When we imagine a depressed person, we might picture a stereotype. The depressed person is someone who struggles to get out of bed, who has a hard time keeping a daily routine, and who has withdrawn from their friends and family. However, there’s a lesser-known version of depression that doesn’t fit this conventional idea: high-functioning depression.

Those struggling with depression often see their relationships suffer due to isolation and a fear of getting help. If someone you love has been showing signs of depression or doesn’t seem like themselves, it’s natural to want to step in. While it’s important not to try to fix them yourselves, there are a few practical steps you can take to support your loved one in a healthy way as they battle their depression.

Many people go through depressive episodes in their lives. It’s not just feeling down or sad; it’s a pervasive sense of hopelessness, emptiness, and numbness that can make even the simplest tasks seem daunting. However, there are small steps you can take on your own that can lift your mood and take care of your mental health.

If you’ve just been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, you might feel like your world has been turned upside down. The prospect of getting on mood-stabilizing medication can make you wonder whether you’ll truly be yourself again.

While we talk a lot about therapy and medication as treatments for depression, there’s not as much discussion of treatments you can take into your own hands. While medication is one of the most reliable and effective treatments for the chemical imbalances that can cause depression, there are other ways of looking after your mental health that can alleviate depression’s symptoms.

Our culture glorifies high achievements. Many people see perfectionists as hard workers with enviable traits. But perfectionism can lead to impossible-to-achieve standards, which take a toll on the perfectionist’s mental and physical health. Here’s why perfectionism is damaging to your mental health and how understanding and addressing it is a crucial step towards healing your inner voice.

We tend to think of anxiety as being high-energy: nervous, on edge, irritable. Depression, on the other hand, is low-energy: down, sluggish, fatigued. But even though anxiety and depression seem different on paper, they’re actually intertwined.

Not long ago, so many were making plans and dreaming of life after the pandemic.