Found Meditation
The mind cannot literally draw a blank until you’ve mastered the art.
Arbeit macht frei, or “Work will set you free”
People often get confused when reading the title of this blog, “Mental Health Affairs,” but even more so, people see the tagline “The Final Solution” and get stuck. Sirens, red flags, and even bells go off. I suspect this because the blog targets a vulnerable population. Readers have […]
Breaking The Rules Saved A Man’s Life
I told him he “looked like shit” and asked if he had slept or eaten.
Melancholy
Sufferers from ‘depression’ have fearful difficulties in trying to come off antidepressants because they revert to their involutional melancholia.
When Creativity Calls, When Your Alibi is Art
Around the same time I registered for class I walked into a shrink’s office
My journey in mental health housing and recommendations for change and reform
Those of us with mental illness know full well that there are many challenges required of us. Acquiring and maintaining stable housing is one of the biggest challenges of them all. With a complicated condition, the healing journey can be difficult and even more dangerous without stable housing. […]
Relics, Memories & Fleeting Moments: How I’m Coping with my Dad’s Dementia.
“Max, you have to come downstairs…”
My Parents’ Support Shaped My Recovery
My parents have been there during the darkest moments of my recovery and during the most triumphant.
Upward mobility: Steering recovery in the right direction
The vehicle can crash on its way to point B and not make it to its destination
Socializing with the Insane
Before I came to my senses, he was restrained in a crash cart.
Reflections on ‘Peerness’, Social Work and Supported Housing
I love this work
Addressing Anger at its Source
It seems to me that many of these tragic events have originated from outbursts of uncontrolled or misunderstood rage
Professionalization of Trauma Stories and Lived Experience: A Panel Discussion
The book discussion will situate Guttman’s new and ongoing research on ‘lived experience’ with professional social work education and practice.
Lack of caring can create unthinkable tragedy
I find it problematic to count all the regrets I have had throughout my life.
Mental Illness Relapse in the Workplace
Her relapse opened my eyes to an entire unspoken stigma
What is considered ‘normal’ behavior for a teenager in High School?
Some students fall into a social “no-fly zone”
VOLUNTEERING FOR OUR MENTAL HEALTH
I am aware that not all volunteer jobs lead to paid employment
What exactly does it mean to be a Peer?
Either we disband every manual out there in mental health, or we must only use the DSM-5
The ‘truth’ about ‘fuctional’ impairments
Noone who read my writing can deny that I believe in recovery
Do you want ‘Total’ Recovery?
Everyday will be a fight. Everything a weapon in your arsenal against your illness.
BOOK REVIEW: Life with Voices by Dmitriy Gutkovich
Life with Voices: A Guide for Harmony by Dmitriy Gutkovich is a complex, detail-oriented users’ manual for the Voice Hearing community and voice hearers.
BOOK REVIEW: ‘Breakdown’ by Lynn Nanos
These case examples, while vivid, and telling of the extreme dysfunction in the system, are extremely black and white, with little grey area for clinical interpretation in terms of direction in the provision of patient care and treatment.
Understanding the Role of Support when Living with a Chronic and Persistent Mental Health Disorder
Whatever the stressor, life’s negative turns can be due to the impact of mental health symptoms or just tragic extraneous circumstances.
The J Peters Reality Tour🤷♂️
ve been getting a lot of questions, and I mean a lot, about the status of the J Peters reality tour. Let’s talk about it here and put to rest any outstanding rumors surrounding this historic event.
Fully Alive💯
Fully alive means more than just framing the world in more positive terms.
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