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Understanding Anxiety: How Clinical Diagnoses Help Us Make Sense of Distress
Anxiety doesn’t look the same for everyone, yet everyone experiences anxiety. You might not call it anxiety, but it’s there in the way your shoulders tighten when you’re not sure what to say, or how your voice changes when all eyes are on you. It’s in the overthinking...
Types of OCD: Recognizing the Hidden Dimensions of Obsessive‑Compulsive Disorder
When most people think about OCD, they picture someone washing their hands compulsively or checking locks repeatedly. These visible compulsions represent only a fraction of how the disorder actually manifests. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder is defined by intrusive,...
Youth Suicide Prevention: What to Know and How to Help (Part 2)
Understanding suicide risk in youth means looking beyond the most visible signs. While some warning signals are clear, many are subtle, especially when distress is masked by other behaviors or traits like withdrawal or perfectionism. The earlier we’re able to notice...
Understanding the Youth Mental Health Crisis (Part 1)
In recent years, the mental health needs of children and adolescents have drawn urgent attention from families, schools, medical professionals, and policymakers. While concerns about youth well-being existed long before the COVID-19 pandemic, the disruptions of 2020...
Understanding Vicarious Trauma: When Witnessing Others’ Pain Affects Your Mental Health
Vicarious trauma occurs when we absorb the emotional and psychological impact of others' traumatic experiences. Unlike direct trauma, where you experience a threatening event firsthand, vicarious trauma develops from witnessing, hearing about, or being exposed to the...
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