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General discussions about psychology, psychiatry, mental illness, and mental health issues.

Therapists, theorists, types of therapy, approaches to therapy, preventative treatment, self-help, and self-therapy.

Medical conditions and health issues with implications for mental health and well-being.

Access to medical and mental health care. Applying for or appealing government or private insurance disability plans: What you need, how long it will take, what you should and should not do.

Coping with workplace stress, depression, or harassment. Stress and depression in students: coping with school and campus life. Burnout and stress leave. Short-term sick leave or long-term disability, and returning to work after being on leave.

Public attitudes toward mental illness. Myths about mental illness. The problem of stigma and the stigmatization of mental illness sufferers.

Recommended internet sources. How to evaluate health and mental health sites on the internet and in the media.

Effects of modern technology on physical, social, and mental health.

Computers; computer security, software, and hardware; technology, the internet, and search engines.

Anxiety disorders and stress management.

Panic attacks, with and without agoraphobia

OCD - what it is and how to cope.

PTSD may result from a single traumatic experience or a series of incidents, including natural disasters, acts of violence, and childhood or adult abuse.

Coping with social situations including shyness, self-consciousness, and anxiety.

Depression, dysthymia, and seasonal affective disorder - causes, symptoms, and treatment.

Bipolar Disorder or Manic-Depression - causes, symptoms, and treatment. Bipolar I and Bipolar II Disorders. Cyclothymia.

Questions about suicide, suicidal thinking, and suicide prevention.

How to cope, what to expect, finding support when you want it, finding help when you need it.

General discussions about eating disorders, eating for comfort, eating as a coping mechanism, binge eating, compulsive eating, compulsive exercising, etc.

Body image issues and how they contribute to eating disorders, low self-esteem, and depression.

Healthy and unhealthy weight management. Nutrition: What's good for you and what isn't? Popular diets - how good are they? Are they safe? Do they work? What works and doesn't work for you?

From explosive rage including road rage to bottled up anger - finding appropriate and effective ways to express and disperse anger.

Bullies and their victims, fighting, aggressive behavior, harassment, and interpersonal violence.

Domestic violence, spousal abuse, child abuse - physical, sexual or emotional-psychological - it's all abuse and it's all destructive. See also Adult Survivors and Victims of Crime.

Adult Survivors of childhood abuse, adult abuse, Adult Children of Alcoholics, and Dysfunctional Families. See also Victims of Crime.

Dating, living together, marriage - helping relationships to grow and staying connected.

Questions about coping with or helping friends or family members.

What is self-esteem? What is identity? What is self-concept? Problems with low self-esteem or negative self-concept. Introversion-Extraversion. HSPs. Abandonment.

Pets as family, friends, support, and therapy, including Psychiatric Service Dogs.

Finding solutions to the challenges and worries of parenting and finding a balance between being a parent and just being YOU.

Planning pregnancy. Infertility. Miscarriage. Managing healthy pregnancies and very young infants and toddlers - for mom, dad, and the rest of the family. Managing depression, anxiety, and other disorders during pregnancy. Postpartum depression.

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Attention problems, impulsivity, hyperactivity: is it ADHD, or something else? Strategies for managing ADHD.

Dyslexia, Dyscalculia, Central Processing Disorders, and other learning disabilities: Diagnosis and Management.

Tourette Syndrome and related tic disorders. There are several Associated or Comorbid Issues and Disorders that may be linked to Tourette Syndrome and subsumed under the category Tourette Syndrome Plus. See ADHD, Anger, Anxiety, Autism Spectrum, Bullying, Cyberbullying, Depression, OCD, and Oppositional Defiant Disorder & Behavior Problems.

Memory, amnesia, repressed memory, recovered memories, and false memory syndrome.

Sleep, dreaming, insomnia, hypersomnia, sleep apnea, restless legs syndrome, narcolepsy, and other sleep disorders.

Self-injury, self-mutilation, cutting, etc.

Dissociative Identity Disorder (formerly Multiple Personality) and other dissociative states or disorders

Disorders not included in other categories.

Schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, and related syndromes.

Autism, Asperger Syndrome, etc.

Avoidant Personality Disorder, Dependent Personality Disorder, Histrionic Personality Disorder, Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder, etc.

Also known as APD and Psychopathy.

Diagnosis and Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). Friends, partners, and family members of individuals with BPD.

Narcissism and Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD). Partners and friends of Narcissists. Children of Narcissistic Parents.

Alcohol and drug use or abuse, nicotine, caffeine, and other addictions.

Risks of recreational marijuana use and abuse

Evidence and lack of evidence for the use of medical marijuana to treat medical and mental health confitions

Compulsive gambling, compulsive internet behaviors, compulsive shopping, etc.

Prescription drugs and over-the-counter (OTC) drugs: How do they work? How long do you need to take them? What are common side effects and drug interactions?

The pros and cons of herbal remedies, "natural" remedies, naturopathy, homeopathy, and other alternative approaches

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Humor, fun quizzes, quirks and quarks - fun stuff.

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