Cutting is what people do when they do not know how to express their pain that they take it out on themselves. If you feel like you can no longer ignore the increasing marks your friends are inflicting on themselves,…
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Smiling Depression
We are used to seeing depression as someone who looks sad or crying all of the time. While that is one form of depression, there is also a hidden depression called smiling depression where someone appears to be happy on…
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Lies People Tell Themselves to Continue Drug and Alcohol Use
Because people under addiction feel that they cannot stop, they give others reasons why it is important for them to continue their drug use. They may tell you that it is what everyone else is doing or that they have…
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How Shyness Can Be Social Anxiety
Having social anxiety disorder means the constant worrying of embarrassing yourself, extreme anxiety before a social situation, being scared in public, sweating, trembling, dizziness, and nausea when around a lot of people. It is possible that you may think this…
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Candy Crush Game Addiction
The game app, Candy Crush, is considered the most popular Android game of all time. Market analyst Sensor Tower says that players spend an average of $4.2 million per day in 2018. It is important to take addictions to game…
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The Symptoms of Nervous Energy
If you were to see a bear and you feel like you are about to be chased through the forest because of this encounter, your body will go through a fight-or-flight response where you will be ready to defend yourself.…
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Causes of Sleep Anxiety
Sleep anxiety is when we are afraid to fall asleep or falling asleep throughout the night. This can mean that your mind is racing about not being able to sleep or about what the day will bring the next day.…
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Why Addiction Screening of Patients is Challenging in Internal Medicine
Many reasons exist why it may be difficult to diagnose mental illness and addiction within the internal medicine field. Sometimes signs manifest as depression when the issue is being caused by addiction. Other times, it may be a co-occurring disorder.…
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