Anxiety

apprehensive uneasiness or nervousness usually over an impending or anticipated ill : a state of being anxious

Bipolar Disorder

Any of several psychological disorders of mood characterized usually by alternating episodes of depression and mania

coping

the covering course of a wall usually with a sloping top

Delusion

something that is falsely or delusively believed or propagated

Depression

a state of feeling sad : low spirits : melancholy

Dopamine

a monoamine C₈H₁₁NO₂ that is a decarboxylated form of dopa and that occurs especially as a neurotransmitter in the brain

Endorphins

any of a group of endogenous peptides (such as enkephalin) found especially in the brain that bind chiefly to opiate receptors and produce some pharmacological effects (such as pain relief) like those of opiates

Mania

excitement manifested by mental and physical hyperactivity, disorganization of behavior, and elevation of mood

Mood

a conscious state of mind or predominant emotion : feeling

OCD

a chronic disorder characterized by recurrent obsessions or compulsions or both that cause significant distress, are time-consuming, and interfere with normal daily functioning : obsessive-compulsive disorder

Phobia

an exaggerated usually inexplicable and illogical fear of a particular object, class of objects, or situation

Psychology

the science of mind and behavior. The mental or behavioral characteristics of an individual or group. The study of mind and behavior in relation to a particular field of knowledge or activity. A theory or system of psychology

PTSD

post-traumatic stress disorder

Self-Care

specifically health care provided by oneself often without the consultation of a medical professional

Serotonin

a phenolic amine neurotransmitter that is a powerful vasoconstrictor and is found especially in the brain, blood serum, and gastric mucous membrane of mammals

Stigma

a set of negative and unfair beliefs that a society or group of people have about something

Stress

constraining force or influence such as a force exerted when one body or body part presses on, pulls on, pushes against, or tends to compress or twist another body or body partespecially the intensity of this mutual force commonly expressed in pounds per square inch

Therapy

therapeutic medical treatment of impairment, injury, disease, or disorder