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This 2015 Pixar film personifies emotions like Joy, Sadness, and Anger to explore mental health and emotional regulation.
Inside out
This thinking error makes people draw sweeping conclusions based on a single incident or limited evidence.
What is overgeneralization?
This term describes the inability to feel pleasure from activities once enjoyed.
What is anhedonia? (en-he-donia)
The most decorated Olympian of all time, this swimmer has spoken extensively about his struggles with depression and anxiety.
Who is Michael Phelps?
This automatic reaction, triggered by anxiety, prepares the body to confront or escape danger.
fight or flight response
This Grammy-winning artist has been open about her struggles with depression and anxiety, using her music as a platform for mental health awareness. Known for "when the party's over", "everything I wanted", "ocean eyes".
billie elish
This distortion makes individuals assume responsibility for events beyond their control, often leading to unnecessary guilt.
What is personalization?
A deficiency of this neurotransmitter is commonly linked to depressive symptoms.
What is serotonin?
This mental practice, used by athletes like LeBron James and AJ Brown, helps improve focus, reduce anxiety, and enhance overall performance.
Mindfulness meditation
This disorder causes intense fear of judgment or embarrassment in social settings.
Social anxiety disorder
This rapper’s hit song "1-800-273-8255" became an anthem for suicide prevention, named after the U.S. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.
Logic
This distortion makes you focus only on the negative details of a situation while ignoring the positives.
What is mental filtering?
This term refers to the repetitive focus on negative thoughts, often worsening feelings of sadness.
What is rumination?
This decorated gymnast made headlines when she withdrew from events at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics to prioritize her mental health.
Who is Simone Biles?
This physical symptom, often accompanying panic attacks, results from rapid, shallow breathing.
hyperventilation
In her book Becoming, this former First Lady discusses the importance of therapy and mental wellness in her personal life.
Who is Michelle Obama?
This distortion leads people to believe the worst possible outcome is not only likely but inevitable.
What is catastrophizing?
Unlike insomnia, this condition causes excessive sleeping and can be a symptom of depression.
hypersomnia
Many elite athletes use this mental technique, picturing themselves successfully completing a play or routine before attempting it.
What is visualization?
This technique uses physical sensations, like focusing on five things you can see, to calm anxiety.
Grounding techniques
This Marvel hero, played by Robert Downey Jr., battles PTSD and anxiety following the events of The Avengers (2012).
Iron Man
This cognitive distortion sees situations in extreme terms with no middle ground.
What is all-or-nothing thinking?
This type of depression occurs during specific seasons, often in winter when daylight decreases.
seasonal affective disorder
This sudden loss of motor skills affects athletes under extreme stress, commonly seen in golfers, pitchers, and even tennis players.
What is the Yips?
Unlike fear, which responds to immediate threats, anxiety is often focused on this uncertain aspect of life.
The future