“You don’t have to be actor to overcome anxiety. You just have to find that thing within you that you are drawn to.” Emma Stone can vividly remember her first panic attack at age seven. “I was sitting at a friend’s house and all of a sudden I was absolutely convinced that the house was… Continue reading Emma Stone Talks Anxiety, Panic Attacks
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Claire Foy On Anxiety: It's My Mind Working A Thousand Beats A Second
“I used to think that this was my lot in life, to be anxious… but now I’m able to disassociate myself from it more.” Claire Foy, who is best known for playing Queen Elizabeth on the Netflix series The Crown, is having a banner year. Foy recently won an Emmy for Lead Actress in a… Continue reading Claire Foy On Anxiety: It's My Mind Working A Thousand Beats A Second
Algorithm Can Identify Depression In Speech, Text
The technology could potentially be used to help more people get treatment for depression. Researchers at MIT have developed an artificial intelligence system that can identify depression simply from listening to people talk or by monitoring their texts. The technology, which uses a neural-network model, can listen or read natural conversations in order to identify… Continue reading Algorithm Can Identify Depression In Speech, Text
Mental Health Education Now Required In New York Schools
New York is the first state to require mental health education in all grades. This fall, New York schools became the first in the U.S. to teach mandatory mental health education to students of all ages. “All schools” across New York state are now required to teach mental health literacy in health class in elementary… Continue reading Mental Health Education Now Required In New York Schools
Gwyneth Paltrow On Postpartum Depression: Antidepressants Were Not For Me
“It was really shocking to me because I never thought that I would be a person who got postnatal depression.” Actress Gwyneth Paltrow rejected medication when it came to treating postpartum depression (PPD). Instead, she opted for a more holistic approach. While the wellness guru, who began building her lifestyle brand goop in 2008, says… Continue reading Gwyneth Paltrow On Postpartum Depression: Antidepressants Were Not For Me
Selena Gomez Gets Candid On Instagram: "Depression Was My Life"
“I think before I turned 26 there was like this weird time in my life [where] I think I was kind of on auto pilot for about five years.” In a recent Instagram post, pop starlet Selena Gomez announced she would be taking a break from social media. She also held a live stream to… Continue reading Selena Gomez Gets Candid On Instagram: "Depression Was My Life"
Gisele Bundchen Details Panic Attacks, Suicidal Ideation In New Memoir
“I always considered myself a positive person, so I was really beating myself up…I felt like I wasn’t allowed to feel bad.” In an upcoming memoir, Gisele Bündchen reveals that her life as a supermodel was far from perfect, despite how it appeared on the outside. Behind the scenes, the Brazil native, who retired from… Continue reading Gisele Bundchen Details Panic Attacks, Suicidal Ideation In New Memoir
The Eternal Holiday of the Alcoholic
When you drink constantly, you become numb, slipping down into a sub-life, a waking coma. You become a chaotic ghost that exists almost at one step removed from everything else. The following is an excerpt from Jolly Lad – The Expanded North American Edition, published this month by MIT Press and available here. After I… Continue reading The Eternal Holiday of the Alcoholic
Taraji P Henson Talks Breaking Mental Health Stigma, Therapy
“I go home to problems just like everybody else. I’m here to tell you, I have a therapist. I probably need to see her more often.” Actress Taraji P. Henson is continuing her campaign to create dialogue about mental health in the black community. In a recent appearance on GMA Day, Henson got personal with… Continue reading Taraji P Henson Talks Breaking Mental Health Stigma, Therapy
Me, My Psych Meds & My 12-Step Recovery
Now that I have double-digit sobriety, I have no qualms about pulling aside people who disparage the use of psych meds in meetings. As I sat in my jail cell I had to question the admonition I got from an old-timer at a 12-step meeting I frequented. “If you trust your Higher Power enough, you… Continue reading Me, My Psych Meds & My 12-Step Recovery