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A solid support system is invaluable for one's recovery from psychiatric illness and mental health issues.
Recovery-Oriented Practice and Mental Illness Stigma
Unfortunately, mental health professionals are a major source of stigma towards people with mental illness. Recovery-oriented practice is one possibility for transforming mental health care into a less stigmatizing place, so let’s talk about what that might look like.
By Ashley L. Peterson4 years ago in Psyche
My Boyfriend's Best Friend Is Repeatedly “Badgered” by His Girlfriend
Have you heard the phrase, “stop badgering me?” I am sure you have. But to those non-English speakers let me explain the meaning of this phrase. It means to persuade someone by telling them repeatedly to do something that they just don’t want to do!
By Oberon Von Phillipsdorf4 years ago in Psyche
Men Should Open Up About Men's Mental Health. Movember Is Our Month To Open Up About Our Issues.
The Movember Foundation's mission is to get people to talk about men's issues, men's health, and get rid of the stigmas of being human if you're a man. As men's health isn't discussed as much as needed, neither are men's mental health issues. Seeing too many guys leave the world before they should have was tragic, knowing there are likely more that will and it is preventable makes me want to remind people that talking is the first step.
By Jason Ray Morton 4 years ago in Psyche
Has Your Drug Use Caused You Problems with Motivation Or Concentration?
Drug abuse is a growing problem in society today. There are many people who abuse drugs, and it is very easy for them to get hooked on these substances. Unfortunately, many of these people do not realize how serious of an addiction they have until it is too late. When someone goes through drug rehabilitation treatment, they will learn to develop healthy behaviors and new ways of thinking. This will help them live a life that is free from drug use.
By Marco Taggert4 years ago in Psyche
How Your Mind Denies Reality By Using Its Defense Mechanisms
If you've ever wondered why sometimes other people don't see things the way you see them, you will be surprised to learn that your brain distorts reality to help you survive or cope with complicated situations around you. However, at a certain point, these well-intentioned defensive mechanisms can become harmful by preventing you from evolving.
By Stefania Simon4 years ago in Psyche
We Still Need To Talk About Mental Health At Work
When I speak to people about mental health, the common views I encounter are that: talking about mental health is a sign of weakness taking time to recover from mental illness is letting people down seeking help for a mental health challenge is the beginning of the end of someone’s career.
By Andy McAleese4 years ago in Psyche
Moonlight
When I tell you, healing is a long and rough road, I'm not trying to paint you a picture of the peace it brings you after the fact. It is the hard truths about yourself that you must come to terms with so you can choose to break that pattern or not. It is the upsetting moments where you feel you broke something precious because you know that part of you hasn't healed yet. It gets scary to realize the patterns when you are amid something amazing. But you must choose to get out of the patterns that trauma has made comfortable for you; not that it has made you feel at ease, but it has taught you how to have yourself treated. A shame it is to go through hell and still feel like that is the normal, that it'll strike at any moment and you'll stand there and swear it was coming. But on the other side, how fortunate is it to find something amazing that really makes you dive deep and break those bonds to what helped you survive then.
By Madeleine M92014 years ago in Psyche
