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Drug Use Disorder

Image By: Drug Target Review   Drug use is a big problem around the world. It can start by curiosity, stress, or someone’s environment. It can quickly destroy lives and cause bad grades, red eyes, little sleep, and make people keep more secrets. The best way to help someone like

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Bipolar Disorder

I used to think one of my friends was weird. For a few days, she would be very happy, talk a lot, and run around. But a few days later she was sad and quiet, and barely wanted to work, move, or

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Talk to Loved Ones

Image By: Focus on the Family   Don’t forget to start talks with friends and family. I started to share what I learned on WhatsApp with them, and I asked them how their days were and if they were doing okay. Because I always talked to them and because of

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Take Nothing For Granted

Image By: Good Things Guy   I’ve learned not to take anything for granted. While I was giving clothes, blankets, and food to homeless people, I realized they were living badly. They had torn clothes, worn out shoes, and were so skinny from poor eating. When I gave them supplies

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Obsessive-Compulsory Disorder

Image By: International OCD Foudation    It’s good to wash your hands, every day but what would happen if you had the urge to do so every hour? Every minute? Every second? That’s what life with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is like. These behaviors are like an itch, and while they

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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

For the past five years there’s been a war being waged at my front door. Thousands of people are being needlessly attacked, killed, and robbed because of the Cameroonian civil war. My grandparents were some of

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Knowing Someone with Schizophrenia

Image By: Newsweek Schizophrenia is a mental illness where your imagination and reality are mixed together. People with schizophrenia aren’t able to tell the difference between what’s real and what’s not and this can cause them to interact with things not real. My mother has this illness, and many people

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Experience with Depression

Image By: Neuroscience News   Hello, I am a teen with depression. I didn’t know what it was at first, but I realized that I was just always feeling sad. My parents and friends told me I was being dramatic and started making fun of me. My parents became more

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A Blogger’s Testimony

Image By: Freedom Life Church This blogging has helped me a lot. We didn’t talk about mental illness at home and I saw many people on the streets who I thought were crazy. Now, I know that they’re just like me, and want someone to connect with them. Being able

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Be the Change: How to Help Raise Mental Health Awareness

Photo: Banyan Treatment Center With mental health becoming an increasingly prominent issue around the world, we must work to increase mental health awareness and curb the spread of stigmas. Today, I’ll be sharing with you 3 simple ways to promote mental health awareness within yourself and your community   Educate