May 2012
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“Now that I’ve confronted my mental health challenges and am working toward a...”
– Cody Meinhardt, I Think My Family Is Crazy: Encouraging Discourse On Mental Health (via inourwordsblog)
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insert title here: This is pretty amazing.It... →
beautifully-outtacontrol:
This is pretty amazing.
It changed the course of my day. None of my tweets have ever gotten this much attention, and this one deserves it. 30+ people from around the world who agree that the stigma surrounding mental illness is a crutch on society is a small, yet very meaningful victory.
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Secrets of the Disabled: goldenheartedrose: Oh,... →
goldenheartedrose:
Oh, god- what is this? Horrific Autism Speaks “I am autism” transcript. [TW]
magickal-autistic-cat:
goldenheartedrose:
codeman38:
cpmatters:
secretsofthedisabled:
It manages to be ableist and racist.
Oh, God! Autistic people, say…
I haven’t watched the video but I read the transcript and like many others, I found it to be horrifying.
I’m...
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dartheartinc:
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Each year, DartHeart compiles all of your awesome submissions into a hardcopy recovery tool. The DartHeart Team and our partner organizations distribute these tools for free to reach even more youth survivors like you!
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When Clinicians Do More Harm Than Good (Attitudes...
berryfemme:
I was going to blog more about mortality rates in eating disorder patients, but recent ED-related deaths have left a bitter taste in my mouth (huge understatement). So, I’ve decided instead to write about a paper requested by the founder of The Joy Project on clinician reactions to patients with eating disorders by Thomspon-Brenner and colleagues that came out this year.
If you have...
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Understanding Depression in a Friend or Family...
onlinecounsellingcollege:
· Depression is a serious condition. Don’t underestimate the seriousness of depression. Depression drains a person’s energy, optimism, and motivation. Your depressed loved one can’t just “snap out of it” by sheer force of will.
· The symptoms of depression aren’t personal. Depression makes it difficult for a person to connect on a deep emotional level...
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US General Says Soldiers Who Commit Suicide are... →
Major General Dana Pittard, who commands Fort Bliss, recently discussed the alarmingly high rate of US servicemen and women that take their own life after serving, telling those who are considering suicide “be an adult, act like an adult, and deal with your real-life problems like the rest of us.”
This is a highly problematic and insensitive statement and reveals just how much stigma...
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“The perception that most people have of mental illness comes from a lot of...”
– Ironiclastname on Reddit (via shooby)
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Glenn Close: Mental Health Shouldn't be Old News →
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Know Your Privilege
pityplease:
There are many kinds of privileges in this world. They are granted at birth and are rarely usurped. They are based on the benefits of the majority or dominant class and I think it’s best you understand them now.
The first is privy based on sexuality. Because most people fall into the heterosexual clause, being Straight is considered a privilege. No one will persecute you based on...
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Howie Mandel discusses mental health issues at... →
genophobic-emo-kid:
I didn’t think my love for him could get any greater. <3
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Correction.
thestoryofabipolarbear:
You are a person with bipolar disorder.
You’re a person with schizophrenia.
You’re a person with OCD.
You’re a person who is depressed.
You’re a person with psychosis.
You’re a person with a mental illness.
Your illness doesn’t define you.
You are your own person as much as anyone else is.
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Anyone can have a mental health problem →
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Spotlight On: Invisible Illness - Life is Trich-y
bandbacktogether:
An Invisible Illness is a chronic, debilitating illness that you cannot easily see. Those with an invisible illness often struggle to explain their plight to others. They wind up feeling judged, misunderstood and alone. This month, we atBand Back Together are choosing to spotlight the silent, invisible illnesses.
Why?
Because we’re tired of living in the dark.
Let’s Band...
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What is Ableism? Five Things About Ableism You... →
ihavetwodags:
1. Ableism has a dictionary definition; 2. Ableism can be deliberate; 3. Ableism has an academic definition; 4. Ableism can be accidental – this doesn’t make it okay; 5. Ableism kills.
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bpdisthebossofme:
Things NOT To Say To A Person With A Mental Illness
Snap out of it.
What do you have to be depressed about?
I know exactly how you feel.
You’re just going to have to try harder.
I hope you’re not doing this for attention.
Have you tried praying about it?
You’re so melodramatic.
You just have to get over it and move on.
Oh, yeah, I have depression, too. But I...
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“When you are told not to write about your accomplishments while having a mental...”
– (via openyoureyeswakeup)
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Breaking the Silence of ADHD Stigma
adhdisme:
Stigma thrives in silence but tends to fade when people are open and we can put a face to a condition or situation,” according to Ari Tuckman, PsyD, a clinical psychologist and author ofUnderstand Your Brain, Get More Done: The ADHD Executive Functions Workbook. The good news is that people are speaking up, and the stigma surrounding attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is...
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Depression Overview
mental-wellness:
DISCLAIMER: We are not trained professionals. This is just the basic information of depression that Tiffany has learned over time and inside an outpatient partial hospitalization program. This information does not equal a diagnosis in any way. If you believe you are suffering from depression, we advise you to seek professional help. —
WHAT IS DEPRESSION?
Depression is a...
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theboxofchange:
Surviving Anorexia: thekissyproject.weebly.com/the-truth-new.html“Anorexia is Just a…
mylifewithanorexia:
thekissyproject.weebly.com/the-truth-new.html
“Anorexia is Just a stupid Diet”
This is probably one of the most common misconceptions about Anorexia. Lots of people assume it’s just skinny girls that have strict diets but it’s actually a life threatening mental...
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Five small ways you can make a difference:
viadelleombre:
1. Tell someone who doesn’t know my story of mental health problems, or help others tell their story.
2. Seek direct contact by volunteering for a mental health organization, or find personal stories of recovery. 3. Think about the words I use. Do I use people-centered language like, “A person living with…” or do I say, “A schizophrenic” or, “A depressive?” 4. Think about how I...
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Maria Bamford interview excerpt from Slate, RE:...
Slate: People misuse “schizophrenic” that way all the time. It seems typical of that persistent ignorance about mental illness.
Bamford: People get really irritated by mental illness. “Just fucking get it together! Suck it up, man!” I had a breakdown, and a spiritual friend came to visit me in the psych ward. And they said, “You need to get out of here. Because this is the story you’re telling yourself. You know, Patch Adams has this great work-group camp where you can learn how to really celebrate life.”
It’s something people are so powerless over, and so often they want to make it your fault. It’s nobody's fault. I started thinking of suicide when I was 10 years old—I can’t believe that that’s somebody’s fault. Like, “Oh, you’re just an attention getter.” Mental illness isn’t seen as an illness, it’s seen as a choice.
Slate: Or a weakness.
Bamford: Yeah. I have a joke about how people don’t talk about mental illness the way they do other regular illnesses. “Well, apparently Jeff has cancer. Uh, I have cancer. We all have cancer. You go to chemotherapy you get it taken care of, am I right? You get back to work.” Or: “I was dating this chick, and three months in, she tells me that she wears glasses, and she’s been wearing contact lenses all this time. She needs help seeing. I was like, listen, I’m not into all that Western medicine shit. If you want to see, then work at it. Figure out how not to be so myopic. You know?”
Slate: Right. And then people who suffer from mental illness feel ashamed, making it even harder for them to talk about it with other people—where if you had a “regular” illness, people would speak much more openly about it.
Bamford: Yeah, it’d be like, “Let’s pink-ribbon it up!”
Unhelpful Comments →
recoveryisbeautiful:
there-is-more2life:
summergirl88:
“I know exactly how you feel”
No, you don’t. Even if you also have an eating disorder, you have to be careful when you say that you know how someone else is feeling.
Anything related to appearance
Really, just don’t comment on it. Even if you’re trying to be positive, it can be construed as negative. An eating disorder isn’t about...
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Please spread this around, I want to get as much...
recoveryisbeautiful:
For my dance composition class I want to do my final piece on the concept of mental illness from an inside perspective. This can include eating disorders, mood disorders, personality disorders, self injury, anxiety, ect… the piece is going to focus on mental health as a whole and just that whole idea of how people just don’t understand.
Well here’s your chance to help them...
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oneheadtoanother:
Closing the Gap for Children’s Mental Health By Darcy Gruttadaro, Director of the NAMI Child and Adolescent Action Center Half of all mental illness begins by age 14. Many people do not know that. They also do not know that, on average, eight to 10 years will pass from the onset of symptoms to the time of intervention for those living with these conditions. In the life of a...
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MENTAL HEALTH WEEK 2012 TOOLKIT
viadelleombre:
Fact Sheet: Mental Health for All
Fact Sheet: Mental Health is Everyone’s Concern
Fact Sheet: Stigma and Discrimination
Fact Sheet: Resiliency - at Home, at School, at Work
Fact Sheet: Staying on Top of Your Game
Fact Sheet: Kids have Stress Too
Mental Health Week 2012 Poster - WAS IN TORONTO’S GLOBE & MAIL
Promoting Mental Health Week in Your Community
If you have...
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Mental and physical illness are linked
innerhealthwellness:
Individuals aged 18 and older who have had any mental illness, major depressive episodes or serious mental illness in the prior year are more likely to develop diabetes, high blood pressure, asthma, cardiovascular disease, or have a stroke; more so than those not experiencing mental illness. They even found it was true for individuals who suffered depressive episodes lasting...
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Mental Health Awareness Month
tatteredsanity:
In addition to being BPD Awareness Month, it is also general National Mental Health Awareness Month, and this week is Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week.
This year, there are two main themes:
Do More for 1 in 4: 1 in 4 American adults live with a diagnosable, treatable mental health condition
Healing Trauma’s Invisible Wounds: focusing on the impact of traumatic events...
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“They wrote that dubbing the condition an injury instead of a disorder meant “we...”
– Leaders in the psychiatric profession are pushing for an alternative name for post-traumatic stress disorder in an effort to reduce the stigma for military service members and veterans. But there is still no agreement among mental health luminaries and those with wartime experience about what the...
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World of Psychology Mental Health Stigma Still... →
healthofmind:
A report on some research articles relating to stigmas on mental health. As well as some well-written words about the problems these stigmas cause.
I’ve already complained about stigmas on this blog’s pages, but even for me its sometimes hard to remember that they DO exist. Here’s a few bullet points from the article:
In a survey of 505 medical students…revealed that 53.3 percent...
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cassket:
Mental illness, Disclosure, and Emergency Services - By Hexy
Disclosure is an issue that most people with mental illnesses struggle with. Stigma against mental illness is widespread, and can range from ideas that we are unreliable through to beliefs that we are downright dangerous. Mentally ill people can be characterised as liars, as unbelievable, or as unreliable witnesses, which is...
April 2012
35 posts
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How to Talk to Somebody with a Mental Illness...
breakerofshackles:
NOTE: I’m sure this doesn’t apply to all people with mental illness, but I wanted to address these things from my perspective. I am a woman with Bipolar II with Intermittent Psychosis and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder so things will be framed in that respect, but I like to think they can apply elsewhere too.
I am thankful for every person who attempts to understand me and...