more articles about: mental health

We all have demons imprisoned inside us. We all have something scary waiting to be released inside our heads and they're not pretty. They can be loud at times telling you what to do, taking away all the senses in your body ...

Early this year, we shared a post regarding UST offering free psychological services even to non-Thomasians. This month, we're happy to have found this post from Facebook user Charlene Mae Arkaina, saying that the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) offers free psychiatric consultation, too!Not only that, ...

Being in a stressful situation or having an anxiety attack is already hard in itself, so make a conscious effort to keep yourself from thinking these things:The problem with this kind of thinking is you're programmed to think that you're either successful ...

Fandoms, specifically fangirls, are some of the most influential people on the planet. Nobody can deny that. In fact, Harry Styles once said, "Teenage-girl fans—they don't lie. If they like you, they're there. They don't act 'too cool.' They like you, and ...

As I've said before, depression is an illness just like how cancer is an illness.Like fluid released from a ruptured cyst, it will permeate your brain until you can no longer take the pain. You won't know when it'll hit you and ...

If you (or someone you know) need help or just want to talk to someone, you can get in touch with mental health facilities such as the UST Graduate School Psychotrauma Clinic, which offers free psychological services even to non-UST students.It all ...

"You're just over-reacting!""BIPOLAR!""Mental illness is not real."Are you tired of hearing these things?We've all experienced having a bad day (or two, or thirty), and it's easy to dismiss it as just that: a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day, just like ...

Most people think that depression is merely a state of mind that can easily be brushed off by a positive attitude, but that isn't always the case. People who suffer from depression aren't "begging for attention" or are "just sad" at the moment; it's ...

This critically-acclaimed novel (ICYDK: It'll be adapted into a movie starring Elle Fanning next year!) focuses on two teens, Violet and Theodore, who both want to escape their small town. After Violet saves Theodore from committing suicide, the two develop a friendship ...

Some people think that depression is all about pushing people away, being lonely, and having suicidal thoughts, and while those are some possible indicators, there's another side to mental illnesses that isn't as noticeable. If you can do well in school, yet suddenly ...

Society often misunderstands people with mental illness because recognizing its symptoms can be quite difficult. They are often characterized only as intense personality traits or confused as mood swings. There are a lot of false information circulating and stereotypes formulated about mental ...

Today in proof that things are looking up: Barbie just talked about a mental health issue! Feeling blue, to be specific, but we'll take it. We all know that Barbie is known to be many things. She's always seen as happy, positive, ...