This question is from a Group Therapy post in our TrèsSugar Community. Add your advice in the comments! I worry about my mental health, and it's been taking a toll on my relationship. Has anyone had to deal with depression while in a relationship? How did you cope? Or has anyone been on the other side and had a family member or significant other with depression/other mental health issues? How Read more

Whether you're Christian or not, Lent is good time to detox; literally if you partied for Mardi Gras, and figuratively, if you're everyone else. It's like God's Spring cleaning. A time to renew vows for lapsed New Year's resolutions if you will. This year consider giving up some emotional baggage with these unhealthy behaviors and relationships. Your ex: Well, only if you want to! Whether Read more

Time on the psychiatrist's couch has long been viewed as a beneficial treatment for those with depression, but a new study has found that more patients are forgoing therapy sessions while antidepressant use has risen. The report found that depression rates have risen significantly since 1987, and while the rate of antidepressant use boomed to 74 percent amount among depressed patients, up Read more

The Diagnostic Statistical Manual (DSM) defines narcissism as "a pervasive pattern of grandiosity, need for admiration, and lack of empathy that begins in early adulthood and is present in a variety of contexts." But not for long. The upcoming revision of the mental-health bible will drop the personality disorder. This doesn't mean narcissism, a disorder with a diagnosis criteria that includes Read more

DrSugar is in the house! This week she discusses the emotional impact of Winter. With Winter around the corner (or perhaps rearing its ugly head already), I’m sure that a majority of FitSugar readers are experiencing cooler weather and shorter days. With this in mind, I thought a great topic to discuss this week is seasonal affective disorder. Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a type of Read more

To many people, taking a mental health day means relaxing at the spa, sleeping in late, and watching movies on the couch. For me, it's quite the opposite. While all the above sounds quite nice, I get more peace of mind with fewer distractions on my mind so that often entails putting my body and brain to work. To get the benefits of a mental health day, I actually get busy and try to cross off Read more

When we fall back an hour Sunday we might also descend into a grumpy mood. While we gain an extra hour of sleep, the time change messes with our internal clock, leading to poor sleep, decreased energy, and depression. Dr. John Sharp, the author of The Emotional Calendar: Understanding Seasonal Influences and Milestones to Become Happier, More Fulfilled, and in Control of Your Life, says the key Read more

News that Demi Lovato entered rehab came as a surprise today. The 18-year-old Disney actress isn't going in for a cocaine bust, like former Disney star Lindsay Lohan, but rather to reportedly address her cutting issue. A source said: "She fought through eating disorders and has struggled with cutting. [She] is taking control by getting help." As it's most broadly defined, self-injury disorder Read more

“I contemplated suicide. I will not give up on life. There's so many people that will never get the chance to have their voice heard . . . I do it for them.” —"Philanthropist of culture” (his words) and Twitterer extraordinaire (our words) confessed to contemplating suicide during the Los Angeles screening of Runaway, a short film he wrote, directed, and starred in. Read more