Coping & Thriving
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Why Stimming Is Healthy & You Should (Usually) Embrace It
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Stimming is a key self-regulation tool for people on the autism spectrum or with ADHD. If you're neurodivergent or seeking to support your child, you're in the ...

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What Is Internalized Ableism? Tips for Overcoming Self-Stigma
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If you're a disabled person who feels shame about your condition and struggles to ask for help or advocate for your rights, you may be battling one of the ...

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Struggling to Get a Clear Mental Illness Diagnosis? You’re Not Alone.
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When your diagnosis is unclear or not quite understood by mental health professionals, you often feel like an outsider, like you don't belong anywhere. Over ...

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Being Bipolar: A Patient’s Firsthand Account
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Being bipolar is hard. I was diagnosed when I was 16. My first boyfriend had just broken up with me, saying he couldn’t handle my angry outbursts and constant ...

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How Owning a Dog When You’re Disabled Can Improve Your Well-Being
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Living with a disability can present a multitude of challenges, both physical and emotional. One way of enhancing your quality of life and improving your ...

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Chicory: A Colorful Tale Has a Powerful Mental Health Message for Artists
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All too often, the mental health of artists is glamorized or dismissed entirely. Through the starving artist trope, it is taught through real people like ...

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Have Epilepsy and Fear Going Out? Here’s How to Overcome Your Fear, According to Experts
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If you have epilepsy and fear having a seizure in public, this guide will help you overcome anxiety and go outside with confidence. Epilepsy is a disorder of ...

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8 Reasons Not to Compare Yourself to Celebrities with Mental Illness
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I understand the premise of celebrities discussing mental health, positively influencing disability and perhaps being honest about their conditions. But ...

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Can the Strong Black Woman Be Sick Too and Deserving of Rest?
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The Strong Black Woman trope is the expectation that the ideal Black woman should act with emotional restraint, independence, and in caretaking roles. When we ...

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When Your Father Isn’t Someone to Celebrate on Father’s Day
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Here we are celebrating Father's Day, another holiday that honors a parent or father figure. Everyone is abuzz about cards, photo shoots, gifts, family meals, ...

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How to Cope with Multiple Chronic Illnesses
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Chronic illnesses come with an unpredictability that makes it hard to plan and can affect everyday life. Career paths, social lives, and relationships are ...

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7 Small Steps You Can Take to Fine-Tune Your Mental Health
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If you live with a mental illness, taking these seven small steps will help you fine-tune your mental health so you can heal and thrive. 1. See a therapist. ...

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