Most people are familiar with the short-term experience of stress. Your heart rate picks up, your muscles tighten, your attention narrows. It is uncomfortable, but it passes. The problem is not stress itself. The problem is when stress becomes chronic, when the nervous system never...
One of the cruelest things about depression is that it tends to pull people away from the very thing that helps most. Connection with other people, the sense that someone knows what you are going through and cares about you, is one of the most...
For many high-functioning individuals, stress doesn’t always feel like something to avoid. It can feel energizing and productive in a way that makes life feel more manageable. There is often a clarity that shows up when things are full… deadlines, responsibilities, expectations, and the never-ending...
Depression is well known for the sadness and fatigue it brings, but one of its most painful and least talked about features is what it does to the way you see yourself. For many people living with depression, the internal experience is not just emptiness....