Guest Post: Living with Bipolar 2 Disorder by Cathy Shaw

Having suffered with symptoms of bipolar 2 disorder for over fifteen years, my hope in making this piece for See Change is to give people some understanding of how it feels in the different phases of this complex mental health illness. From the deep despair of the manic depressive stage to the idealistic highs of …

Teen Mental Wellness Day March 2nd: Statistics and Resources

Teen Mental Wellness Day is March 2nd. Please read or watch a video to learn more about it, statistics and resources. TikTok Video Instagram Video Tumblr video Clapper Video Twitter (X) Video

Guest Post: Physical Training and Mental Health by Mind Muscle Pro

Wellness is not limited to physical training but that’s where my journey began. For most of my life I’ve grappled with depression, anxiety, and low self-esteem. My journey included multiple suicide attempts, repeated hospitalizations, and many failed attempts to treat my illness with various medications. I consistently self-medicated with drugs and alcohol and secretly lived …

Guest Post: Why Diagnosing Bipolar Disorder is So Tough by G. Alex Patten, MD

Since its original description over 160 years ago, Bipolar Disorder has been a tough diagnosis to make accurately. At different times called “circular insanity,” “manic depressive psychosis,” and “manic depression,” Bipolar Disorder was not officially recognized as a standalone mental illness until 1980. Now we know that Bipolar Disorder is actually a group of four …

Guest Post: Can I Stop Myself from Slipping into the Bipolar Abyss? by Jess Kanotz

Look past the woman with unwashed hair who is wearing a security blanket of a sweater and notice that she made the bed. I'd call that hope. I can feel myself slipping into an abyss. I could be sliding into depression or a mixed state if I can’t stop it from happening. Just so we’re …

What to Say and Not to Say to Someone who is Suicidal

This YouTube ( video also on IG and pinned on TikTok: see below) video gives you ideas of what to say to someone who is suicidal and things you should not say. It also provides Suicide Prevention Hotlines. 988 is the new National Suicide Prevention Hotline in the USA International Suicide Prevention Hotlines https://youtu.be/GpZ8jesmJAQ TikTok …

Guest Post: 5 Ways to Combat Depression by Ken

Feeling depressed can be debilitating. It can make you feel as if you are in a void. Covered by a cloud of darkness and surrounded by a wave of emptiness. What makes it all the more abhorrent is that you cannot always differentiate that thought process from real life. When I experience a depressed mood, …

Guest Post: A Personal Story About Anxiety and Depression and How Science can be Used to Help with your Well-Being by Nicola

What Is Depression And Anxiety? Understanding The Science To Emotionally Regulate And Support Your General Wellbeing. Two words commonly expressed when discussing Mental Health. Yet are these merely normal emotions everyone feels on the emotional scale, and if so, how do you differentiate between feeling Depression (low mood) and Anxiety (nervous) to having disorders? As …

Things Not to Say to Someone with Bipolar Disorder

When someone tells you they have bipolar disorder, there are things you can say that are helpful and some that are not. Below are the things that are not: Video We all have our ups and downs.We are all a little bipolar.I know how you feelYou're acting crazyYou're acting like a psychoDid you take your …

How to Be and Stay Optimistic

It is easy, especially when you are depressed, to see the negative in pretty much everything. This is obviously not healthy. There are things you can do that takes care of your mental health and one of those things is to look at things optimistically. Here are some things you can do to stay mentally …

Guest Post: 21 Tips From a Therapist for Dating Someone With Depression by Lisa Batton

Picture Credit E-Counseling Depression is one of the most common forms of mental illness. According to recent research, over 20% of people in the United States have experienced at least one episode of major depressive disorder in their lifetime. With symptoms including sadness, apathy, low energy, and reduced libido, it’s no wonder that depression can take a …

Getting Through Life with Bipolar Disorder Takes a Champion!

Having bipolar disorder is not easy. The lows are sometimes unbearable and the highs wear me out. The depressions have made it hard to function and it takes all my strength to get through the day sometimes. The manic episodes are awful and have lead to damaging things. For example, I have lost relationships, spent …

Guest Post: Could a LCHF, animal-based diet be an effective treatment for Bipolar Disorder? by Author Michelle Hurn

Written By: Michelle Hurn Registered Dietitian, Ultra Runner, and Author of The Dietitian’s Dilemma Bipolar disorder is of particular interest to me because my mother suffered from undiagnosed bipolar disorder for much of her life. As a child and adolescent, I watched her oscillate between bouts of mania followed by extended periods of crippling depression. …

Accomplishment: A way out of Depression

Have you been putting something off because you are depressed? Have you been procrastinating because it is easier to stay in bed than take that first step forward in getting something done? Would accomplishing something feel better? When you are depressed it is easy to just put things off by just staying home or in …

A Driving Force Behind Depression and What can Be Done About It

There are many causes of depression, and many things that play a role in preventing it from getting better. Avoidance is one of those things that is a driving force behind depression and prevents someone from getting better. While depressed, it is easy to simply deal with it by avoiding it altogether. It starts with …

Depression Tips Re: Wake Up Routine

If you are struggling with depression, a great thing to try is to change your morning routine. First, it starts with brisk awakening. The key is to get up at the same time every morning. Then, establish a morning routine. Lastly, engage in an energizing activity. Brisk awakening helps concentration, energy, depression, insomnia, alertness, and …

Make Things Happen: Change Yourself and the World

As we start a new year, we have the opportunity to make this world a healthier, less divided, friendlier place to live not only in 2021, but for generations to come! It all starts with you, the person reading this. You can start by making the world healthier by exercising, eating healthier, going to your …

My Two Sides of Depression

One side is when you are around people and pretend like nothing is wrong. You act like you have everything together. You smile, but deep down you are hurting. This is depression, but people have no idea that you are struggling because you don't let them in. This is dangerous and can lead to suicide. …

Depressed? Do Something Small and Make a Difference

Actor Will Smith said, “If you’re not making someone else’s life better, then you’re wasting your time. Your life will become better by making other lives better.” Therefore, if you sit at home all day oftentimes unable to get out of bed, you are able to still say nice things to others on the phone, …

Memorial Day: Remembering ALL Soldiers who Have Lost Their Lives!

  Today is not just a day to celebrate the first day of summer with our friends and family. It is a day to remember the men and women who have lost their lives fighting for our freedom. Many often think that in order to be one who is remembered today that you must have …