What to do when you or a friend is self-harming
Every year, 1 in 5 females and 1 in 7 males will self harm. Self-injury constantly plagues our youth and is all too common spread. Self-harm is deliberate acts to…
Mental Illness is Not Romantic
The constant battle between mental health and the stigma surrounding it is a struggle that many deal with every day. The media has force-fed us glamorized shots of pill bottles…
HAPPY FACE
Author: Plusle Having to go out in public with a "happy face" on when deep inside you feel like complete and utter crap just sucks. It gets even worse when…
#JackSummit2016
If you look at my twitter account (@juliaporsche), you’ll see that my pinned tweet says “Sometimes I like to imagine a world where mental health is talked about as freely…
OCD is not ‘quirky,’ it’s a serious mental illness
“You wash your hands before you eat? That’s so OCD!” “Your room is so clean, you must have OCD!” “I have to have my closet organized a certain way, I’m…
I haven’t heard from my friend in a while and I think they might be in danger…
and I’m scared because I think there’s something I could’ve done to stop them but there isn’t anyone I can talk to about it… First off, you sound like a…
I am 17 and I would like to move out. What legal action could my guardians take if I did?
I have anxiety and depression and I am being put down where I live. It seems like a very hard time that you are going through. No one likes being…
Is being “addicted” to self-harm possible when a person isn’t depressed?
Depression is a complex mental health issue Think of it like a spectrum: on one end we see the extremely dark side depression (can’t get out of bed, suicidal, no…
I don’t know if I’m depressed…I’m not always sad but I feel like there’s a black cloud above my head following me.
What can I do to say up-beat? It’s totally normal to have a bad day. Everyone gets sad at some point but if you find that there's no reason to…
“Stressed? You Should Be!”
Authors: Minun Teenagers have a lot to be stressed about: we've got to go to school, study hard, do our homework, have extra-curricular activities, do chores, get and keep a…
