Nonprescription Drugs Could Address Chronic Conditions As many as half of the individuals living with chronic conditions like diabetes or high cholesterol remain untreated, a hugely expensive situation: Improved adherence to medications leads to better health outcomes, and could save $5 billion annually for diabetes alone. So how can we improve treatment for all Americans, including […]
Michelle, August 14, 2019 I wish I could give 2018 me a look into this year. I feel like a completely different person, and my whole attitude towards mental health has completely changed. A year ago I was stuck in a job I couldn’t stand. My mental health was in ruins. And I could barely get […]
I’ve lived with anxiety and depression along with an eating disorder pretty much as long as I can remember, but understand that that doesn’t define me: I am ME. I have never really felt stigmatised because of this, and I’m very much a ‘take me as I am’ person, at least on the outside. Recently […]
Depression can be a face of someone who is smiling, telling jokes and happy, which I am quite often. I have a family, a job and I am alive so why would I be depressed? It’s hard to talk to people when you don’t know what reaction you will get. In the past, I’ve found […]
I’ve been suffering from depression for just under four years, and depression has a way of replacing your confidence with pure anxiety and self-hatred. The scariest thing I found about suffering from a mental illness is the effect it has on every aspect of your life; it’s not just what’s inside your head. For me, […]
For a long while, I’ve been having issues with mental health. I remember asking my mum one day years ago if hearing and seeing things was normal and her response still sticks with me. “You’re too young and don’t know what REAL mental health problems are.” At the time I was incredibly depressed, anxious and […]
Depression is debilitating. Some people understand it, some think it’s an attention call. For me, depression is like that pile of laundry that you don’t want to show in your Instagram pictures. I never want to show my pile of laundry to the world, I want my life to seem happy and put together, as if I folded […]
Ah, mental health stigma surrounding depression. The worst that’s been said to me in the last 9 years of having depression is: “Don’t go and have a Helen moment on me!” “Don’t quit your job. I know your job has been making you feel depressed but you’re being stupid. You haven’t tried hard enough.” “Is […]
I have been fighting depression for more than 10 years. Over a decade of late nights and toxic behavior and having to pretend the next day that nothing is wrong. I never know how to explain depression to someone. It’s so different for everyone and comes in so many different forms. Some people describe their […]
The World Health Organization (WHO) recently declared the outbreak of 2019-nCoV, a novel strain of coronavirus that originated in Wuhan, China, a global health emergency. In the last three weeks, the number of confirmed cases has risen from about 50 in China to nearly 25,000 in 25 countries. Administration officials here in the United States have taken […]