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Mahevash Shaikh writes about what she has learned as a 'Work and Bipolar or Depression' blogger and why she is leaving it for another blog at HealthyPlace.

Saying Goodbye to 'Work and Bipolar or Depression'

Saying goodbye is never easy, but it is crucial because everything ends. After writing for three years for Work and Bipolar or Depression, my journey has taken a bittersweet turn. This is my last post about work and depression, and I want to express my gratitude to team HealthyPlace and my readers.

Feeling alone with depression is horrible and it is exacerbated by the stigma of depression. Find out how at HealthyPlace.

Surviving Mental Health Stigma

I Felt Alone Because My Depression Didn't Look Like the Commercials

Verbal abuse at school might be coming from your child's teachers. This isn't uncommon, and it can be hard to combat it. Learn about my story at HealthyPlace.

Verbal Abuse in Relationships

Verbal Abuse of Children in Schools

Debunking Addiction

A Goodbye and Thank You to My Readers

Self-harm can make you tired for reasons you might never have expected. Find out why self-injury might be making you tired at HealthyPlace.

Speaking Out About Self Injury

Can Self-Harm Make You Tired?

Technology can be good for people living with ADHD when you use it in productive ways. Get some tips on how to manage ADHD with technology at HealthyPlace.

Living with Adult ADHD

How Technology Can Help with ADHD

Mental Illness Overview

What is trauma-focused therapy, and how important is it for trauma survivors? Find out here at HealthyPlace.

Mental Illness Overview

Is Trauma-Focused Therapy Imperative for Trauma Survivors?

Mental Illness Overview

List of Mental Illnesses

Myths about mental illness are common and they hurt people with mental illnesses. Learn how to separate mental illness facts from mental illness myths.

Mental Illness Overview

Mental Illness Myths and the Damage They Cause

Definition, techniques and goals of psychoanalytic therapy. Plus find out if this well-known talking therapy is still valid today.

Mental Illness Overview

Is Psychoanalytic Therapy Still a Valid Form of Therapy?

Movies about mental illness so often get it wrong, but these are five movies about mental illness you’ll want to watch for their realistic portrayals.

Mental Illness Overview

5 Movies About Mental Illness You’ll Want to Watch

Person-centered therapy is a form of talking therapy. Learn more about this technique, goals, examples and benefits, here at HealthyPlace.

Mental Illness Overview

What Are the Advantages of Person-Centered Therapy?

Recent Mental Health Articles

Teen Sex

Your Budding Daughter: Some Practical Suggestions for Parents

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Body Image

Being Overweight Affects Your Sex Drive

Being overweight hampers your sex life Add a bad time in bed to the list of ways

I eat lots of food, drink more than I should and the weight is hurting my sex life. I don't even find myself attractive and I'm afraid to have relationships with women. Time for rehab.

Body Image

Lots of Food. No Sex. Time for Rehab

I'M AN ADDICT.

What we pay attention to matters. We're hardwired with a negativity bias, but we don't have to stay in negativity. Learn what to pay attention to at HealthyPlace.

Mental-Health-Newsletter

Choosing What We Pay Attention to Affects Our Mental Health

What we pay attention to matters. We're hardwired with a negativity bias, but we don't have to stay in negativity. Learn what to pay attention to at HealthyPlace.

All mental health disorders and difficulties have some things in common that can make daily living hard. Learn what to do about it at HealthyPlace.

Mental-Health-Newsletter

Mental Health Challenges Are Overwhelming: How to Center

All mental health disorders and difficulties have some things in common that can make daily living hard. Learn what to do about it at HealthyPlace.

Check out these tips for self-compassion, especially if you're living with a mental illness. It's not healthy to be too hard on yourself. Get self-compassion tips at HealthyPlace.

Mental-Health-Newsletter

Don’t Let Mental Illness Bully You! Tips for Self-Compassion

Don’t Let Mental Illness Bully You!

Wondering: Do I have?

Experiencing symptoms of mental illness but are unsure of what they mean? Get trusted information, take a psychological test to help determine possible causes and treatments.

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Wondering: Do I have?

Experiencing symptoms of mental illness but are unsure of what they mean? Get trusted information, take a psychological test to help determine possible causes and treatments.

More conditions >