Therapy is great—it’s like paying someone to professionally explain why you’re like this. But seriously, anyone who’s spent an hour unpacking childhood trauma knows humor is often the best medicine.

The rise in mental health conversations seems positive at first glance. But dig a little deeper, and there's a dark side to mental health conversations on social media.

As I reflected on my social media use, I realized I had grown to depend on it to distract myself from feelings of anxiety.