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7 Times It Might Be Helpful to Have a Therapist

Increased stress, relationship difficulties, and trouble coping are just some of the things that can improve with professional support. Read on for a variety of issues a therapist could help you navigate.

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How to Help Your Friends and Family Understand Your Depression

Helping your friends and family learn about depression may also help you feel more understood. Here are some resources and tips to help you navigate this difficult conversation.

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Can Chronic Pain Relief Be Playful? The Unexpected Benefits of Sexual Activity

Living with chronic pain may hamper sexual desire. But it just might offer the pain relief you've been searching for.

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When the Fairy Tale Ends: Divorce with a Chronic Illness

Divorce is difficult under the best of circumstances. Having a chronic illness complicates matters further. Be sure to consider all the legal, financial, social, and other implications before you proceed.

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How I Feel About Dating When All My Friends Have Partners

Balancing your mental health and dating life can be a challenge, especially when you feel alone. Here’s my journey navigating my depression and conflicting feelings about being single.

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How to Create and Keep Boundaries When You Have a Chronic Illness

IBD and other chronic illnesses can take a toll on how we value ourselves. But prioritizing our own needs is important for maintaining our physical and mental health.

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5 Tips for Dating a Person with Depression

Understanding how to support your partner with depression might feel overwhelming. Here are some tips I wish my ex had known when we were together.

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My Experience Having a Psychotherapist as a Parent

There were benefits to having a mom as a therapist, especially living with bipolar disorder. But sometimes, I just needed a parent, not another professional.

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8 Things I Learned During My First Year of Being a Parent with Chronic Illness

Being able to have kids was my first surprise. I've faced a lot of other challenges and surprises in the first year of my son's life. Here's what I learned and my advice.

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Blues Qs: My Depression Is 'Too Much' for My Friends

Blues Qs: My Depression Is 'Too Much' for My Friends

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My Mental Health Journey with a Mentally Ill Parent

Being diagnosed with the illness that consumed my dad's life was terrifying. But it also gave me the strength to fight harder.

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The Power of Community When You’re Living with Clinical Depression

Living with depression can feel like a lonely experience. The internet can be a helpful tool to connect you with others going through something similar.

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The Life of the Party: My Husband Has Never Really Seen Me Sad

Throughout my relationship, discussions about kids were always fraught by my concerns of depression. But explaining this to my partner was sometimes difficult as he met me after my diagnosis and treatment.

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How My Depression Has Evolved Since Becoming a Stay-at-Home Dad, for Better and Worse

Since becoming a dad almost 4 years ago, my depression has become one of the most challenging aspects to navigate as a parent.

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5 Tips That Helped Me Explain Depression to My Immigrant Father

Coping with depression is challenging enough. Factor in being the child of an immigrant and the challenges can be much more nuanced.

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How Depression Almost Broke My Relationship

Receiving a depression diagnosis isn’t easy. It can stir up confusion, fear, even embarrassment. One woman shares her story, from how she faced her mental health crisis to how she broke the news to her partner and finally got the help she needed.

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This Is Why My Invisible Illness Makes Me a Bad Friend

An invisible illness can change how I act around friends. Here's what happens and why, but please don’t take it the wrong way.

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Dear Co-Workers: A Note About My Mental Health

More and more people are being open about their mental health issues at work. I'd like to do the same.

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I Went Off My Depression Meds to Get Pregnant, and This Is What Happened

Doctors advised Amy to go off her depression medication in order to get pregnant, but that wasn't the solution that worked for her.

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How I Opened Up About My Depression at Work

I’ve had depression for as long as I’ve been working. My decision to open up about it changed everything — for the better.