No challenge, just a very productive month. But is it really positive for you to post daily? Let’s find out. — I did it. I finally did. But at what cost? The 30-day challenges on Medium are very popular, I personally recommend participating. Although, this is not a post about how it went for me. For me, August was not a 30-day challenge. It was actually May, and I already wrote…

When I started on Medium I was a young writer full of energy, ambitions, and dreams. I remember those days as if they were only 10 months ago. Wait… they WERE 10 months ago. If you’ve been following us for a while and have read our bio, you know that…

Anxiety disorders are the most prominent psychiatric disorder in the world, with which more than 264 million people live according to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America and the World Health Organization. Anxiety is supposed to be our friend because it is an adaptive response that allows us to…

Five simple rules to get your articles to go supernova! Your Title Is Everything — Get Clickbait-ey I’ll be honest, this isn’t my usual shtick. I’m a mental health nurse, and that’s what I mainly write about because it’s what I know, I’m good at it, and I want to share my knowledge and experience with others. …

Vitamin deficiency may not be the first thing you think of when considering the causes of mental illness. Maybe you should — Vitamin deficiency may not be the first thing you think of when considering the causes of mental illness. Doctors and psychiatrists rarely recommend vitamins for these conditions. But, while vital nutrients are unavailable to the brain, this can manifest in ways mimicking mental illness.

Have they come too far? — Watching conspiracy theories videos on YouTube is very entertaining and all, although it is very easy to start with videos of UFO sightings and without realizing it it’s just turned 2 AM and you’re watching undeniable proof that Mark Zuckerberg is an alien cyborg sent to earth to control and…

And no, not figuratively — I remember when I was in school and the whole “what do you want to do when you grow up?” thing started. If you ask me, you shouldn’t be making such big decisions when you’re 17, not even at 20. I never really want to make big decisions, I’m just…

You don’t need it, trust me — In recent times, there has been much more talk about “self-esteem”, how important it is for personal happiness and well-being. While It is true, that to find that oh so fleeting and ever-elusive state of satisfaction and fulfillment, self-love is a key component, to love oneself. This gives rise to…

Maybe an urban myth. Maybe not quite — Is pornography harmful or is it just a source of harmless pleasure? That is the question that many media and researchers have been asking in recent years, especially in an age when access to pornography has become easier than ever. It’s so easy that sometimes you stumble upon pornographic material…