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A solid support system is invaluable for one's recovery from psychiatric illness and mental health issues.
Here's What Mental Health Month Is About
May is mental health awareness month. Lots of content is published about it throughout the month, people touting both their expertise and their experiences. But it’s more than that. It’s more than a few articles, a hashtag, and a color (green) devoted to the seemingly boundless cause.
By Melody Porter7 years ago in Psyche
Why An ‘EastEnders’ Episode This Week Has Helped My Mental Health
Note: this article contains personal mental health experiences that may be distressing for some. Sean Slater’s [Robert Kazinsky] short return to the BBC One soap EastEnders has been an interesting one. Kazinsky returned last week to see his family, mainly his mum, Jean [Gillian Wright], who has cancer. Little did the fans know the representation of male mental health was going to become the main focus of his return.
By Lewis Jefferies7 years ago in Psyche
5 Things You Can Do to Raise Mental Illness Awareness
In recent years, we have seen a number of celebrities come forward about their own mental health struggles. That has opened the door to creating better awareness about mental illness, but there's still stigma surrounding this topic. We need more people to spread awareness and acceptance of mental illness, so it will no longer be such a sensitive topic. Taking action in your own community can help create the important discussions that need to occur in neighborhoods across the country.
By Paisley Hansen7 years ago in Psyche
Mental Health Matters
It is my best-known secret that I deal with depression and anxiety. I never knew how deep and dark mental illness could be until I began to deal with it on my own. For a few months, I kept it well hidden from my family, although they noticed significant changes in my mood and behavior. This change started about a month after a friend of mine committed suicide after a long battle with depression in his teen years—the years that are supposed to be mostly carefree and fun.
By sarah cay smith7 years ago in Psyche
Quick! Word Down How the Anxiety Feels!
An all familiar sickness washes over and you cannot be sure you are drowning or if it is cleansing. The same can be just as overwhelming. It's getting worse, it's shameful to be so weak, it's painful and soul destroying that it almost answers your constant fear, you are drowning.
By Dawn Elizabeth7 years ago in Psyche
Don't Be Afraid. Top Story - January 2019.
Depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, and other mental health issues plague our society today. I have not been untouched by them. I live, and have lived, with anxiety for years, perhaps even as early as kindergarten. I never questioned it, but in the past few years, I have come to notice it, and it's getting much worse. I experienced bouts of depression, episodes during high school, and again recently. I will be 22 at the end of the month. I have a lot of life left to be sad and afraid of, but I don't want to be anymore. And I don't want anyone else to be.
By Grace Campbell7 years ago in Psyche
Here Is Why It's Important to Have Someone to Talk To
In the world of connectivity, information is at our fingertips. If we feel sick, we search the internet for answers based on our symptoms and diagnose ourselves. There are even treatment solutions online. With a click of the mouse or push of the finger, we all become instant medical professionals.
By Chris Ricks7 years ago in Psyche
In Sickness and Mental Health
It is a scary world out there for people living with mental health conditions. For example, changing medications can be scary. You never know what side effects are going to occur as your body chemistry changes, nor do you have an immediate way of controlling them when they start.
By Katie Williams7 years ago in Psyche
