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How do you make friends in college when you're depressed?
This week in the Coping newsletter: mental illness among college students, medical privacy in therapy, and that age-old question about how to make friends when you're depressed.
How Do I Deal With Nighttime Anxiety?
This week in the Coping newsletter: What to do when worry keeps you awake, why New Year's Eve is so depressing, and a sanity checklist for 2019.
How Can I Keep My Anxiety About One Thing From Affecting Other Things?
This week in the Coping newsletter: A simple strategy for quarantining your worries, how to deal with family over the holidays, and advice for enjoying vacation even while anxious.
I Spend Almost a Quarter of My Income on Therapy
My insurance doesn't cover any kind of mental health visits or offer any partial reimbursement for my eating disorder and anxiety treatment.
How Do You Cope With Fear of Death?
This week in the Coping newsletter: Meditating on your death can make you happier.
When I Couldn’t Find a Therapist I Liked, I Tried Brain Stimulation
I originally wanted to find a talk therapist about my depression, but it didn’t seem like that was going to happen anytime soon.
The Tonic Guide to Healthcare
A comprehensive, easy-to-follow FAQ about getting medical care, whether you have good insurance, bad insurance, or no insurance at all.
How Do I Get Rid of a Clingy Friend?
This week in the Coping newsletter: Managing your social anxiety at parties and exactly how to tell your crap friend that it's over. Oh, and a gift guide for anxious people!
This Is How One 28-Year-Old Manages Pain and Anxiety
To cope, I go on shopping binges. I work myself past exhaustion. On the positive side, I go dancing with friends. I host a drawing night to build community and foster creative energy. I make art, I listen to music.
How Do I Know If I Have OCD?
This week in the Coping newsletter: How our staff writer dealt with an OCD diagnosis, and what to do if you think you might have it too.
The Tonic Guide to Healthcare
A comprehensive, easy-to-follow FAQ about getting medical care, whether you have good insurance, bad insurance, or no insurance at all.
How Can I Be More Outgoing?
This week in the Coping newsletter: What it means if you apologize a lot, why math gives you anxiety, and how to be a more social introvert.