Last night I had another frustrating night after a long and equally frustrating day with my mentally ill adult/child. There are days when it gets really hard to be supportive, loving and even civil. Then the lines of what is the illness and what is the person get even more blurred. I found a really […]
9 Ways to Fight Mental Health Stigma By Laura Greenstein | Oct. 26, 2015 Stigma is one of the most challenging aspects of living with a mental health condition. It causes people to feel ashamed for something that is out of their control and prevents many from seeking the help they need and speaking out. […]
How do you become stigma free? Just follow these steps. Educate Yourself and Others Everyone knows a little about mental health issues but knowing the facts about mental illness can help you educate others and reject stigmatizing stereotypes. They are not the result of personal weakness, lack of character or poor upbringing. Understanding mental health isn’t only about […]
We all have had the 2:00am phone call. I don’t really even need to explain really do I? Sleeping and at peace, warm under the covers and perhaps dreaming. Then the rude intrusion. The jump, the heart racing, the panic and questions, the breaking through the fog to have clarity so you can find the […]
Allison Bottke has written many books. One that resonates with me these days is “Setting Boundaries with Your Adult Children.” It outlines six steps to help, to give hope and healing to struggling parents. It is a powerful book and I encourage you to pick it up if you are in need […]
NOON: Hello? Are you there? It’s me. THREE: Hello? Why won’t you answer? It’s me. SIX: Hello? Are you alright? It’s me. NINE: Hello? Please answer. It’s me. MIDNIGHT: Hello? Where are you? It’s me. Repeat NOON: Hello? Can we talk? THREE: Hello? Can I […]
So yesterday I wrote a blog post about hurt. Today I wanted to finish up with the second half of the article I found on IQ Matrix that discusses ways to overcome. The word overcome is such a powerful word in my opinion. It means to succeed in dealing with a problem or difficulty but […]
Hurt – to cause physical pain or injury. That is the definition but what about hurt that causes emotional pain and injury to your spirit? That is the hurt that I want to talk about. This hurt is something that comes into my life more often than I care to admit. Some days I can […]
Self-destruction manifests itself in all of us; however, only the strong know how to battle it. You have to be a secure and mentally strong person to learn that you are worth fighting for. If you see this behavior manifesting in the one’s you love remember you can’t change them no matter how hard you […]
I can’t escape The wheel turns over and over and over never stopping Even when it slows so I can catch my breath, it is still not enough to jump off Do I really want to get out then? I say that I do. I want to believe that I do. But what can I […]
practical insanity 