A recent report from the federal Centers for Disease Control indicates that 42% of high school students report persistent feelings of sadness and hopelessness. April is a month of hope. So let’s think ...

Depression is a system of beliefs, behaviors, and ways of relating to people that keeps you locked in a trap. But there are ways out of this trap. In previous posts, I have discussed how low ...

There are many silent souls who will go to work today, run their households, or volunteer at a local charity while bearing the pain of hopelessness in some area of their lives. What is the root of ...

Hopelessness refers to a state of complete lack of optimism or belief in our ability to respond to a situation. Researchers theorize that when we frequently expect to encounter bad outcomes, and we ...

A new report from the CDC shows nearly 60% of teenage girls feel persistently sad or hopeless. Their sadness rate is double that of teenage boys. Teen girls are also reporting higher rates of sexual ...

Teenagers in the United States are in crisis. That news got hammered home earlier this year following the release of a nationally representative survey showing that over half of high school girls ...

2:00 THIS AFTERNOON. SO MAY IS MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH. A RECENT CDC REPORT SHOWING A SPIKE IN DEPRESSION IN TEENAGE GIRLS. NOW, THAT REPORT SHOWS DEPRESSION IS AT ITS HIGHEST LEVEL REPORTED ...

When dreams shatter, despair tightens its grip. Hurting people often lose sight of hope, instead spiraling into cynicism. Yet even in life’s bleakest moments, hope flickers for those determined to ...

Feelings of worthlessness/failure, hopelessness, and mental illness were the highest-rated contributing factors to suicidal thoughts and feelings, particularly by women and sex/gender minorities with ...