The grander quest for human beings has remained steady since the dawn of civilization. No, it is not to be attractive, wealthy, wiser, find meaning, escalate consciousness, and other hedonic pursuits piling up in every waking hour. It is survival—the foundation of evolution, genetic propagation and variation. “A healthy man has 1,000 wishes,” says Naval …
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Last year, one of my closest friends was going through a tough time. She was a freshman in college, and her mental health was clearly failing. It’s hard to tell if it was the result of separation from parents or multiple broken relationships or something else, but god, she was in a dire situation. She …
Schizophrenia is a rare, difficult mental illness to understand. It isn’t as common as anxiety or depression. For a healthy mind to precisely understand schizophrenia is almost impossible. The closest we can ever get is by listening or reading the experience that came directly from a victim. The symptoms of schizophrenia have been divided into …
Supporting someone with poor mental health can be frustrating and difficult— even more, when you don’t know how to cope with their situation or how to respond to what they are saying. You may want to say, “Why don’t you just think positive? It will all get better” or “Just pray” or “Everyone feels that …
