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　　标题：5commonmythsaboutanxiety，depressionandmore
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　　Thesedaysitcanbehardtodeterminewhenyou’vesurpassedyourmentalandemotionalthreshold。Everyoneyouknowseemstobeactinglikesuperwomenexercising，working60hourweeks，hittingthebestpartiesandbeamingbeautifulsmilesonInstagramwhilethey’reatit。Seeingpeoplewhohaveitallcanmakeitdifficultforustoadmitto，orevenidentify，mentalhealthissueswe（andevenourInstagramfrenemies）mighthave。
　　Accordingtoa2011study，oneinfivepeoplesuffersfrommentalillness，likedepression，bipolardisorderoranxiety。It’slikelythatyouhavefriends，colleaguesandfamilymemberswhoarestrugglinginsilence。Perhapsyouare，too。Thankfully，therearemovements，likeProjectSemicolonanonprofitorganizationthatusesthesymbolofasemicolontorepresentnewbeginningsforthosedealingwithmentalillness，suicide，addictionandselfharmthatarehelpingpeopleconnectworldwideandarebreakingdownthestigmalittlebylittle。TocommemorateMentalHealthAwarenessWeek，haveahearttoheartwithsomeoneyouknowandshareyourownstoryofmentalandoremotionalturmoil。Itmighthelphimorheropenup。Ifyouneedsomeicebreakerstostartthementalhealthconversation，herearefivemythsaboutdepression，anxiety，andmore：
　　Myth：IfI’mdiagnosedwithmentalillness，it’swithmeforlife
　　Justbecauseyoureceivedadiagnosisdoesn’tmeanyouneedtolabelyourselfthatway，saysJesseHanson，clinicaldirectorandcofounderofHelixHealthcareGroup，whichofferscontemporarytreatmentsformentalhealthissues。PeopleliveinthemyththatI’mscrewed，I’mstuckwithit，thedoctortoldmeI’vegotbipolar。ImightaswellgetreadyforaDlife，hesays。Butourbrainscanberewired。Hanson，whohasabackgroundinneuroscience，suggestsweworktotreatthediagnosisasaclusterofsymptoms，suchastheextrememoodswingscharacteristicofbipolardisorder。Thesamegoeswithexcessivestressorananxietydisorder。Insteadofthinkingourscreamingkidisstressful，saysHanson，thinkofitashowwerelatetoascreamingkid。Theresultofcertaintriggersisthatphysiologicalresponsewefeelfromourheartthat’sbeatingoutofourchesttoheadachestosweatypalms。It’snotanovernightfix，butovertimeyourreactionscanimprove。
　　Myth：Adrenalfatigueisn’treal
　　You’velikelyheardofcortisolthatstresshormonethatgetssecretedwhenweexperiencestressandthatcausesustogainweightaroundourbellies（asifstresswasn’tbadenough！）。Adrenalfatigueismakingitswayintoourhealthcarevernacularbutismuchlessunderstood。Itisreal，saysHanson。Whensomeonehasbeenoperatinginsuchago，go，gowayallthetime，theadrenalglands〔whichreleaseandregulatestresshormones〕getwornout。Theregulationofcortisolisnotgoingtohappeninabalancedwayandthepersonisgoingtohaveextremestressresponsessuchaspanicattacks，heartrateincreases，racingthoughtsallthesethingsareconnected。Henotesthatonceyounoticethesymptoms，it’slikelytoolatetobechangingyourtune。Selfcareactivitieslikeexercise，agoodnight’ssleepandtakingatimeoutfromworkcanallhelppreventyoursystemfrombecomingtapped。
　　Myth：Theonlywaytoraiseserotoninlevelsiswithmedication
　　Prescriptionmedicationsoftenworktobalanceoutourlevelsorneurotransmitters，likeserotonin，tohelptreatmentalillness。There’snodoubtthattheyareinvaluableinmanyinstances，butit’sinterestingtonotethatourserotoninlevelscanbeimpactedbyourdaytodayactivities。Serotoninhastodowithrest，relaxation，calming，saysHanson。Meditation，mindfulnessandtraumaresolution〔practices〕havebeenclinicallyshowntoincreaseserotonin。Somehowthinkingthatwearechangingourchemicalmakeupbymeditatingmakesitallthemoreenticing，right？Repeatafterme：Iwillmeditatetonight，Iwillmeditatetonight，Iwill
　　Myth：Talktherapyisthebestoptionwhenitcomestomentalhealthtreatment
　　Whenwethinkabouttreatingdepressionoranxiety，ourmindscanjumptothepersistentimageofthecouchshrinksituation，inwhichthepatientisdiscussinghisorherwoeswhilethepsychotherapistkeepsaneyeontheclock。Undoubtedly，therearestilltherapistsouttherewhosubscribetothismethod，butthere’snolongeraonesizefitsallapproach。Talktherapycanbeeffectiveforrelativelyhighfunctioningpeoplethatjustneedsomeonetoventto，saysHanson，butwhenyou’redealingwiththemajorityofthepopulationontheplanet，especiallyinNorthAmerica，thosearen’tveryeffectiveandpeoplegetdisenchantedanddisheartened。Whileyoumightfindtalkingtoaprofessionalisenoughforyou，thisisjusttosaythatifyoudofindyourselfwithoutimprovements，therearemoreindividualizedoptionsoutthere。
　　Myth：I’mdoomedifIcan’taffordoneononetherapy
　　Youalwayswanttostarttreatingyourmentalhealthissuesbyseeingyourdoctoryourbenefitspackageatworkoftencoverssomeofyourtreatment。Andsometimes，youcouldqualifyforafundedoption，likeaprogramatahospital。Butifyoufindyourselfoutofoptions，andlowonmoney（because，hey，thosetherapysessionscanbeexpensive）knowthatyoucanstillgethelp。AtHelix，weoffergroupclassesthatarebasedinmindfulnessmeditation，soundtherapy，acupuncturefor25。Wedotherapygroupsthatare50，saysHanson。Youcanevenlookatyourcommunitycentresformindfulnesstraining，yogastudiosorsupportgroups。OneofthemodelsIworkwithiscalledtopdown，bottomup，saysHanson。Whatthatmeansisthateverythingthat’shappeninguptopinourheadistricklingdownandit’scausingphysiological，neurochemicalresponsesinthebrain，inthenervoussystem，inthemuscularsystem。Everythingthat’shappeningonthebottomisgoingup。IfIchoosetotakeyogaclassinsteadofracinghometowatchmoreNarcos，I’mgoingtogetadifferentmentalexperience。