Care for Your Mental Health – The Importance of Self-Care

Care for Your Mental Health – The Importance of Self-Care

General

According to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), mental health includes emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel, act, make choices, and relate to others. Mental health is more than the absence of a mental illness—it’s...
Different ways that holidays affect Mental Health

Different ways that holidays affect Mental Health

Depression, General

The holiday season often brings unwelcome guests — stress and depression. And it’s no wonder. The holidays affect Mental Health often by presenting a dizzying array of demands — cooking meals, shopping, baking, cleaning, and entertaining, to name just a few. In...
Is There Such a Thing as High-Functioning Anxiety?

Is There Such a Thing as High-Functioning Anxiety?

General

Would it surprise you to know that some successful individuals—such as students who always ace their tests, employees who exceed performance expectations, or business people who run very profitable companies—experience high levels of anxiety?  That they feel insecure,...
How Grief and Loss can affect Mental Health

How Grief and Loss can affect Mental Health

General

Are mental effects of grief serious issues to consider? Experiencing the loss of a loved one can be traumatic and truly heartbreaking. The mourning process can be confusing and you may feel that your life will never be the same. According to Banyan Mental Health,...