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Feeling Off? Here’s What Depression Can Really Feel Like Day to Day

Feeling Off? Here’s What Depression Can Really Feel Like Day to Day

by Lightfully Behavioral Health | Aug 4, 2025 | Depression

There’s much more to major depressive disorder (MDD) than feeling sad, hopeless or down. It can drain your energy, cloud your thinking and make it hard to connect with others. It can even cause physical symptoms like stomachaches and headaches. It may also affect your...
Living With OCD Intrusive Thoughts: 6 Coping Strategies That Help

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by Lightfully Behavioral Health | Aug 3, 2025 | OCD

Intrusive thoughts are a defining characteristic of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). While anyone can have upsetting and unwanted thoughts from time to time, intrusive thoughts are especially disruptive as OCD symptoms because the more you focus on them or try to...
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by Lightfully Behavioral Health | Aug 3, 2025 | Mental Health

It’s no secret that high expectations and poor treatment in the workplace will take a toll on your mental health. In the past few years, some employers have started to pay more attention and dedicate more resources to taking care of their people. However, many...
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by Lightfully Behavioral Health | Aug 2, 2025 | Anxiety

If you have a friend or a loved one with anxiety, you’ve probably seen how it can affect a person’s mindset and their behavior. Even if it’s obvious to you that they’re safe, their anxiety still feels very real to them. Trying to get them to relax may not help — and...
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Are You Reacting or Responding? 5 Key Differences That Change Everything

by Lightfully Behavioral Health | Aug 1, 2025 | Mental Health

It happens to everyone: You get caught off guard and say or do something that doesn’t align with your values. Reacting is automatic — something we do without thinking. When you’re able to take a beat and choose your words and actions more intentionally, this is called...
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