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A solid support system is invaluable for one's recovery from psychiatric illness and mental health issues.
How To Help a Loved One with Depression
Depression is a horrible thing to live with, no matter your situation. It is made so much worse when the ones you love don't treat you with respect or compassion. Before I go further I would like to clarify that I am speaking of clinical depression and not being depressed due to grief, though some of my advice may still be helpful to that situation.
Sarah SandowPublished 6 years ago in PsycheSigns Your Friend May Need Professional Help
Suggesting to your friend that they might need to see a psychologist is not the ideal conversation to have over coffee. There is always the chance that they may get extremely offended and ultimately resent you. It’s an awkward interaction that could cause more harm than good.
Kassidy BrownPublished 6 years ago in PsycheThe Journey I Took and Will Always Be Taking
As the title of this blog states, I consider the constant attempt to prevent my mental illness from affecting my everyday life to be an on going journey. Now, universally, the notion of a journey is commonly associated with arriving at some kind of destination. Well, sorry to disappoint, but personally I don't believe there will ever be a moment where that destination is reached. But it's not all a Snow Patrol album, don't worry!
Renee WellsPublished 6 years ago in PsycheLiving with Depression
It should be noted that the experiences I am writing about here are exclusively my own: they should not be considered a generalization of what is an incredibly complex and polarizing illness, and I want it known that I am not claiming in any way that what has helped me will help everyone. Recovery is an incredibly personal thing, and something that is done differently by every single person.
Mopey MillennialPublished 6 years ago in PsycheBreaking Down the Walls
Mental health is abstract. It's unique, yet common and it's everywhere all around us. It's in the people who are successful or average, who are famous or ordinary. It's in those who valiantly refuse to hide it, but it’s also in those who deny it to the world and struggle with it on the inside.
A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
We all know the origins of the phrase "a wolf in sheep's clothing." The story goes, a wolf decides to dress up as a sheep to get closer to its prey without being noticed by the herder. Every time the sheep herder leaves, the wolf eats the sheep. The wolf's plan backfires when there are no more sheep left and the herder discovers the wolf and kills it for dinner. In today's society, the phrase is commonly related to deceitful individuals who mimic their target in order to get in close proximity and attack at the first available opportunity. This can not only be applied to physical people, but to mental illnesses as well.
Cory GarnerPublished 6 years ago in PsycheMental Health and Why You Don't Care
Stuart Semple had a near-death experience at the age of 19 while studying fine-art; this led to severe PTSD and a debilitating anxiety disorder. And yet, he has gone on to have a successful artistic career spanning over 13 years with over 15 solo exhibitions.
iris georgiePublished 6 years ago in PsycheDon't Let Your Disease Affect More Than It Has To
I've been sick since the day I entered this world. So sick, in fact, that the doctors told my parents not to expect me to live past the age of five. I'll turn 40 in less than three weeks and I've had my good times and more than one person's share of bad times.
Jason TullyPublished 6 years ago in PsycheThe Mind, Identity, and What It All Means
The human mind, a puzzling and daunting thing often dazzled in its own complexity. Often losing a sense of "self" in a world placing a great deal of pressure on the necessity of identity and function in our systematic society. Our thought processes seem to rotate cyclically through religious beliefs or other belief systems, to complete segregation from the rest of the world, leaving feelings of isolation and loneliness to often arise. Of course in the midst of all these things, we have seen and some possibly experienced a vast array of mental illnesses, so I think the fundamental question we must ask ourselves is not only why, but how are these "faults" in our mind so common in today's times?
Samuel LowePublished 6 years ago in PsycheHealing After Heartbreak
It’s been truly identified as one if the worst things to endure in a lifetime. Heartbreak is the outcome of many events in our lives, but no matter how many times we may experience it, a broken heart never hurts any less. It’s that soul crushing blow to the soul that leaves us in total loss and despair, something I myself am dealing with currently. I wanted to share some of my own personal tips and methods of recovering, in the hopes that I may help a fellow sufferer. Before any of that, I decided to be brave enough to share the truth and reality of the affects of a broken heart, most recently on myself.
Jessica MurrayPublished 6 years ago in PsycheMy Life with Mental Illness
I’ve said before, I’ll say it again and again: I am lucky. Of course I am. My life is not as bad as the majority of the world, and my mental well-being is not as bad as some in the world. However, while some are quick to disagree, my fight is as crucial as every other fight against mental illness.
SKetch MediaPublished 6 years ago in PsycheThe Casual Use of Suicidal Phrases
You've heard it before... "Ugh, I don't want to do this essay, I'm gonna kill myself","Ugh, I wanna jump in front of a bus", or "I just don't wanna be here, someone shoot me". Can we stop and talk about these phrases that were meant to be taken as jokes? Are they really jokes? Have we made it too easy to joke like this?