标题：5commonmythsaboutanxiety，depressionandmore source：fashion丨EMILIEDINGFELD 翻译请保留原文链接哦 欲翻译的小伙伴，可评论领稿，并把已完成的译文发在自己的心理圈or个人主页的日志内。请领稿的小伙伴，尽量在一个星期内完成翻译，谢谢！！ Thesedaysitcanbehardtodeterminewhenyou’vesurpassedyourmentalandemotionalthreshold。Everyoneyouknowseemstobeactinglikesuperwomenexercising，working60hourweeks，hittingthebestpartiesandbeamingbeautifulsmilesonInstagramwhilethey’reatit。Seeingpeoplewho“haveitall”canmakeitdifficultforustoadmitto，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。”
