of a woman with pick hair, holding a mirror in her hands that is covered in medication as you see her face reflected in the mirror to represent the topic of the article - Taking Antidepressants Isn't A Big Deal, Here's Why

Reading Time: 6 minutesThere is still stigma around taking antidepressants. This article challenges the pill shaming things people still say about taking medication for your mental health

Categories Advice, General, Mental HealthTags Depression, Medication57 Comments

How Can Social Prescribing Benefit Your Mental Health?

9 June 20248 September 2021 by Unwanted Life
A photo of an elderly man painting landscape of a series of buildings to represent the topic of the article - How Can Social Prescribing Benefit Your Mental Health?

Reading Time: 8 minutesSocial prescribing is one of the new buzz term in the fight against mental health, but what exactly is it and how can it help with our mental wellbeing and quality of life?

Categories Advice, General, Mental Health, ResearchTags Self-Care, Treatment49 Comments

Orthorexia, The Hidden Eating Disorder Linked To Healthy Eating

9 June 20244 August 2021 by Unwanted Life
A woman in a large kitchen making dinner with fresh and healthy ingredients to represent the topic of the article - Orthorexia, The Hidden Eating Disorder Linked To Healthy Eating

Reading Time: 7 minutesOrthorexia is an eating disorder that does a brilliant job of hiding in plain sight and often co-occurs with other eating disorders

Categories General, Health, Me, Mental Health, ResearchTags Diet, Eating Disorders, Keto55 Comments

An Exciting Chat With Sumo Cyco About Wellbeing And Band Life

9 June 202428 July 2021 by Unwanted Life
A photo of the band Sumo Cyco to represent the topic of the article - An Exciting Chat With Sumo Cyco About Mental Health And Life In A Band

Reading Time: 22 minutesAn amazing interview with Skye and Matt from Sumo Cyco where we talked about band life and their music as well as about mental health and self-care

Categories General, Interview, Mental HealthTags Alt Community34 Comments

Dichotomous Thinking And BPD: What You Need To Know

20 June 202421 July 2021 by Unwanted Life
A photo of a woman in all black clothes playing chess with a man in all white clothes to represent the topic of the article - Dichotomous Thinking And BPD What You Need To Know

Reading Time: 5 minutesDichotomous thinking is a thinking error we’re all prone to, but for those of us with BPD, this type of thinking error can be very dangerous

Categories General, Mental Health, ResearchTags BPD36 Comments

Music And The Amazing Mental Health Benefits Of Songs

9 June 20247 July 2021 by Unwanted Life
A photo of a white woman jogging through the woods listening to her MP3 player to represent the topic of the article - Music And The Amazing Mental Health Benefits Of Songs

Reading Time: 8 minutesMusic has a wonderful ability to tap into our souls and affect the way we feel on a fundamental level, so how can it help with mental health?

Categories Advice, General, Me, Mental Health, ResearchTags Coping Strategies99 Comments

What Is The Strange World Of Smiling Depression?

9 June 202430 June 2021 by Unwanted Life
An Asian man crossing the road with a fake smile on to represent the topic of the article - What Is The Strange World Of Smiling Depression?

Reading Time: 5 minutesSmiling depression might be one of the world’s most dangerous forms of depression, with people hiding behind a smile instead of getting help

Categories Advice, General, Mental HealthTags Addiction, Depression64 Comments
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