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By JR THORPE at bustle.com
Life can be a little overwhelming at times. Fortunately, science has your back!
By Parker Molloy at Upworthy.com
http://www.upworthy.com/6-scientifically-proven-ways-to-have-a-better-day?c=ufb3
We all experience stress, and it can actually be a good thing. But too much can take a pretty big toll. A recent video from TED-Ed explains what happens to your body when its exposed to too much stress for too long. Dr. Sharon Horesh Bergquist lays out the ins and outs of chronic stress. Long story made short: Too much stress can have potentially deadly effects on the body.
Past trauma can mean not feeling fully alive in the present (Image: Stanley Greene/Noor/eyevine)
The Lifelong Cost of Burying Our Traumatic Experiences
By Shaoni Bhattacharya, consultant for New Scientist
Magazine issue 2994 published November 8, 2014
In New Scientist Magazine
Psychosomatic Symptoms
How emotional trauma often manifests as physical symptoms
By Alex Lickerman, MD Happiness in this World
Posted March 4, 2010
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/happiness-in-world/201003/psychosomatic-symptoms
Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse
Signs, Symptoms, and Help for Drinking Problems
At Helpguide.org
Teenage depression isn’t just bad moods and the occasional melancholy—it’s a serious problem that impacts every aspect of a teen’s life. Teen depression can lead to drug and alcohol abuse, self-loathing and self-mutilation, pregnancy, violence, and even suicide. But as a concerned parent, teacher, or friend, there are many ways you can help. Talking about the problem and offering support can go a long way toward getting your teenager back on track.
Parent’s Guide to Teen Depression
Learn the Signs of Depression in Teens and How You Can Help
Teenage depression isn’t just bad moods and the occasional melancholy—it’s a serious problem that impacts every aspect of a teen’s life. Teen depression can lead to drug and alcohol abuse, self-loathing and self-mutilation, pregnancy, violence, and even suicide. But as a concerned parent, teacher, or friend, there are many ways you can help. Talking about the problem and offering support can go a long way toward getting your teenager back on track.
At HelpGuide.org
http://www.helpguide.org/articles/depression/teen-depression-signs-help.htm
Teen Depression
From The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is a part of The National Institutes of Health (NIH), a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/teen-depression/index.shtml
at Helpguide.org
http://www.helpguide.org/home-pages/suicide-prevention.htm
From The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/suicide-prevention/index.shtml
23 Things to Remember If You Love Someone with Depression
By Alison Lighthall Miller, MSN, RN, CNE
http://www.lifehack.org/331722/23-things-remember-you-love-someone-with-depression
Originally published on PsychCentral.com November 22, 2015
By Nicole Lyons
~ 3 min read
http://blogs.psychcentral.com/embracing-balance/2015/11/do-you-isolate-during-depression/
Childhood Psychological Abuse Is Sometimes More Harmful than Sexual or Physical Abuse
by Run Jane Fox, via Flickr. (CC by 2.0), Via ScienceDaily:
http://disinfo.com/2014/10/childhood-psychological-abuse-sometimes-harmful-sexual-physical-abuse/