For most people, a crisis is something that unexpectedly disrupts their lives but eventually resolves itself. A death in the family, sudden job loss or losing your home in a fire is a crisis. The way we deal with a crisis depends on many factors as well, such as how much family support and financial resources are ... Read More
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What Is Endogenous Depression?
Everyone feels a little down occasionally, but sometimes those feelings don't go away. When feelings of sadness, hopelessness or numbness persist for more than two weeks, it may become clinical depression. Consider the exogenous and endogenous definitions of depression to be more specific about the type of illness ... Read More
What It’s Like to Live with PTSD
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is commonly portrayed in television shows and movies, usually among war veterans returning from combat. However, even as greater visibility is given to this mental illness, there are a lot of misconceptions about what it is, who can experience it, and how it affects friends and ... Read More
What are the Mental Health Side Effects of the COVID Vaccine?
While the long-term effects of the global pandemic won't be fully realized for decades, the links between mental illness and COVID-19 have been clear from the start. The stress of facing a deadly virus during a period of lengthy isolation, increased unemployment, and a decrease in access to consistent support has ... Read More
The Flight Attendant’s Guide to Addiction and Mental Health
Working as a flight attendant with its demanding schedules, jet lag, and solitary hotel living can take its toll. Like other high-stress jobs, flight attendants can become vulnerable to the use of drugs or alcohol to cope with their work. Abusing drugs and alcohol to cope with mental health symptoms can pave the way to ... Read More
How Hemingway Never Met a Martini He Didn’t Like
The author of classic works like The Old Man and the Sea, For Whom the Bell Tolls and The Sun Also Rises, Ernest Hemingway is looked upon as a literary titan. But in many circles, his writing isn't what he's best remembered for. Hemingway's drinking and macho reputation are revered long after his death — but what ... Read More
The Police Officer’s Guide to Addiction and Mental Health
Every day police officers face a unique set of stressors that can make them more vulnerable to mental illness and addiction. Life and death situations can occur without warning and require immediate action from the trained officers serving the nation's cities, suburbs, towns, villages, and rural areas. Without ... Read More
What Drugs Did Bob Dylan Really Do?
The "golden oldies" age of music may have ended decades ago, but the impact of this often drug-fueled music will live on forever. While it wouldn't surprise many to learn that famous musicians from the 1960s had drug habits, the story of Bob Dylan is a bit more complicated. Once thought to be the most protesting ... Read More
