5 Ways Depression Can Affect Your Physical Health

The American Psychological Association states that depression is one of the most common mental disorders. According to Healthline,  although we think of depression as being a mental and emotional disorder, it can have various effects on our physical well-being. Untreated depression can cause many undesirable physical problems. Here are a few to watch out for. 1. Loss of appetite or overeating...

Musings From the Borderline, Journal Scribbling February 16th 2020.

Sometimes my skin doesn’t quite fit. I wriggle inside of it, like there’s some kind of alien being trying to get out. I look in a mirror and wonder who I am. I can be at home yet still feel lost; feel emptiness even with a full life. The safe zones that anchor me can sometimes become destabilized in my mind, making those secure spaces feel exposed, leaving me vulnerable even to myself. Some days I...

Dissociation

Recently, whilst walking through town, I became temporarily dissociated. My physical presence felt detached from my surroundings and my senses shut down to the point of numbness. Nothing beyond my self felt real, and even the self felt curiously alien. WebMD describes dissociation as: “...a break in how your mind handles information. You may feel disconnected from your thoughts, feelings, memories,...

The Natural Antidepressant: Your Dog

As it turns out, our little furbabies are more than just cute and loyal companions; they improve our mental health too! Have you ever come home from a bad day and instantly felt better after seeing your pet? If so, you’re not alone. A Survey conducted on the human-animal bond found that 74% of pet owners reported improvements in mental health from pet ownership! Recently there has been a growing body...

Leveraging Technology for Mental Health in the Workplace

When digital technology is misused, it's not only a waste of company funds, but it can highlight problems in communication within your team. It helps to think of your team or organization as a living system, because in many ways, it really is. How Healthy and Robust is Your Digital Nervous System? As described in a previous Painted Brain article, the “digital nervous system” is a phrase describing...

What Google and Facebook knows about you

By Matthew Permuy and Kevin Naruse “What Google and Facebook knows about you.” Both Google and Facebook have been known for many years to collect and store many pieces of information on you and about you.  Google stores your location (if you have location tracking turned on) every time you turn on your phone. You can see a timeline of where you’ve been from the very first day you started using Google...

Combining Running And Meditation Magnifies The Anti-Depressive Impact Of Each

One of the classic hallmarks of depression and anxiety is ruminating, which is an inability to stop dwelling on gloomy thoughts and what-if scenarios played over and over.

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Mental Health Stigmas in Small Rural Hispanic Communities

The words loco and loca, meaning crazy, are broadly used in my community back home to describe people mostly in a favorable way. These are people who are naturally funny and think outside the box. Members of my community who are virtuous and full of life always seem...

Bebe Moore Campbell: The Importance of Her Legacy in 2020 

Blackness in Mental Health Today The 2020 Black Lives Matter protests that have followed the killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, have shed a heavy light on the problem of racial inequality in America. While racial inequality is by no means a new issue...

Dissociation

Recently, whilst walking through town, I became temporarily dissociated. My physical presence felt detached from my surroundings and my senses shut down to the point of numbness. Nothing beyond my self felt real, and even the self felt curiously alien. WebMD describes...

Talking Therapy : A Personal Assessment

Here in the UK we have a system called IAPT – Improved Access to Psychological Therapies. The waiting list is quite long, but, I decided to go along to see what it is all about and if the therapy could be helpful. So, I made the appointment and, initially my therapist...

Observational Self Help

Have you ever noticed the light as it falls across a garden or parkland? I mean really noticed, not just seen it, but felt it as every shadow taints the foliage, like an angel’s breath has whispered over the landscape, changing the tones; noticed how every sparkle of...

The Hallucinating Brain

There are many reasons why we hallucinate. An over-taxed mind leading to stress, depression, extreme fatigue, psychotic conditions, drug and alcohol use and general illness can all be causal factors of hallucinations. So, what is a clear expression of what a...

Eye Wonder

An artist once intentionally looked into my eyes whilst I was sat in the staff room of my local art college. He tried to pierce my gaze but couldn’t. He said he could not see past my eyes, he could not see into me, and that there was nothing there. I think that...

Journal Entry, 2nd June, 2019. Alienation.

Today I’m thinking about being alienated from everyone. Dealing with feelings of dissociation and alienation when I’m out and about can be tough. Sometimes I feel so condensed I notice the blood running through my veins. There’s not much I can do when feelings of...

This Is Why The Opposite of Play Is Depression

This Is Why The Opposite of Play Is Depression

The statistics of depression amongst full time U.S. workers and the consequent economic damages alone should lead us to evaluate what is missing in our work environments. More often than not, work equals stress and deadlines. What if we could change that by...

Can we talk about video games and depression?

The potential for video games in treatment for depression is a very overlooked and under-studied field. For decades, popular media has played up the narrative that video games are bad for children and developing youth. Whether it was behavioral problems, lack of...

How Hot Is Too Hot: Tackling The Climate Crisis Discussion

What is the climate crisis, and how is an individual’s mental health affected? Just what, exactly, is climate change? Of all the hot-button issues making their rounds in public discourse, perhaps none have received the same level of attention as climate change. And...

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Cutout Art With Message

Our contributor Ed Tsokolakyan did a cutout of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Day, Jan 17th, 2022 in celebration of the wise message and question of what is one’s life’s blueprint. Ed specifically created this video to contribute to Mental...

Grounding Techniques for Anxiety

Whether experiencing a full-blown attack or just overwhelming anxiety, most feel out of control and powerless through these episodes. By learning a few simple grounding techniques, people can self-soothe and calm their anxiety before it...

Phone Apps For Your Mental Health

Phone Apps For Your Mental Health

By Mary Abzug If you are one of the 3.5 billion smartphone users worldwide, then you likely are familiar with the abundance of apps available at your fingertips. Between social media platforms, fitness trackers, games, music, news, there is basically an app...

Meditation for Mental Health

By Roz Hedayatian Currently, there are many different types of meditation techniques being used to manage mental health issues. Meditation is a great way to decrease stress and allow space for consciousness in an overstimulating world....

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Cutout Art With Message

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Cutout Art With Message

Our contributor Ed Tsokolakyan did a cutout of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Day, Jan 17th, 2022 in celebration of the wise message and question of what is one's life's blueprint. Ed specifically created this video to contribute to Mental...

5 Ways Depression Can Affect Your Physical Health

Author: Rachel McCallum February 21, 2020 The American Psychological Association states that depression is one of the most common mental disorders. According to Healthline,  although we think of depression as being a mental and emotional disorder, it can have various...

Imposter Syndrome: Beating the Cycle

If you’ve ever had the feeling that you were a fraud, that you don’t belong and don’t deserve your job or accomplishments, you’re not alone. Imposter syndrome, defined by Psychology Today as “a psychological phenomenon in which people are unable to internalize their...

The Newfound Benefits to Telehealth

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, everyone has had to make some major changes to their everyday lives within the past year. Many adults have grown accustomed to working from home, children have been doing online school, and most healthcare providers have made the...

10 Instagram Accounts to Follow if you Suffer from Depression

It’s no secret that those of us suffering from depression often feel alone and with nowhere to turn for support. While some of us have friends or family who we can call when feeling depressed, we may not always want to ask for help or even have the energy to pick up...

Your Brain On Social Media: What Makes It So addictive?

How many times have you checked your phone today? Do you place your phone on the table when you’re having breakfast, lunch and/or dinner? Does your phone rest underneath your pillow or on your nightstand while you sleep? All these preferences may seem like natural...

Virtual Reality Might Be the Next Big Thing for Mental Health

There is more to VR (Virtual Reality) than playing life-like games. This fairly new piece of technology is promising a great change in the field of mental health.  Can VR reshape the healthcare system and introduce an innovative way of improving our well-being? So...

Mental Health Stigmas in Small Rural Hispanic Communities

Mental Health Stigmas in Small Rural Hispanic Communities

The words loco and loca, meaning crazy, are broadly used in my community back home to describe people mostly in a favorable way. These are people who are naturally funny and think outside the box. Members of my community who are virtuous and full of life always seem...

Bebe Moore Campbell: The Importance of Her Legacy in 2020 

Bebe Moore Campbell: The Importance of Her Legacy in 2020 

Blackness in Mental Health Today The 2020 Black Lives Matter protests that have followed the killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, have shed a heavy light on the problem of racial inequality in America. While racial inequality is by no means a new issue...

5 Ways Depression Can Affect Your Physical Health

5 Ways Depression Can Affect Your Physical Health

The American Psychological Association states that depression is one of the most common mental disorders. According to Healthline,  although we think of depression as being a mental and emotional disorder, it can have various effects on our physical well-being....

Dissociation

Dissociation

Recently, whilst walking through town, I became temporarily dissociated. My physical presence felt detached from my surroundings and my senses shut down to the point of numbness. Nothing beyond my self felt real, and even the self felt curiously alien. WebMD describes...

The Natural Antidepressant: Your Dog

The Natural Antidepressant: Your Dog

As it turns out, our little furbabies are more than just cute and loyal companions; they improve our mental health too! Have you ever come home from a bad day and instantly felt better after seeing your pet? If so, you’re not alone. A Survey conducted on the...

This Is Why The Opposite of Play Is Depression

The statistics of depression amongst full time U.S. workers and the consequent economic damages alone should lead us to evaluate what is missing in our work environments. More often than not, work equals stress and deadlines. What if we could change that by...

Can we talk about video games and depression?

The potential for video games in treatment for depression is a very overlooked and under-studied field. For decades, popular media has played up the narrative that video games are bad for children and developing youth. Whether it was behavioral problems, lack of...

Grounding Techniques for Anxiety

Whether experiencing a full-blown attack or just overwhelming anxiety, most feel out of control and powerless through these episodes. By learning a few simple grounding techniques, people can self-soothe and calm their anxiety before it...

Phone Apps For Your Mental Health

By Mary Abzug If you are one of the 3.5 billion smartphone users worldwide, then you likely are familiar with the abundance of apps available at your fingertips. Between social media platforms, fitness trackers, games, music, news, there is basically an app...

Meditation for Mental Health

By Roz Hedayatian Currently, there are many different types of meditation techniques being used to manage mental health issues. Meditation is a great way to decrease stress and allow space for consciousness in an overstimulating world....

The Natural Antidepressant: Your Dog

As it turns out, our little furbabies are more than just cute and loyal companions; they improve our mental health too! Have you ever come home from a bad day and instantly felt better after seeing your pet? If so, you’re not alone. A Survey conducted on the...

Leveraging Technology for Mental Health in the Workplace

When digital technology is misused, it's not only a waste of company funds, but it can highlight problems in communication within your team. It helps to think of your team or organization as a living system, because in many ways, it really is. How Healthy and Robust...

What Google and Facebook knows about you

By Matthew Permuy and Kevin Naruse “What Google and Facebook knows about you.” Both Google and Facebook have been known for many years to collect and store many pieces of information on you and about you.  Google stores your location (if you have location tracking...

Journal Entry, 2nd June, 2019. Alienation.

Today I’m thinking about being alienated from everyone. Dealing with feelings of dissociation and alienation when I’m out and about can be tough. Sometimes I feel so condensed I notice the blood running through my veins. There’s not much I can do when feelings of...