Coping With Mental Health: Psychotherapy (Talk Therapy)...Psychotherapy is also known as talk therapy, counseling, or simply therapy. Psychotherapy is used to help with a wide range of mental health conditions or challenges. Therapy sessions can be...
Mental Health Myths and Facts...There are many myths and misconceptions about mental health. Because of the stigma around mental health conditions, it is important to know the facts. This article aims to dispel these...
General Mental Health Resources...Living with a mental health condition may pose many challenges. It requires coping, finding treatment, and managing the impact of the condition on family, friendships, and work. Stigma can make...
What Is Mental Health?...Mental health is the range of thoughts, emotions, and behaviors that affect your well-being and how you relate to others. Just like good physical health, good mental health is vital...
Wish and You Shall Receive...Sitting on the couch late one evening whilst reading a newspaper (digitally), I realized I hadn't experienced any creepy crawly leg symptoms! Whilst feeling ecstatic, hoping that it would last...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Painful RLS and RLS Progression...I wonder sometimes about restless legs syndrome (RLS) progression and why it becomes painful for some people and not other people. Why is it progressive in some of us and...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Living With RLS in the Great White North...I am blessed to live in Canada, a.k.a. "The Great White North." Be honest, how many of you did the “Cooo, loo, coo, coo, coo, coo, coo, coooo!” bit in...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Take the Health and Media Habits Survey!...The Media Habits Survey is now closed. Thank you for your interest! Managing a chronic condition is not easy and can be physically and mentally exhausting. What types of media...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Wellbutrin and Smart Restless Legs...My saga balancing my overall mental health and restless legs syndrome is that, after realizing my SSRI was increasing my RLS symptoms and keeping me from getting a good night’s...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Does RLS affect other parts of your body?...Aside from your legs, what other parts of your body are affected by RLS?...Reactions0reactionsComments41 repliesSymptoms
RLS: What Not to Say...I have had restless legs syndrome (RLS) my entire life. I have zero recollection of being a still and rested person. For better or for worse, that just isn’t me...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
You Are What You Sleep...Prior to writing this post I was 400+ words into writing a piece about diet affecting restless legs syndrome (RLS). I started the process in the early evening, hoping to...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Misery Loves Company: I Got COVID and It Aggravated My RLS...I got 3 vaccine doses, and then I got COVID-19. That basically tells you the state of my fantastic immune system. So I haven’t been feeling so hot. Well, actually...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
My cure to RLS...Hi All, I never post in these kind of forums but I've found the solution, in my case at least, for the annoying RLS: a supplement that has 40mcg of...Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesTreatment
Restless Everything Syndrome...Often, in the dead of night, I wander down the hall of my home with so many questions plaguing my mind. I try so hard to shake it off, to...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Why Is Restless Legs Syndrome So Hard to Treat? 2nd Sleep Disorders In America Survey Results...If you are living with restless legs syndrome (RLS) and feel frustrated by the list of treatments that have not helped your restless legs, you are not alone. RLS is...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Tell Your RLS Story...I’d like to issue a challenge to you. Tell someone your story. Tell them about your restless legs. It took me 20 years to get a diagnosis of restless legs...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Raising Awareness: My Relationship With Sleep...A healthy relationship with sleep is important to our health and overall well-being. But what happens when that relationship is fractured? This week, we will be raising awareness about sleep...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
How would you describe your relationship with sleep?...Is your relationship with sleep good, complicated, or non-existent? What have you tried to improve your relationship with sleep? Do you have any tips that you would like to share?...Reactions0reactionsComments7 repliesTips & Advice
Ways to Raise Awareness About Your Sleep Disorder...The National Sleep Foundation’s Sleep Awareness Week® is celebrated every year in March. As you likely know, many people don’t know much about sleep disorders like narcolepsy, restless legs syndrome...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
