Edward Kelly Jr
Bio
Edward lives in the Midwest, the heartland of America, He is a US Army Veteran who served as a Combat Medic during the Vietnam Era, a Licensed Practical Nurse and a Peer Support Specialist. He has a Masters in Theology from Franciscan Univ.
Stories (4/0)
Covid-19 and Anxiety
Have you noticed your anxiety increasing as each news clip brings the Covid-19 virus closer to home? I have but I have a problem already with anxiety. I have been diagnosed with an anxiety disorder which according to the ADAA (Anxiety and Depression Association of America) affects about 40% of the American population. In the last two weeks or so, I have been feeling more uneasy and nervous.
By Edward Kelly Jr4 years ago in Psyche
Moving Beyond the Stigma of Hopelessness:
As a Licensed Practical Nurse who has worked for over twenty years in psychiatric hospitals, there is one part of my life I have hid from my past employers and my patients: that I also struggle with mental illness and have been hospitalized. There is a word that explains why I haven’t shared what I call my “dark night of soul.” The word is stigma and it means a mark or label imposed by others that leads to devaluation and discrimination. Sociologist Erving Goffman in his ground breaking study in 1963 explained the origin of the word.
By Edward Kelly Jr4 years ago in Psyche
