Nursing with Anitha

A blog about mental health, nursing, and leadership

Category: Mental health

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Mental health

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Toxic Masculinity: What you need to know

Men are often expected to develop super human coping capabilities that often involve striving hard in the face of prolonged stress and discrimination. This has resulted in lesser reporting of depressive episodes in men but the fact however remains that they complete suicide at far higher rates than women. While it may feel nice to encourage certain aspects of masculinity, like power, toughness and self-sacrifice in some instances, one must be proactive to realize that the same tough demeanor that might save a fighter in a war field can destroy it at home with a romantic partner or child.

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Mental health / Parenting

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How to Maintain Healthy Boundaries with Your Adult Children

Watching your little one growing up could hurt at times. The ambivalence one feels as they try to figure out ‘adulting’, while going through the painful lessons that life so often does seem to teach-can be nerve wrecking to most parents. The separation anxiety is now shifted from the child to the parent. There is sadness and emptiness as much as there is relief.

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Gaslighting-All you need to know

Sadly, gas lighters are everywhere. They are found in every kind of relationship, including personal, intimate, social and even professional. They are found among politicians, celebrities or even in your own surroundings. They could be your family member, your neighbor, co-worker, manager, or even that social media influencer whose fan you are. It works on a single principle:
“If you repeat a lie often enough; people will eventually start believing it”

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Mental health / Mental Heath Nursing

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How to Support your Partner with Bipolar Mood Disorder

Living with a person with mood disorder can be excruciatingly difficult-it may sometimes seem like a big roller coaster ride. One may notice high episodes of ‘manic behaviors’ or phases of ‘hypomania’ and at times, low episodes of depression. Then, one may encounter these ‘mixed’ episodes, where the mania and the depression are both present at the same time. This uncertainty of ‘ups’ and ‘downs’ and a lack of understanding about them can drive even the closest relationships apart; even to the breaking point.
So, what is it like, to live with a person who is diagnosed with the mood disorder?

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Mental health

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Make your emotions work for you- Not against you

No matter what is going on in your life right now; know that we as humans were never made to live continuously with restrictive emotions like fear, stress, anxiety, worry and anger. The purpose of our lives is not to remain stuck, stressed and wasting energy we could use for positive purposes, like enjoying life more and realizing our dreams.

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Mental health

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How to manage holiday stress and the winter blues amidst COVID-19

When the weather is cold and the skies are dark and cloudy, it’s easier to feel down and despondent. People with pre-existing mental health conditions could be severely affected with these ‘holiday blues’./’winter blues’ Some of the additional triggers brought on by the financial stress, cold weather, and loneliness, without the global pandemic and worldwide travel bans definitely do add to the strain.

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Mental health

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How to manage your mental health this Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is around the corner, and thanks to COVID, this year, thanksgiving will be one unique experience. From the thanksgiving parades nationwide, to the gathering, not to forget, even the size of the birds will be down-sized this year. Learn how you can take care of your mental health this thanksgiving

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Is it time for a mental health check-up?

Mental health therapy can help you deal with thoughts, behaviors, symptoms, stresses, goals, past experiences and other areas that can promote your recovery. Although hard, it can be a critical component of self-care. It can also offer an emotional release and a sense of really being heard, understood and supported. But how do you know if you need therapy or how to find a therapist that is a perfect fit for you?