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Living in a Blameless World Part 1
The above is a version of a common meme that we all have seen online and it is essentially saying that the only treatment that you need for mental health issues is to walk them off and forget that they exist. This will essentially be the cure-all for what is bothering you and all will be fine! I decided to post this in my article with the bottom part added to it. The main reason I am writing this article is to show what is hopefully the proper way society should be towards mental health treatment and not just have the “walk it off” attitude.
By S P9 years ago in Psyche
What It's Really Like to Have Obsessive Compulsive Disorder . Top Story - August 2017.
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is widely heard of and spoken about. Yet it is also one of the most misunderstood disorders at the same time. So many people jokingly describe moments of fussiness and particularity as “OCD moments.” There has even been a television show, Monk, which is about a detective with excessive fears of germs and anything which is not 100 percent perfect. But OCD in real life is slightly different from those stereotypes.
By Rebecca Sharrock9 years ago in Psyche
Living in a Blameless World Part 3
“I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become.” – Carl Jung“Becoming acquainted with yourself is a price well worth paying for the love that will really address your needs.'" – Daphne Rose Kingma
By S P9 years ago in Psyche