Blog – Tagged "medication"– Just Girl Project

These 3 Mental Health Disorders Are Shockingly Common

Did you know that about 1 in 5 adults experience a mental health disorder at some point in their lives? Currently, 10 million Americans suffer from a mental health disorder. The top common mental health disorders are depression, anxiety and...

1 Girl vs 4 Types of OCD

Throughout my adolescence, I unknowingly struggled with different types of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). My OCD has mostly manifested through 4 specific subtypes, which sometimes overlap with each other. Though I wasn’t officially diagnosed with OCD until I was a...

Shattering the Psych Med Stigma: “Will I Lose My Sparkle?”

The decision to take medication for your mental health can be very intimidating. Questions like, “will it make me feel weird?”, “how long will I have to be on meds?”, and “how will I know it’s working?” can transform a...

Rating Anxiety Relief Tools on a Scale of 1-5

When I was in my junior year of high school, I was diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety Disorder. For years, I had always exhibited common behaviors of anxiety, such as excessive worrying, difficulty concentrating, restlessness, panic attacks, etc. However, when I...