Category: Health Issues

Post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, can happen to anyone, according to the National Center for PTSD, and typically occurs after trauma. About 6 of every 10 men (or 60%) and 5 of every 10 women (or 50%) experience at least one trauma in their lives. About 6 out of every 100 people (or 6% of […]

Remember that time you cut your finger? Or broke your arm? Or slipped and planted face first on the ground? You probably felt pain. But then, it eventually went away. And that’s what makes chronic pain so awful: the pain never goes away. Your body continues to hurt, for days, weeks, months, or even years […]

Depression can mean many things to many different people, each with different symptoms. It’s more than “feeling blue,” and can be a regular occurrence. If you have feelings of sadness, tearfulness, emptiness, or hopelessness or have angry outbursts, irritability, or frustration, even over small matters, these could mean depression.   More severe cases can lead to […]

We’ve all been anxious about something. That job interview. A big test the next day. Results from the doctor. Being anxious is normal.  Then there’s anxiety. According to The Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA), anxiety disorders affect 40 million adults in the United States age 18 and older, or 18.1% of the population […]

“In the morning you beg to sleep more, in the afternoon you are dying to sleep, and at night you refuse to sleep.”― Unknown Insomnia. It’s one of the most common sleep disorders known. We’ve all had it and unfortunately, we will have it again. Waking up too early. Waking up during the night. Not […]

“You looked stressed out.” “Are you stressed?” “You need to keep stressing out over small things!” Do any of these statements sound familiar? At some point, we’ve all probably heard any of these aimed at us, and for good reason: everyone suffers or has suffered from stress.  According to APA’s 2022 Stress in America survey, […]