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Trichotillomania… What is it? For those who haven’t heard of it, which isn’t uncommon, this post is to explain what trichotillomania, better known as trich or TTM, is. Trich is defined in a dictionary as “A disorder that involves recurrent, irresistible urges to pull out body hair.” For each person that suffers from trich, there […]
Suicide is never an easy subject. Unfortunately, we lose people who are close to us or close to those we love. No matter what, taking your own life is NOT the answer. For those that struggle with mental health issues, they often can’t see the light at the end of the tunnel. Although not always […]
As promised, this post is about another coping strategy. I am still focusing on art, but now we are moving from clay to painting. I am not someone who is good at art, and I most certainly cannot draw. No matter how bad it comes out, I still love all of the paintings and other […]
Welcome back! Todays post will carry on about coping strategies! Art is one of the ways I find super helpful to decompress. Art can be stressful if you are not artistic, which I am not by any means, but as long as you enjoy it, go for it! There are many different mediums that I […]
Welcome back! As promised, this post is about risk factors involved with mental health as well as causes. Often people blame themselves for their mental disorders, when in fact it is not their fault at all. Mental disorders are often genetic, as it is in the neural makeup of your brain. A bunch of scientific […]
Hello there! So far I have given some coping tips, negative and positive, as well as some things that can make someone smile. Todays post is going to be more specific to a certain mental disorder that falls under the OCD category. This disorder is known as Trichotillomania, also known as trich. Whether you have […]
Hello again! Thanks for coming back to my blog! Todays post is going to be about how to make someones day. To you, it may not mean much, but to someone who is struggling, it can mean the world. People who are struggling with mental health issues often find it hard to see the good. […]
Welcome back to My Trich Story. While there are many strategies that help reduce the stress of day to day life, there are some that worsen the affects mental health can have on us. Todays blog topic is a negative coping strategy; alcohol. For most college students, alcohol may seem like a run-of-the-mill activity that […]
Welcome back!! Today’s post is about another coping strategy. Exercise!! Although the last positive coping strategy was technically a form of exercise, today I will be focusing more on the active, high pace exercise activities that improve your mental health. Exercise is a natural energy booster. It gets your endorphins — the thing in your […]
Hello and welcome to my first post about mental health! Mental health is a struggle for college students worldwide. With that being said, there are different ways and strategies to cope. This post is going to be focused on one of the many strategies: Yoga! Yoga is a form of mind and body connection that […]