In recent years many people have been spending a lot of time on social media sites. This is especially true for adolescents, teens, and young adults. In fact, research shows that 80% of this population uses these sites daily. Of this, about 50% spend at least two hours each day on the platform. Many psychiatrists …
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There are some people who enter therapy because they find themselves feeling completely hopeless. Some of these people have been suffering for years, others for decades. They may have tried numerous therapies and medications without finding them helpful. This doesn’t mean there’s no hope of healing from their depression. There’s always hope for three reasons. …
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Many parents understand that we’re living in challenging times yet they still feel as though their teenagers are suffering from both depression and anxiety. They even admit that they feel quite concerned about their mental health. While some parents are cautiously transitioning back to school and other activities, COVID’s effects are far from over. While …
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There are a lot of parents who are attempting to work from home while having their children around. Unfortunately, this frequently leads to the inability to concentrate but there are some things you can do about this. Understand Why You’re Struggling to Concentrate When you feel anxious and uncertain you’re bound to feel on edge …
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Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS therapy) is a non-invasive way of stimulating your brain. For this reason, it’s only used after things like antidepressants and psychotherapy have proven ineffective. TMS treatment is delivered via an electromagnetic coil that’s placed over the region of your brain that’s involved with creating feelings of depression. This device generates a …
There are a lot of people who feel like COVID-19 is a type of clinical depression. This is because winter has been dragging on leaving people curled up inside eating too much comfort food. It also feels a lot like “Groundhog Day”. With such feelings of oppression and emptiness, the last thing you may want …
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There are more than 5,200 patients who have been evaluated by the NeuroStar TMS Outcomes Registry since it was first created in September 2016. As such, this registry has become the largest data set available having to do with Major Depressive Disorder. Response Rates of NeuroStar Herein you’ll find a lot of data that has …
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There is a new mental health drive in St. Petersburg these days and it uses murals together with just two simple words for making sure that people keep the same condition of their mental health as before. This campaign is called “You Good?” and it is a local network from mental health services. The campaign …
Feeling hopeless can leave you feeling debilitated. There are many reasons why you may be feeling this way (e.g. grief, unhappiness at work, health issues) but regardless of why you’re suffering from hopelessness, the symptoms will still look the same. You’ll feel alone, sad, stuck, unable to function, tearful, and may even find yourself shutting …
When your phone prompts you to switch to low battery mode it’s similar to how your body is feeling when it is depressed. This isn’t something we think about much because we’re more familiar with symptoms, not causes. We do our best to medicate the mood without thinking much about why we’re feeling this mood …
