Partha Nandi MD, FACP
Mental health refers to our emotional well-being and how we manage our thoughts, feelings, and behaviour. It is important to have a healthy mental approach to life and to manage stress in order to maintain mental health. Maintaining a healthy mental approach to life means accepting that life isn’t perfect and that you won’t get everything you want. It also means being open to new experiences and trying new things even if you’re afraid. Managing stress means recognizing when you’re feeling stressed and taking steps to reduce that stress. Everyone experiences stress, and that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Stress can be helpful because it can motivate you to take action and push you to exceed your limits. However, too much stress can have negative consequences on your mental health.
Yes, it is true. Suicide is a severe concern that kills a person every 12 minutes in the United States alone. Often a result of depression, suicide doesn’t have to be a death sentence or even an option. Suicide is preventable, and mental health conditions associated with suicide, suicidal thoughts, or behaviors are treatable. Suicide:…
Addiction is a complex, profound, but treatable disease that affects someone’s brain and body. It can show up in the form of a strong desire to use certain things. Alcohol, drugs, and tobacco aren’t the only things that can lead to addiction. People who have gambling or shopping addictions aren’t addicted to drugs, but they…
In spring’s excitement with its warm weather, budding flowers, and the bits of green beginning to peek up out of the ground, it’s also a time to stock up on tissues and medication to keep the allergies at a minimum. As it turns out, allergies have been shown to affect your nose and your mental…
According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, “First-degree family members of individual with major depressive disorder have a risk for major depressive disorder two-to fourfold higher than that of the general population….Heritability is approximately 40%…” However, from a Self-Coaching Perspective: There seems to be little debate that depression has a genetic component,…
When the unthinkable happens, it feels incomprehensible. When I first got the news about the Las Vegas shootings, I was instantly crippled by fear and overcome with hopelessness. I couldn’t wrap my mind around it and struggled to understand why this had happened. Even now, I can’t make sense of it. My heart aches for…
The exact cause of depression is unknown. What is known is that there are some common factors that may actuate depression and depressive symptoms. The following five factors may be related to your depression: Physical illness can be associated with depression. Diabetes, thyroid disorders, cancer, congestive heart failure, Parkinson’s disease, chronic, incurable, and painful conditions…
Ever notice how silly someone else’s worry seems to you? How many times have you told someone to stop making mountains out of molehills? Unfortunately, if worry has become your knee-jerk reflexive response to life challenges, then mountain-making is what you do best. And when you’re making mountains out of molehills, the strangest things can…
Anxiety can creep up on us when we least expect it. One minute, you’re calm and in control. The next, your fight or flight response kicks in and throws you off your game. I shared 5 ways to reduce your social anxiety in a recent article. This topic resonated with so many of you that I wanted…
Putting yourself out there, making friends, and socializing should be fun. But for many people, these things are easier said than done. If you suffer from social anxiety, you know that these situations bring on more than just minor nervousness or butterflies. They’re a source of distress, anxiety, self-doubt, and fear. If you are struggling…
