Richard Bailey
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I am currently working on expanding my writing topics and exploring different areas and topics of writing. I have a personal history with a very severe form of treatment-resistant major depressive disorder.
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Breaking the Stigma: How to Talk About Mental Health with Your Loved Ones
Mental health is a topic that is often overlooked or stigmatized in society. However, it is crucial to have open and honest conversations about mental health in order to promote overall well-being and break the stigma surrounding mental health issues.
By Richard Bailey2 years ago in Psyche
6 Mental Health Workplace Myths. Top Story - July 2022.
When it comes to having a mental illness and having a job, there are, understandably, a lot of fears. There are also many different myths that we begin to believe as truths because, when you have a mental illness, the negative thoughts feel like the truth to us.
By Richard Bailey4 years ago in Psyche
The Energy Spoon Analogy: Normal VS Mental Illness
First off I'd like to start by saying I hate the word normal when referencing people. That being said it is the only word I can come up with when differentiating between someone with a mental illness and someone without a mental illness.
By Richard Bailey4 years ago in Psyche
4 Habits That Can Make Depression Worse
We all have or will experience depression at some point in our lives. There are events that happen to us that leave us in a state of depression. However, unlike depression as a mental illness, that depression eases over time.
By Richard Bailey4 years ago in Psyche
Spravato Treatment For Depression: My Experience Part 2
Saw Improvements Almost Right Away If you read the previous article "Spravato Treatment For Depression: My Experience Part 1", then you know a bit about my history with Severe Depression and how resistant I was to treatment.
By Richard Bailey4 years ago in Psyche
5 Reasons Sarcasm Is Good
People who are very sarcastic or use sarcastic humor can sometimes be misunderstood or taken the wrong way. People can sometimes be seen as being immature or even negative people. However, sarcasm used correctly, is far from immature or even being negative.
By Richard Bailey4 years ago in Humans
