22 Ways My Friends Accommodate My Mental Health Conditions

sleepless nights.Fascination with dreaming is as old as humankind. Everybody dreams, whether they remember them or not, shares an article published by the Sleep Foundation. The report says that most people dream about two hours every night, which can happen in any sleep state.However, when you go into the most profound sleep state, called REM, your dreams can be more vivid and memorable.

May 12 is ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia Awareness Day. These are some of our favorite stories describing what it’s like to live with these diagnoses.

Dating can be hard when you’re an overthinker. When you live with different anxiety disorders, trauma, and/or health conditions, it’s very easy to overthink yourself into a small (or very large) tizzy. 

“Be soft. Do not let the world make you hard. Do not let the pain make you hate.

Studies have found that perfectionism is linked to indecisiveness. This is because:Fear is a powerful motivator. Being afraid can make someone act out of character, show their true colors after years of hiding, or trap someone in a stagnant, frozen state – that’s how powerful it can be.

It’s easy to say “I don’t care,” when a celebrity is in some new drama or comes forward with a new health diagnosis. In fact, a lot of people can’t find it in them to care when there are “real world” problems happening. As someone who is in the real world, has many problems, and who heavily pays attention to pop culture, I can confidently say pop culture matters, not just because writing about it is what secures my paycheck, but for a number of reasons, especially in regards to the health community. 

The human body is a complex of many processes going on simultaneously. With so much going on, the body needs a steady supply of energy to sustain this activity. This required energy is in the form of minerals, vitamins, and many other nutrients which are essential for the body. Now, ideally, all of these requirements should be fulfilled by food but due to many reasons, our body may experience a deficiency of one or more essential nutrients. To cover this deficiency, supplements are taken that ensure the smooth functioning of the body. These dietary supplements can in no way substitute healthy food as their function is only to fill any gaps left behind in the required essentials. Usually, a negative connotation is associated with supplements but it’s not the supplements that are bad but their abuse that can create some problems. When used responsibly, they provide adequate amounts of essential nutrients. To ensure a healthy lifestyle, these supplements play a very important role with prior knowledge of their use as a pre-condition. Many people wonder, are these supplements safe to take? For their satisfaction, all dietary supplements are passed through many stages of evaluation before making them available to consumers. In addition, drug authorities take any supplement off the market if they are found to be causing any kind of harm. However, it is advised to always gather maximum information before taking any supplement and never use any without a doctor’s approval.

Why do I procrastinate, especially, when I know better? How come I feel an urge to do something else whenever I start doing something important?  What steps can I take to move forward?

Has the inability to make peace with your past hindered your journey toward discovering your authentic self?

ADVERTISEMENT The issue is that you will lose the one you love if you don’t wake up and realize that having a relationship takes work. Assume you bought a plant from the nursery for your home. What would happen to that plant if you didn’t water it when it gets dry?It wouldn’t take long before the plant would wither up and die.The good news is that many plants can be salvaged and brought back to life even in a decaying state of drought.

Our school district is slowly moving towards inclusion as the rule, not just an exception that parents need to fight really hard for. I believe our son Daxon is the first child with Down syndrome that his first-grade teacher has ever had in her General Ed classroom.

Shock was my initial reaction to the celiac diagnosis I opened my Kaiser inbox to back in October of 2020. Before then, I’d thought the only way a person could have the condition was if they became sick immediately after consuming gluten-containing foods.

May is Fibromyalgia Awareness Month. Fibromyalgia is a chronic illness that causes widespread, chronic pain in the musculoskeletal system, along with debilitating fatigue, brain fog, depression, other mental health symptoms, and more. Fibromyalgia can develop after an infection or injury, but sometimes has no apparent triggering event. Fibromyalgia can vary significantly in severity, but many people with this condition struggle to work, attend school, and/or manage housework and other daily tasks. Yet despite how life-changing fibromyalgia can be, scientists don’t know much about it, and there aren’t many treatment options. Many people with fibromyalgia are dismissed and disbelieved by doctors and even their own families, both before and after receiving their diagnosis.

As a new season fast approaches–one filled with warmer weather, beach days, and hopefully a few long weekend getaways–it’s the perfect time to switch up your wellness routine and add something new to the mix. Wellness trends have been popping up everywhere (#grateful that TikTok introduced us to the Hot Girl Walk back in 2021 and YouTube showed us the 12-3-30 workout that had everyone running to buy a treadmill).

“Smile, breathe, and go slowly.” ~Thich Nhat Hanh

histrionic personality disorder. This disorder’s severity stems from the person’s intense and unstable emotions that make them quite unbalanced. Since this individual has a twisted self-image, they want everyone to notice them.The very root of the word means dramatic or theatrical, so it’s easy to see why HPD is a condition where the person’s emotional stability is volatile.

Not available June 7? Don’t worry. Register now and we’ll send you the replay link to watch at your convenience.Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a biological condition characterized by symptoms of inattention, impulsivity, and hyperactivity.

It’s the late ’80s. I’m 6 years old, waiting outside of my elementary school for my mom to pick me up. She is running very late, and it’s almost time for school to close.

RSD is one of the most disruptive manifestations of emotional dysregulation — a common but often misunderstood symptom of ADHD, particularly in adults. RSD is a brain-based phenomenon that is likely an innate feature of ADHD. Though the experience of RSD can be painful and even traumatic, it is not thought to be caused by trauma.Just about every person with ADHD experiences rejection sensitivity, says psychiatrist William Dodson, M.D. He says that what triggers this pain is the perception, real or imagined, of being:[Self-Test: Do I Have RSD?]According to Dr.

fictional characters, something magical happens: they become energized by a fresh sense of resolve.Elementary school readers may learn about creative problem-solving from Remi the squirrel. Middle school students may feel less alone thanks to Ally and her leap of faith. High schoolers may ditch their devices for the action and suspense in Skyhunter and Steelstriker, two sci-fi novels that touch on themes of disability and prejudice.Engage your children with these and the other fictional characters featured in these books, grouped by grade level below.

There is no longer any denying it: our parents and the way they raised us and the way they behave around us have a lasting impact on our lives as a whole. If we are raised by good and loving parents, we have a real chance of leading happy lives, but if our parents are toxic, we can end up enduring much turmoil.It’s a sad fact. And we cannot change who our parents are.