If you get anxious or stressed easily, the breathing exercise outlined above may be difficult at first. You’re likely not used to taking slow, deep breaths and pausing in between breaths.
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5 Ways To Challenge Mental Health Stigma
In America, 1 in 5 adults will have a mental illness during their lifetime. Nearly 60% of adults with mental illnesses do not receive treatment in a given year. Stigma generates shame, hopelessness, exclusion, lack of social support and low self-esteem. Those impacted by stigma are less likely to seek help and accept help if offered. So how do we fight stigma?
Millennials Are Facing A Mental Health Crisis, And It Was Entirely Preventable
Maybe every generation gets called lazy by the ones that came before, and maybe with the rise of social media, hearing such criticism is just even more inevitable. However, the labels of snowflakes and the idea that Millennials need to try harder are as lacking in facts as one of Donald Trump’s tweets.
My First Time
When I recognized my depression, I realized I stood locked in a glass, soundproof box.
This May Be Why Our Generation Is So Depressed
More and more Millennials are reported to be experiencing higher levels of depression, anxiety, stress, and more. Personally, at times the feeling of loneliness hits me.
Millennials And Mental Health
Word is spreading through social media that mental health is an important part of overall well-being. Celebrities are openly sharing their struggles. The younger generation is learning about mental illness at an earlier age (thanks to programs like NAMI Ending the Silence). I’m thankful Millennials are helping to break that stigma barrier a little further.
5 Reasons You Should Take Time To Meditate When You’re At Work
Meditation and mindfulness have been quickly adopted by Americans due to its benefits in improving work performance, personal relationships, and health. Even just one week of brief daily mindfulness meditation practice has been found to produce significant benefits, like these.
