What’s wrong with you? How could you be so stupid? No one actually likes you.

Ever hear these words in your own mind? Ever hear them so loudly that they drown out the voices on the outside—the ones trying to tell you otherwise? If so, you’re not alone and you’re not “weird” or “insane” or any of the other names that that same voice might call you. But you might be anxious or depressed.

“One thing you’ve got to really take into account, Rich, is the voices in people’s heads,” said Sandy Bevacqua, who is a board member of the CODEX for Anxiety and Depression initiative, researcher, lecturer, and health practice owner with a PhD in molecular and cellular biology. She’s spent decades studying the complex interactions between our bodies, the food and supplements we consume, and the lifestyles we live…all for the purposes of reaching better health.

If you know someone who is suffering from anxiety or depression, there might not be anything you can do to silence those voices. However, it’s still important to at least be aware that they exist; this can help you better understand that person’s experience and frame of mind, which will enable you to help them in small, subtle ways.

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