LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgender, and questioning) teens do not only have to bear the challenges of being an adolescent, but they also face with frequent peer rejection, bullying, and […]
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There are many social pressures teens feel, as well as family expectations and demands. For some, those pressures might really have an effect on a teen’s mood, and could contribute
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One of the most common experiences among those who experience mental illness is that they believe they’re the only ones experiencing the stigma, symptoms, and challenges. Because the experience of
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Recently, a 15-year old boy ran away from his home in Los Angeles. He had $50 to his name and enough money to take the bus to San Francisco. However,
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George, age 17, sometimes suffers from severe depression, but not for the reasons that you might think. He’s not sad because he’s not liked by friends, and he’s not depressed
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This is often the time of year when you look at both the past and the future in order to create change in your life. What do you want stop
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If 2014 was a difficult year, with full of intense emotions, triggers, or not doing well in school, perhaps you want to create a way to make life easier in
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The first part of this article described a mental health plan that is widely used and highly successful. Usually at the start of a new year, many men, women, and
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We learn styles of emotionally responding to life from those around us. If our parents were consistently passive in their communication, behavior, and choices, then it’s likely that we have
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If you’re in treatment, whether it’s for an addiction or for a mental disorder, you might hear a lot of talk about your diagnosis. Perhaps you’ve been diagnosed with Bipolar
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