Mental Health

Mental health includes psychological, emotional, and social well-being. It influences how you think, feel, and behave, including how you manage stress and connect with others. Mental health is an important aspect of overall health throughout life.

Spotlight on Stress

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The Effects of Stress on the Body, From Your Brain to Your Stomach

Self-Care Tips

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6 Simple Self-Care Tips That Changed My Life
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11 Types of Meditation That Can Help Treat Depression
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8 Things To Know About Your Body's Energy Levels

More Mental Health Resources

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What Is Catastrophizing, and How Do You Stop?
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Best Online Counseling
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How to Identify and Cope With Abandonment Issues
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How To Know if You’re a Highly Sensitive Person—and Why It’s Different From Being an Empath
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What Is Grief? Here's How Experts Define It

Explore Mental Health

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What Is Somatic Therapy?
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What Does It Mean To Be Neurotic and How Can It Affect Behavior?
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What Does It Mean To Be a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP)?
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What Does It Mean To Have Anxious Attachment?
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What Is Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)?
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Everything to Know About Serotonin
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How You Can Increase Dopamine
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What Is the Oedipus Complex?
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What Is Agoraphobia?
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What Are the 4 Attachment Styles?
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What Is Emetophobia?
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What Are Phobias?
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Here's What It Means to Be Passive Aggressive
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The 7 Stages of Grief
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What Does It Mean to Be an Introvert?
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What Is Imposter Syndrome?
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What are Intrusive Thoughts?
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What Is a Psychiatrist?
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What Is EMDR Therapy?
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What Is Sexual Assault?
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What Is Psychosis?
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What Is Depersonalization?
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All About Cognitive Dissonance
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I Tried Online Therapy at Talkspace for a Month—Here’s How It Went
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What Does Love Bombing Mean?
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What Does It Mean to Be an Empath?
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What Is Hypervigilance and What Does It Feel Like?
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18 Signs You May Be Too Focused on Weight Loss
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How Being a First-Generation American Affected My Mental Health
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Causes of Premature Gray Hair
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How I Overcame Hypochondria—Illness Anxiety Disorder
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Betrayal Trauma Can Have Lasting Mental Health Effects
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Why You Shouldn't Fear Getting Old
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Why Do People Lie?
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How Daylight Saving Time Affects Mental Health
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6 Experts Explain What It Means To Be Happy and the Types of Happiness
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'Twisties': The Mental Block That Affected Simone Biles
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The 5 Types of Grief: What They Are and What They Feel Like, According to Experts
There Are 5 Stages of Grief, Experts Say-Here's What to Expect From Each One
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This Simple Trick Can Help You Stop Biting Your Nails or Picking at Your Skin
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For Those With Autoimmune Diseases, Mental Health Is Often Overlooked
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Does Ozempic Increase the Risk of Suicidal Thoughts? Here's What Experts Say
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Some Medicare Users May Lack Crucial Mental Health Access, New Report Finds
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Just 20 Minutes of Exercise Each Day Could Lower Depression Risk for Older Adults
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7 'Therapy Speak' Terms People Get Wrong, According to Psychologists
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Sad Girl Playlists Aren’t Just Trendy—Study Finds Sad Music Can Boost Your Mental Health
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What Is a 'Dopamine Detox'? How Taking a Break From Media Could Improve Your Mental Health
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The US Is Facing a Loneliness Epidemic—Here Are 11 Easy Ways to Connect With Others
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Can Eating French Fries Really Increase Your Risk of Depression and Anxiety?
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Talk Therapy Is Good for Your Heart Health, Study Finds
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Why Dietitians Are Concerned About the Popularity of Mukbang Videos
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I Tried Online Therapy at BetterHelp. Here’s What I Thought
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I Tried Online Therapy At Online-Therapy.com. Here’s How It Went
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Sour Candy for Anxiety Isn't Just a TikTok Trend, Experts Explain How It Really Works
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What Is Stockholm Syndrome?
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The 10 Best Online Peer Counseling Services for Any Support You Might Need
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Why a 4-Day Workweek Might Be Better for Your Physical and Mental Health
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What Is Self-Care?
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What Is 'Bed Rotting'? Gen Z's Newest Self-Care Trend, Explained
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Best Medical Alert Systems With Fall Detection
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13 Black-owned Businesses To Support Juneteenth and Every Day
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The Best Meditation Apps to Help Beat Anxiety and Stress
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Mandy Moore on Self-Care, Motherhood, and the End of 'This Is Us'