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Helpful Tips in Coping with Insomnia

Not having enough sleep every night can take a toll on your health. One of the common, if not the most common, sleep disorders thousands of individuals face today is insomnia. The effects of this condition can be insidious as it gets worse. To end th...

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What You Should Know About Excoriation

Do you pick your skin ever so often? Is popping a pimple becoming a habit? Excoriation, commonly known as a skin-picking disorder, is a psychiatric disorder characterized by repetitively and, at times, aggressively picking of skin out of a habit. A B...

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Alcohol’s Effects on Mental Health

People drink for a variety of reasons, including celebration, socializing, solace, and drowning our sorrows. We may drink to try to alter our mood, making us feel more at ease, brave, or confident. Alcohol does have an impact, but it wears off quickl...

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Understanding Trauma and Stress-Related Disorders

A range of mental and behavioral disorders called trauma and stressor-related issues can arise from traumatic and stressful experiences in childhood. These traumatic and stressful events may have involved abuse, neglect, or other forms of family stri...

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Overcoming Obsessions and Compulsions

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a behavioral disorder that is often misunderstood. In mainstream and social media, this serious disorder is often romanticized as merely quirky or being organized. Many people suffer from this disorder and it di...

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Understanding Social Anxiety Disorder

Shyness around new people is normal. For instance, when we are new to a club, we might feel shy about showing our skills and interacting with the other members. But because of the familiarity brought by time passed, this shyness usually goes away. We...

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