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Unless noted, no posts on this blog were written by mental health professionals. All information provided on this website is for educational purposes only. If you or someone you know is experiencing mental health difficulties, consult a professional.
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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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Tagged depression, end the stigma, mental health, mental illness, recovery
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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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