Mental Health Care

You started an antidepressant hoping to feel more like yourself again. Instead, you suddenly feel like you’re running on overdrive. You’re sleeping less but have more energy. Your thoughts are...

When an aging parent suddenly becomes confused, withdrawn, paranoid, or agitated, families usually assume the cause is dementia, grief, or “just getting older.” Sometimes the real cause is sitting in...

Anosognosia is a brain-based inability to recognize one’s own illness. The term comes from Greek roots that roughly translate to “without knowledge of disease.” It describes a neurological symptom in...

Few mental health conditions are as misunderstood as schizoaffective disorder. Because it blends the symptoms of two very different illnesses, it is often misdiagnosed, and the people living with it...

Watching someone you love cycle into a manic episode is one of the more disorienting experiences a family member or close friend can face. The person may seem electrified—full of...

When a friend or family member is struggling with their mental health, knowing when to step in—and how—can feel impossibly hard. You don’t want to overreact, but you don’t want...

Living with anxiety, depression, or co-occurring disorders is hard enough. But when the people closest to you dismiss your experience—telling you it’s “just stress,” that you need to “think positive,”...

If you find yourself avoiding situations, conversations, or decisions that make you anxious, you’re not alone. This cycle is common, but the good news is that you can change it....

It’s not always easy to know when to ask for help—especially when you’ve spent weeks, months, or even years telling yourself to “just push through” your feelings of discomfort. But...

Living with depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, or any combination of mental health challenges can feel like moving through the world with an invisible weight strapped to your chest. And when...