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Feeling Kinda Numb Lately? You Could Be Experiencing Anhedonia

Why Does Having a Crush Turn Us Into Different People?

Here’s Exactly How Your Birth Order Impacts Your Mental Health

What’s Dyslexia and Do I Have It?

What Counts As Trauma?

How Can I Spot a Pathological Liar IRL?

Do You Actually Need Closure?

Do You Need Meds for Major Depressive Disorder?

What Your Favorite Comfort Show Says About You

A Nice Lil Intro to Antipsychotics

So What’s the Difference Between OCD and OCPD?

Does My Kid Have Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder?

QQ: What’s the Difference Between a Life Coach and a Therapist?

What’s the Deal With Orthorexia?

Why Does Zoning Out Make My Brain Feel All Good and Fuzzy?

Going Nonverbal Doesn’t Mean What You Think It Means

What Experts Want You to Know About MAOI Drugs

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Mood Stabilizers

Does ADHD Show Up Differently in Women?

ARFID Isn’t Just Picky Eating—Let’s Talk About It

Is an Avoidant Attachment Style Bad, and How Do I Fix That?

Trauma Bonding Doesn’t Mean What You Think it Means

Here’s What It Really Means to Be Delusional

Why Are So Many People Talking About Complex PTSD?

6 Things We’re All Getting Wrong About Suicide

Do I Have Avoidant Personality Disorder or Am I Just Shy?

What Is an Emotional-Support Animal Anyway (and Can I Get One)?

Help! Why Can’t I Cry?!

Why Are We All So Damn Nostalgic Lately? 

Body Liberation Just Hits Different

What the Eff Is Love Bombing?

Is High-Functioning Depression for Real?

When Do Body Image Issues Become Body Dysmorphic Disorder?

We Asked Sex Therapists What They Wish People Knew About Sex Therapy 

Surprise! Your Ex Probably Isn’t a Narcissist

What’s the Difference Between Psychiatrists and Psychologists?

What It’s Really Like to Live With Dissociative Identity Disorder

What Is Inattentive ADHD, and Do I Have It?

What’s EFT Tapping and Why Is the Internet Obsessed With It?

6 Ways to Deal With Gender Dysphoria—From a Therapist Who Can Relate

Why Won’t Social Media Let Us Talk About Our Feelings?

Why Do I Hate That My Friends Have Other Friends?

How to Tell if You’re an Ambivert 

Is High-Functioning Anxiety a Real Thing?

Is It Your Anxious Attachment Style or Are You Dating Assholes?

Have You Heard of Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria Yet?

What’s the Deal With Situational Depression?

What Is Shadow Work, and Should You Be Doing It?

The Spotlight Effect Is the Reason You Feel Like Everyone Is Judging You

When Does Binge Eating Become Binge-Eating Disorder?

Traveling While Plus-Size Can Be Emotionally Draining. Here’s My Advice

This Is Why You Can’t Turn Away From True Crime

Can Cold Plunging Really Help With Anxiety and Depression?

Yep, Your Depression Could Be a Disability

What the Heck Is a Dopamine Detox?

Can Someone Please Explain Inner Child Work?

Why You Feel Like a Ball of Anxiety the Day After Drinking

What Is Trichotillomania?

How to Stop Spending Money When You’re Sad

What Actually Causes Bipolar Disorder?

Hold up, ADHD Is a Disability?

How Long Does Depression Typically Last?

Everything to Know About Facing Your Fears in Exposure Therapy

What Even Are Boundaries and How Should You Set Them?

7 Things You Should Know Before Seeing a Psychiatrist

You’re Not Alone If You Get the Birthday Blues

We’re Not Talking About Anxiety Poops, but We Should Be

‘Harry & Meghan’ Got Us Talking About Suicidal Ideation During Pregnancy

QQ: What Are My Values and What Do I Do With Them?

Everything You Need to Know About 988

How to Tell If Your Disordered Eating Is an Eating Disorder

Is Trauma Actually Stored In Our Hips?

What the Heck Is Trauma Dumping Anyway?

Do You Have Insomnia or Just Suck at Sleeping?

Why Can’t I Stop Crying When I’m Angry?

Should Your Therapist Help You Lose Weight?

Is It Depression or Am I Going Through a Sad Patch?

Here’s What Depression Actually Is (and Isn’t)

Here’s What ADHD Actually Is (and Isn’t)

How to Know if Your Anxious Feels Might Be an Anxiety Disorder

Here’s What to Know About Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Are You Stressed, Anxious, or Overwhelmed?

Have You Ever Tried Co-Regulation?

Let’s Talk About Anticipatory Grief

What’s the Difference Between Mania and Hypomania?

How to Break Out of the Social Media Comparison Trap

Calling All Good-Time Friends: You’re Allowed to Feel Sad, Mad, or Shitty Too

Calling All Indecisive People: Why Are We Like This?

Here’s Why You Might Feel Lonely Even When You’re Not Alone

Glimmers Might Be Your New Favorite Mental Health Hack

Why You Feel Blue/Meh/Blah After Doing Something Exciting

The Difference Between Obsessions and Compulsions

Here’s What OCD Actually Is (and Isn’t)

The Real Difference Between Envy and Jealousy

Can We Talk About Intrusive Thoughts?

Here’s What Bipolar Disorder Actually Is (and Isn’t)

Let’s Talk About Peripartum Depression

What Social Media Gets Wrong About ADHD

The Difference Between OCD and Perfectionism

Why Are So Many Adults Getting an ADHD Diagnosis?

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