Category: hospitalization
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A Look At LGBTQ+ Adolescents Concerning Self-Harm & Suicide: What Can We As A Community Do?
“As I researched further, I saw a more pertinent need in helping adolescents that identify as LGBTQ+”
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2019, The Year and The Decade
“There is so much that I can make happen, and for the first time in a long while, I am excited!”
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Mental Health Monday: My Hospital Roommate
“A triangle, the strongest shape… But, what if one of those points fails?”
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My New Family… The Barnes & Noble Book Event
“They say blood is thicker than water, but I do not believe that.”
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You Don’t Have PTSD, You’re Not In The Military: Redefining Our View Of PTSD
My husband told me a story the other day from work. He forewarned me that I may be a little upset by it. Uh-oh. I was a bit worried but once he mentioned the words “Mental Illness” I instantly knew why I would be angered. “Who said something stupid now?”…
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Living With Someone Who Is Mentally Ill: Interview with My Daughter
My daughter has seen it all. From her oceanic blue eyes in her cherub baby face to now, almost 12 years later. She is a remarkable child who has not only witnessed her mother’s hysterics (& panic attacks, drastic weight loss and days of not getting out of bed) but…
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Living With Someone Who Is Mentally Ill: Interview with My Husband
I was approached by a friend of mine who offered up the suggestion on doing an interview series with family members on what their thoughts and feelings were concerning my Mental Illnesses. I have to admit, I had been toying with this idea for a long time and at this…
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When You Fear Yourself
There were brief moments, tiny myopic moments, seconds that I could see my reality. In these moments of lucidity, I became scared. I was frightened at what I was becoming and how fast my body and brain were transforming. Fortunately (or unfortunately) these moments of clarity were scarce because my…
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When You Learn How Important Self-Advocacy Is
In the last twenty years, off and on, with my frenemies, Anxiety & Depression, I have learned quite a bit about living a life with Mental Illness. My first twelve years were in secret, keeping my mouth shut on anything relating to the words melancholy, empty, sad. I was told…
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