July 21st, 2017 By Dr. Joseph Mercola Contributing writer for Wake Up World Anxiety is the New Depression Anxiety is the new depression, with more than half of all American college students reporting...
Category - Depression, Anxiety & Mental Health
Wake Up World’s articles covering depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder and mental health, including natural solutions to help you overcome them.
Five Different Physical Exercises That Affect The Brain In Very Different Ways
18th July 2017 By Teal Burrell Guest Writer for Wake Up World Pumping iron to sculpt your biceps. Yoga poses to stretch and relax. Running to whittle your waistline and get fit fast. There are loads...
Narcissism Has Reached Epidemic Levels in the United States — Could Self-Compassion be the Cure?
June 25th, 2017 By Carolanne Wright Contributing Writer for Wake Up World Narcissism is on the rise. We see it on social media, in friends and family — even ourselves, if we’re lucky enough to...
The State of Psychiatry Address: The Dark Truth of the “Mental Health” Industry
June 6th, 2017 By Cortland Pfeffer Contributing writer for Wake Up World “A nation’s greatness is measured by how it treats its weakest members.” — Mahatma Gandhi An 18-year-old girl is...
Digging in the Dirt Makes You Happy — Here’s Why
By Carolanne Wright Contributing writer for Wake Up World “It came to me while picking beans, the secret of happiness. I was hunting among the spiraling vines that envelop my teepees of pole beans...
Student Mental Health Crisis – How Campuses Have Become Mental War Zones for Our Youth
April 29th, 2017 By Andreas Toupadakis Ph.D Contributing writer for Wake Up World “Student mental health… is the elephant in the room that no one is talking about.” ~ Richard Kadison from...
13 Mind-Body Techniques That Can Help Ease Pain and Depression
By Dr. Joseph Mercola Contributing writer for Wake Up World Many aches and pains are rooted in brain processes that can be affected by your mental attitude and emotions. While the mechanics of these...
Stress-Busting Chinese Herb a Natural Anti-Depressant, Improves Cognition and Memory
By Marco Torres Guest writer for Wake Up World The Chinese herb XingPiJieYu has been found to reduce the effects of chronic unpredictable stress, while also improving learning and memory, according...
Depression is Now the No. 1 Cause of Illness and Disability Worldwide
By Dr. Joseph Mercola Contributing writer for Wake Up World Let’s start with the facts… According to the World Health Organization (WHO), depression is now the leading cause of ill health...
8 Ways School is Making Children Stupid and Depressed
By Sofo Archon School is supposed to help children grow into mature, conscious, responsible, intelligent adults, who have mastered the art of living, and who can contribute their gifts to the world...
Psychiatric Industry Corruption: 6-Year-Old Boy Committed to a Psych Ward for Throwing a Temper Tantrum at School
By Carolanne Wright Contributing writer for Wake Up World It’s every parent’s worst nightmare… I don’t think there is any more terrifying prospect than having your child abducted by a stranger...
Facebook Negatively Affects Mood and Well-Being, Studies Reveal
By Dr. Joseph Mercola Contributing writer for Wake Up World Every month, 1.65 billion people actively use the social media site Facebook. On average, each user spends 50 minutes using the site daily...