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How Involved Should Parents Be with Their Young Adult Child’s Life?

Reading Time: 8 minutes Times have changed. Parenting has, too. Thirty years ago, Generation X’s parents didn’t always know where their kids were after school. Without smart phones or computers, many Gen X kids played outside or hung out with peers IRL. And their parents often didn’t have an understanding of their inner lives. By the time they reached […]
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How Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) Therapy Addresses OCD in Young Adults

Reading Time: 7 minutes Young adults with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) struggle with a range of symptoms including distressing and intrusive thoughts and repetitive behaviors. One of the most effective approaches for treating OCD is Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) therapy. ERP therapy works by interrupting the OCD cycle of obsessions and compulsions. Young adults learn to tolerate discomfort without […]
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Empowering Young Adults
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What Is a Quarter-Life Crisis?

Reading Time: 7 minutes We’re all familiar with the term “midlife crisis.” It’s a period of turmoil and soul-searching that many middle-aged people experience. That time is a long way off for young adults. But they may go through their own critical period, known as a quarter-life crisis. What is a quarter-life crisis? It’s when young people, as they […]
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Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria: 10 Signs You Might Have RSD and 5 Ways to Manage It

Reading Time: 5 minutes Nobody likes being rejected. Whether you’re ghosted by a romantic partner, passed over for a promotion, or left out of a friend get-together, it hurts. However, people with rejection sensitive dysphoria (RSD) experience rejection as intense emotional pain. For them, being rejected is as painful as a physical sensation of being struck or wounded. Moreover, people […]
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Why Does Everything Make Me Sad?

Reading Time: 8 minutes Sadness is a normal human emotion. There’s nothing unusual about feeling sad if something bad happens. It’s a natural reaction to difficult situations and experiences. However, if you have sad feelings most of the time—or if your sadness doesn’t go away—you may be depressed. It’s important to understand the difference between the two. Key Takeaways […]
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Hitting Rock Bottom: What It Means and Where to Go from Here 

Reading Time: 6 minutes Hitting rock bottom is a term that refers to the lowest point of a person’s life. It’s traditionally used in the context of substance use disorder, to describe the moment when the disorder has caused an individual to lose everything that’s important to them. However, people with anxiety, depression, trauma, or other mental health issues […]
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What Is Harm OCD? Fear of Hurting Others 

Reading Time: 6 minutes Even if you’re not a violent person, you’ve likely experienced violent thoughts. But knowing you’d never act on them, you quickly forgot about them and moved on. However, some people with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) are plagued by thoughts of hurting others or themselves. This manifestation of the disorder is known as harm OCD. To cope […]
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Brain Rot: The Impact on Young Adult Mental Health

Reading Time: 6 minutes We’ve all experienced that foggy feeling after a late night and little sleep. It’s hard to focus. Productivity wanes. We can feel agitated, anxious, negative, even depressed. If drinking or drug use was involved the night before, we might feel even more lethargic and disoriented. These days, many of us experience these feelings, even when […]
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What Are Glimmers and Why Are They Good for You?

Reading Time: 7 minutes Has a beautiful sunset ever taken your breath away? Are there moments when you stop what you’re doing to delight in a child’s smile, the taste of your favorite fruit, or the feel of the breeze against your skin? If so, you’ve experienced glimmers. If you paused to notice the pleasure you were experiencing and […]
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What Is the Pandemic Skip, and How Is It Affecting Young Adults?

Reading Time: 6 minutes What is the pandemic skip? It’s a sense among many young adults of having skipped an important period of social and emotional development due to shutdowns, social distancing, and remote learning and/or work. Three years after the height of the pandemic, despite normal life having fully resumed, some young adults feel their mental age and […]
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Empowering Young Adults
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Cuffing Season: Is it Good or Bad for Mental Health?

Reading Time: 6 minutes It’s that time again: Daylight is short. A chill is in the air. Parties and holiday events abound. Families gather and celebrate. For some, it’s the “most wonderful time of the year.” But for many young people, late autumn into winter is anything but wonderful. Unpartnered young adults can feel more alone when temperatures drop […]
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Hope Fatigue: What It Is and 8 Ways to Overcome It

Reading Time: 7 minutes Young adults today have a lot on their plates. In addition to personal challenges, like academic pressures, work conflicts, relationship issues, and the ongoing work of adulting, they’re also taking on the weight of the larger world. The constant influx of information keeps young adults glued to devastating national and global events, from mass shootings […]
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How to Stop Obsessive and Intrusive Thoughts

Reading Time: 7 minutes It happens to all of us at one time or another. We might be standing on a bridge and imagine jumping off. Perhaps we’re driving and suddenly think about crashing into the car ahead. We may even have a sudden mental flash of harming someone we love. Since we have about 6,000 thoughts per day, […]
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How to Stop Ruminating: 7 Evidence-Based Tips for Young Adults

Reading Time: 7 minutes Are you constantly replaying awkward conversations in your head, regretting past mistakes, or worrying about how you might avoid potentially difficult situations in the future? Then you’re not just thinking. You’re ruminating.  We all have experiences and fears that gnaw at us. It’s natural to look back on what we could have said or done […]
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How Does Greek Life Affect Mental Health? The Pros and Cons

Reading Time: 7 minutes Is Greek life good or bad for college students’ mental health? Overall, there are both benefits and drawbacks to joining a sorority or fraternity. Greek organizations (so called because of the Greek letters used for their names) can create a sense of belonging and support. But they can also involve traumatic hazing practices and foster […]
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10 Ways to Manage a Chronic Mental Health Condition

Reading Time: 7 minutes Most people think of a chronic illness as an ongoing physical health problem, like diabetes, heart disease, or multiple sclerosis. But chronic mental health problems are also common. And just as chronic physical illnesses must be managed, it’s equally necessary to manage a chronic mental health condition. Managing a chronic mental illness can be taxing, […]
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5 Reasons Why Summer Is the Best Time for Young Adults to Access Care

Reading Time: 4 minutes When is the best time to access care for mental health challenges? There’s a simple answer to that question: as soon as possible, because the longer a mental health issue remains untreated, the more serious it can become. That said, for young adults and their families who have been considering treatment, summer is often the […]
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Panic Disorders in Young Adults and 7 Ways to Prevent Panic Attacks

Reading Time: 10 minutes It might start with a tightening in your chest that makes it hard to breathe. Then your entire body begins to shake. Your heart pounds faster and faster. You feel like you’re going to die. What’s happening? These are the symptoms associated with a panic attack—the primary symptom of panic disorders in young adults.  Young […]
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