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How do i know if im bipolar and what would that mean for me?

Trauma science progress; make trauma reacting memories to normal memories.

A new study in patients with PTSD, published Thursday (Nov. 30) in the journal Nature Neuroscience, revealed a new finding about memory processing. Sad, (non-traumatic) memories are processed in a part of the brain called the hippocampus, while the...

Art challenge day 3

"Brick" For this theme I thought the bricks could symbolise emotional struggles. How do you interpret this art?

I have finally figured out what's wrong with me, to no avail 🙁

I'm like 85% sure I just have ADHD. I guess it became more apparent as mental health became a less stigmatised topic, yet I only recently realized that not everyone with ADHD is super hyper-active and that hyper-active can mean fiddling, standing up...

Im not depressed i swear

Why do i feel this way? I have everything i need And yet I always feel it Like an unbearable weight It drains me It crushes me It ruins me (That heavy feeling)

What does this tell you about a person?

You make a post about an Israeli song that has the lyrics "Let's write the names on the bombs for the children of Gaza" considering there have been more than 6,000 Palestinian children killed and you get this as a response

Day 2 mental illness Inkcember

"Shadow" In this drawing I focused on the shadows that often visits us at night time when we lay restless and can't fall asleep. So we think of regrets and reminisce pain and fear from the past. And worry about more pain and fear in the future....

I hate having Trichotillomania

I have pulled my hair so much, my scalp hurts.. i feel disgusting

My indvidual art challenge - Mental illness

I'm using an old Inktober promt but with a twist. It's mental illness themed. Under each drawing I will leave info about the mental illness topic I chose. Starting with day 1: Flight Flight is one of four automatic defence mechanisms that are...

how do you handle being triggered with ptsd

i have ptsd, and my traumas happened 30 years ago, where i was physically attacked and harrassed...but in the present my trauma can easily return if i'm triggered, traumatic memories return...then i feel overly angry, out of control and feel like...

I have concerns

I fear my dad might have vascular dementia simply because his memory is getting bad and he is now refusing to walk because his legs hurt. Yesterday his personality changed from an adult to a child like manner I was shocked he told me if I didn’t...

I’m not sure if it’s depression or just general sadness due to the current situation

But life really doesn’t seem to matter so much to me nowadays 🤷🏻‍♂️ barely having the energy or motivation to do anything tbh

I've cried so much I cant even focus on my book

I have a headache and It feels like Im going to pass out...

Im sorry for my mental breakdown posts

Its been a bad day or bad few months

Why do you think so many people on SW are depressed?

Welp, I may be struggling with depression and anxiety, but at least I have an adorable fuzzy lil companion 🥰

I relapsed and I’m so mad at myself. I found a way to justify it because I’m so overwhelmed. I’ve cant stop cry 😭 lol

Its so bad i wrote poetry

I don't know why I'm here

I feel very tired of everything right now.

I believe in helping a person with mental illness not judging them or shunning them if they do something as a cry for help or beg for your help then I believe you should support them get them the help they need be it chemical help or a one 2 one with...

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