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‘Glimmers’ Can Make Us Happier — & They’re All Around Us

Elizabeth Gulino

I Went To Brain Camp To Cure My Foggy Mind

Elizabeth Gulino

Too Many Thoughts Living Rent-Free In Your Head? Try Mind Gardening

Sadhbh O'Sullivan

How My ADHD Diagnosis Changed The Way I Live My Life As A Black W...

Caribbean households are known for obscure nicknames. Growing up, mine was (and still is) Longers. My dad says I was given this name because it took me age

by Chanté Joseph

In Pictures: Young People Living With ADHD

London-based Norwegian photographer Nora Nord was diagnosed with ADHD in 2018, when she was in her early 20s. It was an immensely freeing feeling, she says

by Joanna Cresswell

I Tried Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation For Depression — Here’s...

My depression is deep. Enough for me to find myself sitting in a chair with a helmet on my head, a magnet delivering electric pulses to my brain. The hope

by Fortesa Latifi

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Why Are So Many Black Women Using TikTok To Self-Diagnose?

Let TikTok tell it, I’m neurodivergent. I’ve seen enough lists of signs and symptoms on my FYP to wonder if ADHD or borderline personality disorder sho

by Niki McGloster

Do You Try To Fall Asleep To A Dream Of Your Choice? That’s Dream...

To sleep, perchance to dream? While plenty of us leave our chances of a pleasant nighttime adventure — the kind that makes you rush up to the first perso

by Kayleigh Dray

Too Much Serotonin Is A Bad Thing, Actually

We’ve evolved enough as a species to know that too much of a good thing is actually a bad thing — even excessive amounts of water and exercise can have

by Elizabeth Gulino

Can Productivity Gummies Help Me Write A Screenplay? Theoreticall...

There’s been a lot of talk about productivity levels lately, whether it’s that people are “quiet quitting” at the workplace or simp

Our Brains Don’t Fully Develop Until We’re 25. What D...

“John Mayer could legally drink by the time Kiernan Shipka was born.” This was one of hundreds of tweets that dominated feeds at the start of N

by Alicia Lansom

I Asked A Black Therapist How To Survive Seasonal Depression

It happens every year here in New York City. You’re living your best life in the streets, mingling at the block parties, acting up at the BBQs, when sudd

by Stephanie Long

What 5 Weird (But Common) Sex Dreams Mean, According To A Therapist

by Stevie Martin

I’m Being Prescribed Ketamine Treatment For My Brain Injury...

The first time I smoke weed, I am a teenager standing in a droughted riverbed with other nervous, coughing high schoolers. The first time I do ketamine, I

by Fortesa Latifi

Acne Skin-Care Guide

No One Told Me My Acne Would Make Me Hate Myself

Welcome to Acne Week, a five-day stretch where we get real about pimples, zits, cysts, and every bump or blemish in between. From skin-soothing p

by Karina Hoshikawa

I’m A Black Woman Living With Borderline Personality Disorder & I...

May was Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) Awareness month but this year it has been marred with negative press. It has been used in the libel case agai

8 Meditation Apps To Consider For When You Just Need A Moment

by Karina Hoshikawa

I’m A Black Woman With OCD, Anxiety & Depression. Here’s What I W...

Trigger warning: This article contains references to suicide, which could be triggering to some readers. I’ve struggled with severe obsessive-compulsive

by Houreidja Tall

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These Intimate Portraits Show The Reality Of Living With OCD

Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is a largely invisible mental illness. To those who have never experienced it in themselves or loved ones, it may seem

by Sadhbh O'Sullivan

7 Books That Will Help Quell Your Anxiety

by Kimberly Truong

Why Every Hot Girl Has IBS… Or Anemia… Or Depression

Now is the time to be as hot as humanly possible. There was a lot we couldn’t access during lockdown, like travel, dates, and family. But, the few things

by Michelle Santiago...

Is “Stress Acne” A Thing? We Asked The Experts

I started dealing with acne in middle school, and by the time 8th grade rolled around, I made it my mission to see a dermatologist and enter high school zi

by Sydney Clarke

How To Manage Your Mental Health After A Week Of Sadness & Chaos

The first full week of 2021 didn’t go as planned, to put it mildly. After watching thousands of Trump supporters storm the Capitol building in a viol

by Molly Longman

5 Proven Methods For Preventing Morning Anxiety

It happened for a string of nights in a row. I woke up hours before my alarm, my thoughts already attached to an anxious worry. For a couple nights, it was

Here’s Exactly What To Say To Someone Who Is Sad

Suicide is the tenth leading cause of death overall in the U.S., and the second leading cause of death among individuals between the ages of 10 a

by Elizabeth Gulino

Three Breathing Exercises For Anxiety

2020 has been quite a ride. We don’t have to give you a recap of all the tumultuous, upsetting, and anxiety-inducing events that have occurred up unt

by Elizabeth Gulino

Botox Isn’t Just For Wrinkles — It Could Also Help Fight De...

When I hear the word “Botox,” my brain can’t help but think of Jennifer Coolidge in A Cinderella Story, saying: “It’s the Botox! I can’

by Molly Longman

Adult Acne Is On The Rise — & It Goes Way Beyond Surface Level

Anxiety, depression, social isolation: For women, the symptoms of acne transcend the physical.

by Rachel Krause

Workplace "Burnout" Is Now Officially A Medical Diagnosis

“Burnout” isn’t just a term you use to describe how you were feeling before you went on vacation and “let it all go.” Nor is it just a word Buzzf

by Molly Longman

How Going On Antidepressants For The First Time Changed My Skin

In 2014, after a particularly tough breakup, I started taking antidepressants for anxiety and OCD. I’d struggled with my mental health since around 2

by Rebecca Fearn

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