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Behavioral health information you can trust, verified by clinicians.

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Understanding eye contact avoidance in social anxiety

Some people with certain mental health conditions have a hard time maintaining eye contact.

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Sleep anxiety symptoms, causes, and strategies

Anxiety and sleep issues often have a cyclical relationship, but symptom-management tools can help.

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The relationship between anxiety and substance use disorder

Substance use disorder and anxiety disorders often occur together and feed into each other.

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Do you have OCD, social anxiety, or both?

OCD and social anxiety can co-occur, but both are treatable.

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Can social anxiety cause suicidal thoughts?

If you have social anxiety and are experiencing suicidal thoughts, help is available.

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Why breakup anxiety hits hard and how to get back on your feet

Anxiety is a normal emotion to experience after a breakup, but therapy can help.

What is persistent depressive disorder (PDD)?

PDD can make everyday life difficult, but treatment can help.

Why does depression feel comfortable?

Even though depression is challenging to live with, it can also feel comfortable.

The relationship between anxiety and personality disorders

Anxiety and personality disorders share some symptoms and sometimes occur together.

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How you can support someone with body image issues

What to say and what not to say to someone with body image issues.

Living with autism and depression

Autism and depression often co-occur, but help is available.

Focus, mood, and your menstrual cycle: The ADHD-PMDD connection

PMDD is an extreme form of PMS that frequently occurs in people with ADHD.