Per the National Institute of Mental Health, anxiety affects over 2 billion adults worldwide and over 97 million in the United States alone. Of those, approximately 54% are women.The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry stated that annual anxiety treatment costs are over $42 billion in the United States. Of this, $ 23 billion is for repetitive doctor visits due to symptoms that mimic physical illnesses. Compared to non-anxious individuals, those with anxiety disorders are 5X more likely ...

You no longer have to be one of over 300 million people struggling with depression.Depression affects over 18 million adults in the United States alone and over 300 million worldwide. Yet many people are too embarrassed to seek help, tell themselves they are over-reacting or don't know that depression is considered a serious medical disorder of the brain. In fact, under the umbrella of depression, there are also other diagnoses such as bipolar disorder, postpartum depression, and p...

Per Mental Health America, over 40 million Americans (mostly women) have been labeled as "codependent". In fact, a study using the Beck Depression Inventory and the Codependency Assessment Tool revealed that 14.4 million (36%) of these Americans were also undergoing simultaneous treatment for depression. The study also found that the lower these individual's self-worth, the more they alienated themselves from others, the less self-awareness they had, the more severe their depression. and t...

Fear-based illnesses are the most common mental disorders. In fact, statistical information reveals that 15 million people in the United States and up to 792 million people worldwide are affected by fears and phobias. So, whether you are terrified of heights, bugs, public speaking, or anything else… you are definitely not alone.Stigmas, perceptions, and misconceptions that follow mental illness can be debilitating, often locking people into "the system" and over-loading them with p...