How mental illness impacts your social life and what you can do about it
Recognizing the effects of mental health illnesses (i.e. depression) on one’s social life is important.
Articles Library: depression
The key to remaining optimistic in hard times
For this blog post, I am going to share with you four things I find are helping me feel happier and more positive right now.
How can I choose to stay alive over choosing to kill myself?? I’m having a really hard time seeing the point in living, please help!!
Hello, First, I want to start by saying that we take thoughts of suicide very seriously, and I want to make sure you […]
I need to complete my homework but I don’t because I’m too numb and unmotivated. How can I force myself to do it?
Hey, thanks for sending in this question! Doing homework can feel like a chore, especially when it’s something you’re not interested in. […]
I have lots of friends telling me that they are depressed and/or are cutting. Aside from giving them the ConnecTeen numbers, how can I help them?
It’s honestly really great that you’re able to support your friends in that way by giving them our number. Not everyone may […]
I’m a good student but lately I’m not into school at all. Am I being overdramatic and lazy?
A lot of people aren’t a fan of school, you’re not alone in that feeling. Motivation can be hard to have if […]
How to talk about suicide
The truth is, suicide is not an easy topic to tackle. Different people have different sensitivities regarding it, and it’s hard to gauge exactly what it is ‘okay’ to say about it and what isn’t.
Sadness is a part of my personality?
It’s perfectly okay and normal to feel sad, even if it is present in your daily life more often than most people. […]
There is no shame in reaching out
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