“I bent over backwards to misbehave,” Vic Chesnutt sang in 1993’s “Dodge,” “It’s a holy wonder I just didn’t flip on over into an early grave.” Like many of Chesnutt’s lyrics, it proved to be heartbreakingly prophetic.
Category Archives: Anxiety
Emotional wellness: the empty nursery and the silent delivery room
Although it isn’t well known to non-grieving parents, October marks Pregnancy and Infant Mortality Month.
Good news about worrying
In May, Mathieu Putterman and Anna Evans Putterman graduated from law school at Chapman University. In July, the couple took the California bar examination. Results will be posted on Nov. 20, at 6 p.m. The Puttermans are in the final throes of that four-month wait.
Glenn Close Wants to end the fear that people with mental illness are ‘dangerous’
After her sister Jessie confided her suicidal thoughts to her over a decade ago,Glenn Close set out on a journey to end the destructive stigma attached to mental illnesses.
Cara Delveningne opens up about depression
Cara Delevingne has never shied away from talking about her personal life, and struggles, with the press and her fans, but the model-turned-actress is now opening up about her mental health.
Dog owners using pets for therapy to help others
Christie Brinkley spent Monday at the hospital visiting patients and even performing a trick or two. When she makes these visits, many times she is rewarded with a smile and a few pats on the head.
Mental health drills could reduce youth suicides
A volunteer firefighter, Randy Workman knows the importance of drills in preparing for an emergency.
Sam Sarpong spent 7 hours talking to police before apparent suicide
More details have come to light surrounding the tragic apparent suicide of Sam Sarpong on Monday, Oct. 26. According to a press release from the Pasadena Police Department, the British-American actor, model, and TV personality jumped off a bridge in Pasadena, Calif., after a seven-hour exchange with the authorities. Sarpong was 40 at the time of his death.
Teen mental health concerns surface in new Minnesota clinic
Only 40 percent of Minnesota youth received a mental health screening as part of their preventive checkups last year. Of those, 1 in 10 showed signs of depression or other mental health concerns, state officials said Thursday. The results come from a first-ever analysis of Minnesota health clinics. The study shows clinics are doing well in counseling children on obesity but suggests they’re falling short on mental health evaluation.
Checking up: emotional wellness can strengthen your mind, body
The term “void” can be defined as complete emptiness; it is intangible and invisible. Some people spend day after day trying to fill an emotional void — a psychological hole that drains happiness. Being emotionally unstable or apathetic is detrimental to one’s emotional wellness.