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How to Support Someone with Depression
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Depression is one of the most common mental health conditions in the world. It can affect almost every aspect of a person’s life, including sleep, work, relationships, and exercise.
Depression often does not make sense to those who have never experienced it. Because of that, friends and family members are often ignorant about how they can help their loved ones.
Understanding PTSD: What Is It & How Does It Affect Military Veterans?
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Your mental health is one of the most important aspects of your well-being.
Mental health refers to a person’s overall psychological and emotional wellness, and it encompasses a range of factors that affect how a person thinks, feels, behaves, and operates. This includes their ability to cope with stress, maintain relationships, and make logical decisions.
Reconnecting with Your Children and Partner After Deployment: Tips for Military Families
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Military life is challenging for many service members and their families.
Military service often includes large chunks of time spent away from loved ones due to deployment, training, and reserve duties, and frequently moving to unfamiliar parts of the world.
The Impact of Stress on Family Dynamics and Communication
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It is only natural to feel stressed from time to time.
However, if you are feeling stressed all day, every day, then this is a sign that there might be a deeper problem. When people try to ignore their stress, it will only make things worse.
Try These Five Therapeutic Activities at Home Today!
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We all want to improve our mental health.
Therapy is a great option for improving mental wellness, however, it is not always available to us right when we need it.
Ways To Build Social and Emotional Intelligence in Your Children
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Every parent wants the best education for their children.
School is a great place for children to learn to socialize, rationalize their feelings, and boost their academic prowess, but school cannot teach children everything they need to know, especially when it comes to social and emotional intelligence.