Mental

An online trend in which people label impulsive cleaning as “manic cleaning” has raised concerns from those with actual manic experiences who feel the casual use of mental health terms diminishes the severity of conditions like bipolar disorder. Many people have experienced a sudden urge to clean or dedicated a specific period during the year to drastically wash their home, such as spring cleaning. Yet, some individuals have found a questionable way to brand the need to instantaneously cleanse their surroundings.Some…

We are “Not good, Elmo. Not good,” but thanks for asking.The beloved “Sesame Street” character put feelers out into the ether Monday, the final Monday in what feels like the longest January ever, checking to see how everyone was doing with a seemingly innocuous tweet.What transpired was an existential crisis by way of X users sharing their sense of overwhelming dread and anxiety — from the personal to the global — that got even the little red Muppet in his feelings. He probably did not expect the internet to unload its…

If you ever wonder what it feels like living with anxiety, picture being envious of traffic lights for being able to make a decision with zero effort to turn green or red depending on the situation. Yeah, it’s sometimes that ridiculous, but the struggle is real.Luckily, there are meme pages out there who aim to do great things in this harsh world. Enter Anxiety Within, an Instagram page that aims to raise awareness on mental health through memes. Because the world would be a darker place without memes at this point.…

A Columbia University study shows that positive adult-child relationships during childhood enhance adult mental health, regardless of adverse childhood experiences. The research indicates that social relationships, excluding peer relationships, reduce depression and anxiety risks, challenging traditional notions of resilience factors like family religiosity. Credit: SciTechDaily.comRelationships with caring adults provide a buffer against depression and anxiety, regardless of adverse childhood experiences.A Columbia…

With Ron DeSantis conveniently out of the GOP primary race, Donald Trump set his sights on Nikki Haley, his nearest opponent who still trails him by double-digits in the polls. The former South Carolina governor and Trump cabinet member has recently questioned the former president’s mental fitness after he confused her name with Nancy Pelosi’s at a rally. “Here in New Hampshire, Nikki Haley has made an unholy alliance with RINOs, Never Trumpers, Americans for No Prosperity,” Trump said, referring to Americans for…

Despite his repeated bragging that he “aced” a cognitive test while in office, many have questioned Trump’s mental fitness to be president in recent days. His opponent, former Trump cabinet member Nikki Haley, is making political hay out of his recent flub where he confused her with former House speaker Nancy Pelosi. “Don’t be surprised if you have someone that is 80 in office, their mental stability is going to continue to decline. That’s just human nature,” the former South Carolina governor said Sunday on Face…

In 1998 an asthma and allergy drug called montelukast hit the U.S. market under the name Singulair. In the years that followed, commercials filled with flowers and cats proclaimed that it was “a different way to treat allergies.” During the next two decades it became many doctors’ go-to antiallergy and asthma prescription—especially for children because, unlike other asthma medications, it comes in pill form and does not require fiddling with an inhaler. “It used to be prescribed like vitamins,” says Andrei…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain When it comes to mental health at school, typically the focus is on helping students, especially as they emerge from the pandemic with heightened levels of anxiety, stress and emotional need. But as school officials seek to put resources toward student well-being, another school population is possibly being overlooked: teachers. …

If you’re looking for ways to boost your body’s serotonin naturally, the Cleveland Clinic recommends eating more foods that contain tryptophan, getting plenty of sunlight, taking supplements, exercising more frequently and lowering your stress levels. Foods that you might want to eat more frequently are salmon, eggs, cheese, turkey, tofu, pineapples, nuts, oats and seeds. And, of course, if you’re struggling with clinical depression, you may be able to get a prescription for a drug that will increase your serotonin. Some…

A study at the Icahn School of Medicine has uncovered that asenapine, an antipsychotic medication, may work through the TAAR1 receptor, revealing crucial differences between human and rodent TAAR1. This discovery suggests new avenues for treating substance use and neuropsychiatric disorders and rethinking drug development strategies. Credit: SciTechDaily.comStudy sheds light on TAAR1, pointing to potential enhancement opportunities in drug development.Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have…