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May is Mental Health Awareness Month - Help Us #breakthestigma
ADAA's passion and mission is about helping people living with anxiety, depression, and co-occurring disorders and their loved ones find treatment, support, and resources, such as the ones below. Please help us #breakthestigma associated with mental health disorders by joining the conversation, sharing your story, and supporting our work
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#GotPanic Twitter Chat Recap
On May 17th, ADAA hosted a Twitter Chat under the title #GotPanic.
ADAA members Dr. Debra Kissen
@LightOnAnxiety
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@drkchap
answered questions around symptoms, management & the treatment of panic disorder.
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Trending Articles and Helpful Resources
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Personal Story of Triumph:
A Long Line of Depression and Anxiety: The Stigma Stops Here
by Adina Young
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 Why can't you
just be happy?
You know, you have it better than most people? You should be appreciative.
These are things I have heard since I was officially diagnosed with depression in 2000. It's insane to think that in 2018, I still hear this from friends and family.
My father and mother were never diagnosed with bi-polar disorder or depression, respectively, neither were my grandmothers on both sides, even though all parties involved knew they had some form of mental illness. In the black community, mental illness is such a stigma.
Read more.
Interested in sharing your personal story of triumph with anxiety, depression, or co-occurring disorders? Contact
[email protected] for more information.
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Talking to Children and Teens After a School Shooting
by Dr. Sheila Rauch, PhD, ABPP
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The key message for parents to convey after exposure to any type of trauma or violence is to ensure that your child feels safe and loved.
Give them an open invitation to talk with you about the incident. If your child has seen coverage of the event, make sure you talk with them about what they think about it and how they think it impacts their life and the world around them...
Read more.
Other recent ADAA blog posts:
- Relationship OCD by Patricia Thornton, PhD
- Qué Nervios: Being Latina and Dealing with Anxiety, available in English and Spanish, by Karen Martinez, MD, MSc
- Women with Narcissistic Parents: Stuck in Worry, by Dr. Stephanie Kriesberg
- Unwanted Intrusive Thoughts, by Martin Seif, PhD and Sally Winston, PsyD
- To Be Female, Anxious and Black, by Angela Neal-Barnett, PhD
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New ADAA Recorded Webinar:
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ADAA Member Publications
Our ADAA professional members author excellent self-help books about anxiety, depression and co-occurring disorders.
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Raising Awareness
"Everybody Dies" - A Dark Comedy About Living With Panic Disorder
by Matthew Woods
My name is Matthew Woods, I'm 28, and I suffer from Panic Disorder. This disease once dominated my every waking moment with excessive false alarms that sent me to the emergency rooms more times than I can remember. Something as simple as a cramp would be misconstrued by my brain as a life-ending condition, sending me into a tailspin panic attack. I have had this disease as long as I can remember but I only received the help I needed a few years ago. I thought I was crazy and that I needed to keep my feelings bottled up inside or else people would admit me into a mental hospital. Read more.
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The "ThinkUp" mobile app - a brain training tool personalized to each user - helps you develop a positive mindset, overcome challenges, change habits, and become the person you want to be.
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ADAA in the News
ADAA resources, programs and initiatives as well as many ADAA member experts are frequently quoted/highlighted in national and international news platforms. We invite you to
browse through current articles
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Recent Articles:
- BCBS Depression Study CBS Radio Network, Beth Salcedo, MD
- How To Support Your Partner With A Mental Illness, According To An Expert, Elite Daily, Lata McGinn, PhD
- 7 Tips for Managing Your Anxiety About Traveling, Self, Martin M. Antony, PhD and Ellen Hendriksen, PhD
- The Signs of Depression You Could be Overlooking, Coach Nine, Simon Rego, PsyD
- Why Kids And Teens May Face Far More Anxiety These Days, Washington Post, John Walkup, MD
- 5 Tricks To Make You Feel Less Afraid While Flying, Business Insider, Martin Seif, PhD, ABPP
- Ryan Reynolds Opening Up About His Anxiety Has The Power To Help Millions Of Sufferers, Yahoo, Alicia Clark, PsyD and Simon Rego, PsyD
- How To Deal When Even Sunny Weather Is Bumming You Out, Refinery 29, Lata McGinn, PhD
- 11 Things People Who Cope With Anxiety Well Do Differently, Bustle, Melissa Weinberg, MA
- Beyond Normal Attachment: Managing Childhood Separation Anxiety Disorder, Psychiatric Advisor, Eli Lebowitz, PhD, Wendy Silverman, PhD, ABPP
- What To Do If You Get Anxious AF During A Test, Refinery 29, Debra Kissen, PhD, MHSA
- 8 Stats That Prove Social Anxiety Needs To Be Taken Seriously, Huffington Post, Larry Cohen, LICSW
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Have a question? Interested in learning more about a particular topic? Want to share your story? Please send us an
email. We would love to hear from you.
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Facebook Fundraisers
Did you know that you can start your own personal fundraiser on Facebook? You and your Facebook friends can support causes that are important to you (like ADAA!) by raising funds and awareness without leaving Facebook!
Start your own Facebook fundraiser here today.
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