Mental Wellness
This category includes everything concerning your mental Wellness such as mental illness, anxiety, self-love, self-care etc.
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Aromatherapy (and Anxiety) Explained in 3 Great Steps
A few days ago I was inspired by a story I heard about an old Japanese couple, Mr. and Mrs. Kuroki. In the later parts of Mrs. Kuroki’s life, she gradually became blind as a side-effect of her diabetes. Due to her blindness Mrs. Kuroki became depressed, something that Mr. Kuroki quickly noticed. Mr. Kuroki worked to solve this problem by planting thousands of flowers on their property, so she could enjoy one of her remaining senses. This worked out well for both of them, after the flowers bloomed Mrs. Kuroki couldn’t stop smiling, which was all her husband wanted. This reminded me of how helpful aromatherapy can really be.…
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2 Great Ways Dogs Can Help Lower Stress (and why)
Depression is becoming more common recently. Regardless of the pandemic many of us see intense stress regularly. As one could guess, stress can lead to depression. As I noted in my first article here, there are plenty of ways to prevent depression and by extension, stress. One way to reduce stress is through pets, in most cases this means dogs. While not everyone is a dog person, it’s not easy to find someone who isn’t. This is for good reason, dogs give us companionship with few strings attached. You scratch their back, they’ll scratch yours ten times over. While not everyone has a dog, many universities and workplaces offer dog…
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4 Great Tips That Can Break Your Holiday Depression
The holiday season is here, and it’s not always peachy for everyone. For one reason or another many of us find ourselves with holiday depression, but it doesn’t have to be that way. Most of these tips lie in communication and planning. It’s also important to note that I’ll be writing these from the perspective of a recently graduated college student. So I’ll mostly be talking about holiday problems in the average adult life. This is advice I’ve determined to be useful for myself and close friends, but keep in mind that I’m not an expert. My last post covered four tips to help fix a bad day, so I…
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ADHD tips: 5 quick tips for fighting and beating ADHD
ADHD affects approximately nine percent of the US population. As anyone who lives with ADHD knows, it makes it hard to get started on tasks, hard to stay focused on those tasks, and even harder to ultimately finish them. Here are a few ADHD tips that can help you buckle down and get to work when your ADHD is getting in the way. 1. Use timers and alarms. A timer is not only a good way to keep yourself on task by giving you a restriction to work under, but it’s also a great way to get started on tasks. The action of activating a timer is a good way…
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4 Tips to Make Your Bad Days Better & Improve Mental Wellness
Everyone has bad days here and there. In the times were living now, these bad days can really put a damper on your mental wellness. Given that these bouts of sadness can come spontaneously, it’s good to plan ahead. So here are my 4 tips to make the bad days ahead of you better. Take a walk. This one sounds obvious, because it is. A lot of people overlook this because they’re told this every day. Right now, many of us have too much to think about and not a lot to look at. Staring at the same four walls everyday would drive anyone crazy. So…
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Overcoming Depressive Episodes: 3 Simple Things You Can Do Right Now to Improve Your Mental Wellness
Depressive episodes are not easy to overcome. Most techniques even take a while to start working. Here are three things you can do to start feeling better today
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Black Women: Do You ALWAYS Date Down When Dating Black Men? Tell us in this 5-7 minute survey
I started this survey because there was a Facebook debate stating how black women usually date white men when they become successful. This was heatedly debated among black women and black men in the comment section of the post. I decided that battling over opinions does not work. The only way to truly find the answer is by surveying black women and finding out if they are typically dating down in their relationships.
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5 Tips for Women Dealing With Anxiety: You Can Do Them RIGHT NOW
Please try these if you are a woman who is dealing with anxiety
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You Never Have to Accept an Apology Just Because They Say Sorry: 4 Reasons Why
Many people think that they are obligated to accept an apology just because someone takes the time to say sorry. The truth is you do not! Here are for reason why.
