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Tips For Easing Back to School Anxiety
As the upcoming school year approaches, it’s essential to address and manage back-to-school anxiety effectively. -
Surviving the Bed Shortage in Mental Health Treatment Facilities: A Teenager’s Experience
This is an unprecedented crisis in mental health facilities — and it needs to be addressed. -
Getting Involved with NAMI on My College Campus
For the first time, I was able to talk about my struggles with anxiety among peers who could relate to the experience. -
I Wish They’d Seen It Sooner: Growing Up Undiagnosed
It does make me sad to think some of my suffering could have been alleviated sooner. -
Sending My Daughter to College, Mental Health Challenges and All
For parents like me, this transition is not just about buying a cute duvet for the dorm. -
Things I Didn’t Expect When I Became a Parent
"I never expected her to abruptly run out of the class and hide in the school bathroom or to receive a phone call from the school informing me they could not find my daughter." -
When You Have an Anxiety Disorder, Courage Is Subjective
"Parenting an anxious child is a gift. It's also exhausting." -
The Difference Between a Disorder and a Feeling
It’s easy to assume that because we all experience anxiety, we have an idea of what living with an anxiety condition might feel like. But that’s simply not the case. -
Millennials and Mental Health
Millennials are more likely to talk about mental health than their parents or grandparents. And as more young people speak out, the stigma surrounding mental illness is beginning to lessen. -
You Can’t Plan for Mental Illness
"The deadline of my 5-year plan has long passed, and my life has not gone as I planned, but I am happy, healthy and have a mission to end the stigma surrounding mental illness."