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Stress can increase anxiety horrendously. Here’s what it’s like when stress increases anxiety and what to do about it. More at HealthyPlace.

Stress Increases Anxiety to Intolerable Levels

I've recently, painfully, discovered that stress increases anxiety to interminable levels. Stress, of course, worsens one's mental health in many ways, but the way that I'm primarily feeling it is through anxiety (and probably depression; anxiety and depression being knitted together as they are). Previously, I didn't have the anxiety problems I do today, and I didn't realize just how bad anxiety could feel until this latest bought of stress increasing my anxiety.

Mental health stigma can be especially pervasive toward the unhoused community. Lack of resources and access to professional help does not warrant stigma, it should spark change. Learn how to make real change.

Surviving Mental Health Stigma

Mental Health Stigma Education in the Digital Age

Verbal abuse victims may struggle longing for healthy relationships they never received. However, healthy connections are possible elsewhere for healing.

Verbal Abuse in Relationships

Mourning a Relationship I Never Had

Using self-harm to regulate emotions is not uncommon, but it's a temporary solution, one that does more harm than good—and there are better ways to process and manage your feelings.

Speaking Out About Self Injury

Alternatives to Using Self-Harm to Regulate Emotions

It can be helpful to accept and acknowledge your anxiety instead of trying to avoid it. This article talks about how this is helpful.

Treating Anxiety

Accepting Your Anxiety Helps

I am so afraid that something bad will happen that I can barely think of much else. I think I might have PTSD from the apartment fire. Find out why this is at HealthyPlace.

Anxiety-Schmanxiety

Something Bad Will Happen to Me in the Future: Is It PTSD?

Mental Illness Overview

Family systems therapy is a popular approach to family and relationships counseling, but what should you expect from a session? Find out here at HealthyPlace.

Mental Illness Overview

How Does Family Systems Therapy Work?

Adlerian therapy is a brief, humanistic approach that many find helpful. But what is it, and how does it work? Read more on HealthyPlace.

Mental Illness Overview

Adlerian Therapy: What Is It and How Does It Work

Mental Illness Overview

Mental Health Information

Homelessness and mental illness can go hand-in-hand. Why? Does one cause the other? And what support is available? Check this out for answers and info.

Mental Illness Overview

Mental Illness and Homelessness

Interpersonal psychotherapy is a brief form of therapy used to treat depression. Find out about its techniques, benefits and goals, here at HealthyPlace.

Mental Illness Overview

What Is Interpersonal Psychotherapy Used to Treat?

Resilience is the key to successfully living with and recovering from a mental illness

Mental Illness Overview

Adapting to Living with a Psychological Disorder

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Body Image

Being Overweight Affects Your Sex Drive

Being overweight hampers your sex life Add a bad time in bed to the list of ways

I eat lots of food, drink more than I should and the weight is hurting my sex life. I don't even find myself attractive and I'm afraid to have relationships with women. Time for rehab.

Body Image

Lots of Food. No Sex. Time for Rehab

I'M AN ADDICT.

What we pay attention to matters. We're hardwired with a negativity bias, but we don't have to stay in negativity. Learn what to pay attention to at HealthyPlace.

Mental-Health-Newsletter

Choosing What We Pay Attention to Affects Our Mental Health

What we pay attention to matters. We're hardwired with a negativity bias, but we don't have to stay in negativity. Learn what to pay attention to at HealthyPlace.

All mental health disorders and difficulties have some things in common that can make daily living hard. Learn what to do about it at HealthyPlace.

Mental-Health-Newsletter

Mental Health Challenges Are Overwhelming: How to Center

All mental health disorders and difficulties have some things in common that can make daily living hard. Learn what to do about it at HealthyPlace.

Check out these tips for self-compassion, especially if you're living with a mental illness. It's not healthy to be too hard on yourself. Get self-compassion tips at HealthyPlace.

Mental-Health-Newsletter

Don’t Let Mental Illness Bully You! Tips for Self-Compassion

Don’t Let Mental Illness Bully You!

Wondering: Do I have?

Experiencing symptoms of mental illness but are unsure of what they mean? Get trusted information, take a psychological test to help determine possible causes and treatments.

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Wondering: Do I have?

Experiencing symptoms of mental illness but are unsure of what they mean? Get trusted information, take a psychological test to help determine possible causes and treatments.

More conditions >