Depression is an Illness, let’s treat it We all feel sad or low once in a while, but if a person is sad most of the time and that state of sadness affects their day-to-day life, the person has clinical depression. According to a study in 2019, an estimated 19.4 million people in the US […]
Year: 2021
Sleep Disorder – Symptoms, Prevention and Diagnosis.
What is a sleep disorder? Sleep disorders ( or sleep-wake disorders) are issues with the quality of sleep, timeline, and mental retardation in operating. Sleep-wake disorders are frequently associated with several health circumstances or even other mental health issues, such as depressive episodes, anxiousness, or brain impairments. There are several kinds of snooze illnesses, the […]
What is Anxiety & How to deal with Anxiety ?
How can I define an Anxiety disorder? Anxiety is something more than depression and an abnormal reaction to danger. Our body’s automatic fight-or-flight response increases when we feel under pressure, threatened, or face a challenging condition like a job interview, first date, exams, etc. Anxiety is not a bad thing to experience all the time; […]
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
What is post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)? PTSD is a situation that may occur after you have undergone a traumatic condition or event. This event may have induced you to feel intense fear, pain, or sorrow. You may believe you are going to get hurt or die. You may also proceed to feel helpless after the […]
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
What is an Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)? Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a psychological illness that causes repeated unwanted sensations or thoughts (obsession) or an intense urge to do something over and over (compulsion). Some people have obsessions while others have compulsions. Some people experience both obsessions and compulsions. OCD is not about a habit like biting […]
Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
What is a generalized anxiety disorder or GAD? People with this condition describe generalized anxiety disorder or GAD as a feeling of perpetual worrying about everyday situations and occurrences. Experts often consider GAD a chronic anxiety disorder. Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) affects about 6.8 million people in the United States, amounting to approximately 3.1% of […]