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Depression doesn’t look the same for everyone

Depression doesn’t look the same for everyone

In my social circles I often find others who view depression with these three main points in mind: first, their uncleanliness; second, they’re always walking around moping; and third, they’re someone who is introverted.  Of course, there are many more, but I find these to be the most popular assumptions, which is made even more clear when people act so surprised when they find out about my mental health.  My favourite comment is, “but you look so normal and you’re so […]

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Unsigned: Understanding less common mental illnesses

There’s more to mental illness than the big guys: anxiety and depression. It seems to make a lot of sense. These are the mental illnesses that we see in the media and the more common illnesses in our university setting. Maybe that’s why real representations of other illnesses are so startling. Looking at OCD, the HBO show Girls jumped into […]

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Sadness can draw out people’s creative side

An extensive study of British artists and writers revealed that highly creative people often suffer from a mood disorder. The data confirmed what letters, diaries and biographical accounts of well-known poets, artists and composers reveal — creative people tend to experience extremes of mood, which in turn, fuels the creative process. Little remains of the creative products of melancholia: that […]

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Combatting the student burnout

Combatting the student burnout

Burnout: the feeling of physical, mental and/or emotional exhaustion as a result of excessive stress and frustration.

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–Daniella Okezie

Fighting the winter blues

You may not know it, but you may be suffering from seasonal affective disorder, also known as SAD.

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