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Depression, The Word Every time you hear the word “depression,” you are likely to immediately think of ‘never-ending sadness’ or something along those lines. While it does involve a great deal of sadness and unhappiness, it is so much more than that. Depression is a mental illness that has always had a huge stigma attached to it, and surprisingly, it still does. Even in today’s advanced, modern, and highly progressive world, it is still taboo to talk about these issues out loud. According to Betterhelp, the leading online therapy platform for depression therapy: As one of the mood disorders that…

Teletherapy – when the COVID-19 pandemic came to rise, it brought so much uncertainty with it that people struggled to grasp this new reality. Many professionals had to completely transform their way of operations and services to deal with the challenges that came forward. Therapists fall under the same category. The pandemic changed the way therapy sessions were conducted and opened a window to a new experience: Teletherapy. As soon as the social distancing measures were implemented, therapists could no longer have their patients visit them. Most of their patients depend on therapy to deal with traumatic experiences, depression, anxiety,…

According to research conducted by the World Health Organization, there are approximately 350 million people worldwide who go through depression, which is almost 5 percent of the entire world’s population. In today’s time, depression has also become one of the most frequently occurring mental health problems in most individuals, regardless of their age or socioeconomic standing. In times like these, the need for different solutions, treatment programs, strategies and techniques to combat mental health issues has also risen in equal proportion. Sewing Can Fight Depression, Really? Numerous studies and researches have come up with a variety of different methods and…

Therapy Apps – What You Need To Know The digital age is certainly upon us where anything and everything is just a click away on a smart device. Especially with the sudden increase in mental health awareness, it was only a matter of time before mental health treatment and therapy took a technical turn with apps like BetterHelp and Talkspace. Thousands of people struggling with mental health problems are now ditching the couch and picking up their phones to turn to online apps for treatment. The question that still remains is, can therapy apps really help and work with mental…

How To Find The Best Therapist Every time you experience a certain physical health problem, your first and immediate step is to search for the best doctor or physician to help you with your problem. Similarly, when you go through a mental health issue and feel the need for mental health counseling, you must find the right person to go to. In times when one experiences chaos and turbulence in the mind, it is best to reach out to the best therapist out there, also called a mental health counselor. However, it can be quite a struggle to find a…

Sleight of hand is generally entertaining: “Keep an eye on my right hand” while I manipulate with my left hand, what I do not want you to note. Watch as a rabbit appears out of my hat, a bouquet of flowers out of nowhere, or, in politics, as if by magic, an image appears that I want you to see without knowing I designed it to fool. Fight The Stigma Stigma is just that. If I can convince you to “fight the stigma” while I am instilling it in your mind, I have achieved my goal: You will focus on “the stigma,” not on me deliberately directing…

Do You Know How To Deal With Grief? If you were to define “grief” in the simplest of words, it would probably be something along the lines of “an individual’s natural response to loss” or “an extreme form of sadness”. While this does explain what grief is, it is actually not that simple. Grief is one of the toughest, most demanding, and painful feelings one experiences when they lose a loved one. It is also one of the most complex human emotions and brings with it intense feelings of emptiness, a severe kind of heartache, and a never-ending phase of…

Talkspace is a well-recognized online therapy platform that offers therapy for various types of mental health conditions. Having received around $30 million in financial backing and celebrity endorsements, this service is one of the most recognizable brands for online therapy, followed by its most moderately priced competitor, Betterhelp. In December 2019, Jack Morse of Mashable wrote an article titled, How a dead veteran became the face of a therapy app’s Instagram ad. The company was criticized for using a veteran family’s loss to market a therapy service. A subsequent investigation into Talkspace’s policies raised vital questions concerning the power such…

Amwell also known as America Well is nation’s largest online telemedicine provider accessible 24/7 via a web browser or the company’s own mobile application. They provide care for urgent (but non-emergency) medical conditions, including mental health care services, such as psychiatry and counseling, charging a flat per visit fee. BEST ONLINE THERAPY REVIEWS Who is Amwell Ideal For? Amwell online counseling services are tailored to people who need remote access to a health care provider on short notice for conditions that can be assessed virtually via a video conference or a phone call with the health care provider, including mental…