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PMDD and Mental Health: When Hormones Trigger Emotional Crises

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Planning important events around your menstrual cycle : Understanding your cycle can aid in scheduling significant activities. Here are some tips that may help: Creating structured routines for days when you have symptoms : Having a plan in place can provide a sense of control.

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Staying Grounded: The 3-3-3 Rule for Anxiety 

Clear Behavioral Health

It can be utilized in interviews, at social gatherings, and even during public speaking to help ease your anxiety symptoms and get you back to enjoying the social event. Individual therapy is beneficial since it focuses on you, your upbringing, and what goals you want to reach. While using the 3-3-3 method, you can be discreet.

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Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria & ADHD: How to Break Free

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This is where a day treatment program can be beneficial, offering structured support and resources.

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These Teens Got Therapy. Then They Got Worse.

Mad in America

Researchers in Australia assigned more than 1,000 young teenagers to one of two classes: either a typical middle-school health class or one that taught a version of a mental-health treatment called dialectical behavior therapy, or DBT.

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Intellectual Developmental Disorder and Mental Health

Child Mind Intitute

Another factor may be that reduced cognitive abilities can make it harder for children with IDD to cope with stressful events, resulting in emotional problems. Bullying can also be a factor, especially in the teen years. Children learn to cope with worries, identify thoughts and feelings, face fears, and use relaxation techniques.

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Day # 147: Bulimia Nervosa Part 2

Bullet Psych

Binge eating commonly begins during or after an episode of dieting to lose weight and/or multiple stressful life events. Ask specifically about self-induced vomiting , misuse of medications ( laxatives , diuretics , other medications), fasting , or excessive exercise. Ask about any psychosocial stressors or triggers that exacerbate symptoms.

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10 Signs of High-Functioning Anxiety in Women You Shouldn’t Ignore

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You might look relaxed in meetings or social events, but your mind is racing with thoughts. This constant pressure to navigate professional relationships perfectly can transform routine interactions into anxiety-triggering events.