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Tag Archives: mental illness
Guest Post by Kate Topp
Don’t allow the fear and lack of education from others make you feel like a burden. Don’t allow them to tell you that you are ‘faking’ your illness. You know that something is wrong. You know within yourself that you … Continue reading
Bethany Yeiser’s “Mind Estranged: My Journey From Schizophrenia & Homelessness to Recovery”
After I graduated from the University of Cincinnati, I spent two years writing about my unexpected and full recovery from schizophrenia, which eventually became the book Mind Estranged. During those two years of writing, I spoke confidentially to groups of … Continue reading
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Guest Post by Tiffany Werhner, LMHC
My name is Tiffany Werhner, LMHC. I am the President/CEO of Safety Harbor Behavioral Health and Counseling Center, Host of Moments of Clarity on http://www.tantalk1340.com (airs LIVE Wednesdays at 8pm EST) and I am publishing a book. It has taken … Continue reading
(Guest Post) My Mental Illness Journey: Depression and Borderline Personality Disorder
I wasn’t fully diagnosed with Major Depression until about 3 ½ years ago. I’m currently 22, yet I believe my depression (maybe not so severe) started much earlier. You see, I grew up in a rather invalidating environment. My mom … Continue reading
Guest Post: Stigma in Relationships
Intimacy is the single most important and most terrifying part of a romantic relationship. A relationship can make the stigma of mental illness especially painful. In a relationship, it can make anyone feel like a moving target. So, how does … Continue reading
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Guest Post: My Life with Anorexia
‘Attention seeker’, ‘diet gone wrong’, ‘stick insect’, ‘grow up’. I’ve heard these all before, how apparently I am crying out for attention, on a diet gone wrong to become a stick insect and to get better I must grow up. … Continue reading
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Life After Recovery
It just occurred to me to write this blog post because I thought it would interest a lot of people. You hear the word “recovery” and you may have an idea about what it means, but once recovery happens…what’s next? … Continue reading
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Music and Mental Illness Recovery
This is a post that I originally wrote and published on February 20th, 2010. Music has the power to influence people’s emotions; it can make them happy, sad, or angry. Music can also aid in the recovery of mental illnesses. … Continue reading
A Little Bit About Self-Injury
**Trigger warning: this post talks about what self-harm is, including different ways to self-harm. If you think this may be triggering for you, please do not continue reading.** Self-injury is when someone intentionally hurts themselves. These behaviors include cutting, burning, … Continue reading
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Guest Post: Life Imitates a Joke
I know this joke about a guy in a flood. As the water rises, he climbs higher and higher in his house. Finally, he is sitting on the roof. A neighbor comes by in a rowboat and says, “Hop in, … Continue reading
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