Can anxiety can make you feel physically sick? Yes. It can cause nausea, stomach pain, headaches, dizziness, muscle tension, a racing heart, sweating, shortness of breath, and other uncomfortable symptoms. These symptoms aren’t imaginary. Anxiety can trigger physical changes throughout your body, sometimes strongly enough to interfere with everyday life. Understanding why this happens can […]
Depression can be serious without always being an immediate emergency. However, certain symptoms require urgent help, especially when someone may harm themselves or can no longer keep themselves safe. Knowing the difference between depression that needs ongoing treatment and a mental health emergency can help you respond appropriately. You also don’t have to wait for […]
Depression doesn’t always look like an immediate mental health crisis. Sometimes, the warning signs develop gradually as everyday responsibilities become harder, isolation increases, and the treatment that once helped is no longer enough. During Suicide Prevention Month, much of the conversation focuses on responding to emergencies. But suicide prevention also means recognizing when someone needs […]
