This post is part of the April 2024 A-Z Blogging Challenge. Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you purchase through these links I may make a small commission at no extra cost to you. Letter U is for understanding Understanding mental health involves recognizing and appreciating human mind, emotions, and behavior. It includes a broad spectrum of conditions, from common issues like stress and anxiety to more severe disorders such as depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and personality disorders. There are many who have more than one condition, making it feel even more overwhelming to an individual. According to the CDC “Mental…
This post is part of the April 2024 A-Z Blogging Challenge. Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you purchase through these links I may make a small commission at no extra cost to you. The S’s of Mental Health There are a lot of similarities in Chronic invisible illness and mental illness. There is a stigma with both Chronic Invisible Illnesses. In my writing I focus more on mental health than some other chronic invisible illness’s. I have more experience with having dealt with that invisible illness a lot longer than some of my other diagnoses. I see a lot of…
This post is part of the April 2024 A-Z Blogging Challenge. Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you purchase through these links I may make a small commission at no extra cost to you. Letter K Knowledge Knowledge is power One of the biggest things I think that will help break the stigma of mental illness is to advocate, spread awareness and education. I think knowing helps breed understanding. There needs to be a lot more understanding. Frequent comments like “You just gotta pull yourself up by your bootstraps” is not helpful to someone struggling. Knowledge about mental health encompasses…
This post is part of the April 2024 A-Z Blogging Challenge. I participated in the A to Z challenge in 2020 and 2021 I am challenging myself this year to participate more fully and share the tools in my toolbox with others. The April 1st letter is obviously letter A. For the letter A I am blogging about the word Advocacy. Advocacy is when you take actions to support a cause. A is for Advocacy Disclaimer:This post contains affiliate links. If you purchase…
Mental Health: Depression Nothing Ordinary About It There is nothing ordinary about it. Or there shouldn’t be. We need to work together and break this stigma. I am joining up with the Write 28 days challenge. I already missed day 1. Well it seems not making time to write is my ordinary. I tend to let all those other things that I ‘should” be doing like laundry and dishes etc.. pull me away from spending time calm, focused and letting the words flow from my brain to my laptop. Well I googled my title “There is nothing ordinary about it” and…
Sunday 10/10 is World Mental Health Day Need: Help Stop the Stigma Surrounding Mental Illness! If you’ve known me awhile you probably know I started struggling with chronic depression as a youth. As a young newly single mother of 4 my untreated depression only flourished as I sank. Years later I wish I had not let the stigma keep me from facing the fact that I had an illness that needed treatment. It would have saved me and my youngsters at the time a lot of darker days. There is no miracle cure but it CAN be overcome with time…
The Shame of Suicide and Rising Mental Health Statistics Rebecca Jones over at A Daughters Gift Of Love says : “I had to write about suicide, it is such a shame and affects so many.” I am sharing this link here as this blog post written by Rebecca highlights an issue that needs to be addressed. “No one ever thinks it could be them or their child or someone they love, don’t deceive yourselves, don’t let the devil deceive you. It most certainly can.” ~ Rebecca Jones I wrote a post last year about the rising statistics in mental health…
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Making a Difference by Spreading Awareness
My Story of My Chronic Illness Journey Continues Another step in the journey of taking back my health or rather battling my body for my health. Timely since this May which is awareness month for many of the issues I struggle with. The linkup over at A Chronic Voice also tied in. I definitely feel like I have to be a private investigator to stay on top of my health.