Category Archives: Mental Health
The first thing that comes to my mind? “Just Do It!” Yes, that horrible Nike campaign.
Sorry, a long title again. But it’s a complicated situation, equation, deliberation! Yes, those words rhyme, but it’s a serious topic and it’s hard to figure out…When Do You Tell Someone You Have a Mental Illness?
Another lengthy title. Sorry about that. When I was in University every single paper mentioned my being “wordy”–that’s off topic, but a little bit relevant. Or maybe I’m just being wordy. Earlier this week, I write a post “Mental Illness: … Continue reading
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 try not to ask myself that question to often. But it sort of lurks in the back of my psyche until, finally, I am confronted with it.
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
Picture “forever” in bold font–picture it bold and neon– flashing like those cheap diner signs offering grilled cheese for $2.50 as you drive past on your way to somewhere else. Somewhere important.
I sincerely hope you have not ever considered this. But you probably have. At some point, in our journey to recovery, we have probably felt like we need to apologize for our behavior.
Confidence and mental illness? Confidence and mental illness…confidence and, you got it, mental illness. I’m trying the phrase on. It feels a little weird.
I’m not sure, are you? Ask yourself the loaded question: “I have a mental illness. Am I really sick?”
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