Many times, when someone brings their service dog into places they are legally allowed to be, an overly concerned store employee or customer can ruin everything. One Walmart shopper whose service dog alerted them to sit down on the ground due to a postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, or POTS, which is a fainting disorder, says …
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A Bartender Wouldn’t Serve Woman With Neuromuscular Disorder
A woman explains she was discriminated against in a bar due to a rare disorder. Although she’s upset, she bravely turns her negative into a positive. A woman who feels “insecure and misunderstood” about her health condition is bravely sharing her story. As the TikTok creator explains, she suffers from a rare neuromuscular disease called …
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Deficient Emotional Self-Regulation vs. Mood Disorder
Deficient emotional self-regulation (DESR) is not an official symptom of ADHD. It does not appear in the DSM-5, yet its four core facets, as defined by Russell Barkley, PhD, are familiar to most people with ADHD: The emotional impulsiveness associated with DESR is illustrated by low frustration tolerance, impatience, being quick to anger, aggression, and strong …
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Woman With An Eating Disorder Is Sick Of Hearing How “Great” She Looks After Losing Weight, So She Gets Revenge By Sending An Email Detailing Exactly How Horrible It Was
It’s no secret that people can say some pretty heinous and unfeeling things. That said, I would guess that a majority of the time, they don’t mean anything bad and have just spoken without really thinking about the other half of the equation – meaning the experience of the listener. OP has struggled with an …
Video explains how to navigate romantic relationships when your partner has bipolar disorder
Loving someone with a mental illness can be a difficult journey, especially if you’re not sure what’s helpful and what’s not. Not only can mental illnesses be overwhelming for the person diagnosed but it can also be overwhelming for their partner. Every mental health diagnosis comes with its own set of challenges that require a …
Depression or bipolar disorder? A psychiatrist lists five signs it's likely not depression.
It’s not always easy to figure out what mental health condition you have, even after being diagnosed. Sometimes questions pop up after a diagnosis or new symptoms appear that may give you pause. One of the mental health conditions most questioned is bipolar disorder because it seems to contain a lot of symptoms that can …
‘I wasn’t about to lie’: Candidate says Emirates Air rescinded job offer after she disclosed she had an eating disorder when she was younger
A TikToker who applied to be a flight attendant for Emirates Airlines posted a video claiming that the company rescinded her job offer after she disclosed that she had an eating disorder in her youth. The video, which was posted by @madisonkvetlana this week, has accumulated over 78,500 views. In it, she mentions that she …
Gene Therapy Offers New Way to Fight Alcohol Use Disorder
Aug. 21, 2023 – A type of gene therapy that reboots the brain’s reward system could curb drinking in those with severe alcohol use disorder. Researchers from Oregon Health & Science University implanted the therapy directly into the brains of rhesus monkeys that had been conditioned to drink eight to 10 alcoholic drinks a day. …
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Lindsey Shaw Recalled Being Fired From "Pretty Little Liars" While Dealing With A Drug Addiction And Eating Disorder
Lindsey Shaw, who starred as Paige in five seasons of Pretty Little Liars, opened up to her Ned’s Declassified costars on their podcast about how “awful” it was to find out she was being fired from PLL. View Entire Post › Source: https://www.buzzfeed.com/noradominick/pretty-little-liars-lindsey-shaw-fired
A diagnosed sociopath lets people ask him anything, shutting down myths about the disorder
The term “sociopath” is something that people don’t often understand. The public’s exposure to what a sociopath is generally comes from the media depictions, usually in some psychological thriller that portrays the villain as a manipulative, out-of-control killer. They slap the sociopath label on them either in the background information or through inference. But what …
Ed Sheeran Credits Eminem For Helping Him Overcome A Common Disorder As A Child
Getty Image Ed Sheeran recently stopped by The Howard Stern Show to chat about his new album, Subtract. During their interview, Sheeran also shared a unique story about how a certain rapper’s album helped him overcome a stutter as a child. Specifically, it was Eminem’s The Marshall Mathers LP that helped him out. Sheeran received …
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Here’s What It’s Like When A Family Member Suffers From Schizoaffective Disorder
There are so many misconceptions and preconceived notions when it comes to mental illnesses. The truth is, unless you or someone you love suffers, it’s hard – or even impossible – to know what it’s really like. If you’d like to try to imagine what living with someone with schizophrenia is like, these folks are …
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