What It’s Like To Live With A Severe Mental Health Diagnosis
Remission in symptoms can be life-changing.
Remission in symptoms can be life-changing.
Crisis Intervention workers need a comprehensive guide to emergency response for mental health consumers. This blog provides a strengths-based, clinical approach to crisis intervention. The blog will cover various topics, including psychiatric emergencies, suicide, and violence prevention; assessment and diagnostics; law enforcement and the criminal justice system; crisis […]
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I am a survivor
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Oh my God, I thought to myself.
I must admit how difficult it has been for me to stay mentally sane.
My birthday just passed.
People battling extreme conditions need support in their lives
I don’t see a lot of people of color in the world of peer support
You want the motion, you gotta move
Therapists monitor the progress of their patients.
I’ve been in treatment for severe mental illness my entire adult life.
Suppose you cannot maintain safety with yourself or with others.
Here’s the thing: having a normal life shouldn’t be the barometer of how well a person is doing in recovery.
I chose a Path of immersion and recovery
Initially, it seemed like an exciting purchase
In society, “reality” is a cultural construct defined by the majority of that culture
My time playing was plagued by paranoia and hallucinations in the meantime.
Clinicians must respect our rights
I was led to believe I would be forever “sick” no matter how successful my recovery or how creative my writing production.
For the mental Health consumer, switching off environments can be helpful in avoiding panic attacks, angst, and other symptoms.
I told him he “looked like shit” and asked if he had slept or eaten.
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. […]
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