Are You Hypervigilant? What It Is and How to Cope
Being alert in an environment — especially a dangerous or hostile one — is a survival skill we are all mentally conditioned to do. This heightened state can help us to pick up on small details and cues that can help us to stay safe. But, when this state becomes the...
Coping with Unemployment Depression
Losing a job is incredibly difficult. No matter the cause of the loss, it can leave us feeling stressed, overwhelmed, and even ashamed. We may feel like something is wrong with us or that we aren’t good enough. These feelings and this incredibly hard situation can...
Supporting Someone You Care About Who Has Been Sexually Abused
What are you supposed to do when someone you love reaches out to confide in you — to tell you that they have been sexually assaulted? This can be an incredibly challenging and stressful situation not only for the person who has shared their experience with you but...
How to Cope When You Feel Left Out
We’ve all missed out on at least one hang-out, event, or inside joke at some point in our lives. There are simply too many things to do and too little time to do them. This is a normal part of life, but just because it’s happened to all of us doesn’t mean that it...
