Category: Mental Health
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Suicide Awareness Fundraiser
Suicide impacts every community on the planet. And yet, mental health care is not accessible or affordable for most people. That’s why I wanted to help by starting a fundraiser with TWLOHA that will offers scholarships year-round to get people access to therapy and mental health care. More than ever, people are asking for help…
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Ways I’ve been Managing it All
1. If it pops into your head, write it down! Expecting your brain to remember something at breakfast that popped into your head at 10pm the previous night while watching something on Netflix isn’t happening. Or if it is, it’s taking up brain power that you should be saving for more important tasks. Keep a…
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Chronically Apologizing
I’m no stranger to irritation. In fact, I might even go so far as to suggest that irritation is my baseline emotion. Between my depression, anxiety, and fibromyalgia , the world rubs me raw. So when I’m told – again – that my constant apologies are annoying, I understand exactly the feeling they’re coming from.…
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There’s a unique kind of loneliness that comes with having a mental illness
The loneliness doesn’t come from literally and physically alone, though we appreciate having “alone time”. However, there will always be long days alone with a flare up or if more severe, in the hospital by yourself. Then there’s the likelihood of frequent doctor appointments. There’s no one who can ever quite understand what it’s like…
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When the body says “rest”, why don’t we?
People say to take a least 1 hour or so to rest a day because it helps from pain flare ups, relieve stress or even get back some motivation. However, from experience, taking time to myself is one of the hardest challenges. Like everything else, it takes discipline but I don’t really get that option…