A place to exercise your brain? Introducing mental health gyms
When 42-year-old David McCullar thinks back to the early 2000s, a chapter in his life marked by rapid changes, he recalls palm trees, sunny beaches – and panic attacks that made him ill.
“I was throwing up every day,” Mr McCullar said.
In 2001, the company he worked for went bankrupt. He lost his job. He left his hometown. He moved over 1,000 miles (1,600km) away, from Detroit, Michigan, to southern Florida.
He was searching for new beginnings but found panic and anxiety. A few years later, Mr McCullar suffered a debilitating back injury. He then returned home where he witnessed his parents going through a divorce. Depression followed. … [read more]
