Category Archives: About Me
The first thing that comes to my mind? “Just Do It!” Yes, that horrible Nike campaign.
I am twenty-seven years old as I write these words. I own my own home and I have a dog I adore. I cook and I clean and I talk to my family on a regular basis.
I have an appointment with My Psychiatrist today. In exactly six hours and forty minutes. Well, six hours and forty-two minutes to be exact. I know things like this. I have not seen her in a month. She was on … Continue reading
I’m not sure, are you? Ask yourself the loaded question: “I have a mental illness. Am I really sick?”
That might seem like an oxymoron, and maybe it is, on some level. I’m going to use the example of depression because it is something everyone experiences. Whether you have a mental illness or not, depression is part of the … Continue reading
I have touched on this before. A couple of times. Other bloggers on healthyplace.com have as well because it is important. Very important. It is part of living with–and recovering from–a mental illness. Living With A Mental Illness Makes Us … Continue reading
I wrote a blog a couple of weeks ago– “Mental Illness–Acting on Impulse!”–but this post is different. I am not focusing on impulsive behavior such as overspending, abusing drugs and alcohol and self-medicating moods. I want to talk about acting … Continue reading
When I read the heading of this post, the words mental illness and addiction sort of mold together, like a candle, dripping wax into the same spot. Mental illness and addiction go hand in hand–those diagnosed with a mental illness … Continue reading
I could write a million posts (granted my hands might hurt, my head even more) on how frightening life, before being diagnosed with a mental illness, is.
First, let me pull out my Thesaurus (I have not done this for. . .a month? Two? Long overdue?) to define the word impulse and then we’ll narrow it down a bit–a lot. We’ll apply it to mental illness and … Continue reading
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