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A solid support system is invaluable for one's recovery from psychiatric illness and mental health issues.
Moonlight
When I tell you, healing is a long and rough road, I'm not trying to paint you a picture of the peace it brings you after the fact. It is the hard truths about yourself that you must come to terms with so you can choose to break that pattern or not. It is the upsetting moments where you feel you broke something precious because you know that part of you hasn't healed yet. It gets scary to realize the patterns when you are amid something amazing. But you must choose to get out of the patterns that trauma has made comfortable for you; not that it has made you feel at ease, but it has taught you how to have yourself treated. A shame it is to go through hell and still feel like that is the normal, that it'll strike at any moment and you'll stand there and swear it was coming. But on the other side, how fortunate is it to find something amazing that really makes you dive deep and break those bonds to what helped you survive then.
By Madeleine M92014 years ago in Psyche
The Connection Between Mental Illness and Homelessness
Its great that there's a lot of talk about mental health today because it's a major problem, but another major problem that's not getting much attention is the homeless issue. What some probably don’t know is that the two are clearly linked. With between 2.5 and 3.5 million people experiencing homelessness every year, this problem will not go away any time soon.
By Nicholas McKenna4 years ago in Psyche
A Small Victory
I still wonder how anyone gets through their adolescence. I had heard statistics as a young man about the suicide rate among us, and also knew about all the dangers out there that would eventually claim many in my circle of friendships and family (death, jail, drugs, disappearance, etc.)
By Kendall Defoe 4 years ago in Psyche
Surviving The Darkest Of Places
Feeling Hopeless Arguably, the worst feeling in the world is hopelessness. Hopelessness, defined, is a belief that things won't get better or that there is no way to succeed. It is an emotion characterized by a lack of hope, optimism, and passion. That emotion leads to no expectation of future improvement or success. All of this will contribute to a dark or low sense of being and can change how one looks at themselves, other individuals, their personal situation, and even the world around them.
By Jason Ray Morton 4 years ago in Psyche
Suicide Prevention Resources
Suicide is a serious issue in America today, and while suicides may have declined overall during 2020, the rate of suicidal thoughts has increased. Having helpful, actionable resources available for when someone is struggling with thoughts of suicide is a crucial step toward them getting the help they need. Be it stress, substance abuse, trauma, or any other issue that can cause thoughts of suicide, getting the proper care and treatment is often necessary to avoid tragedy.
By Mike Smeth4 years ago in Psyche
Let’s Talk: The Collective Needs Healing-Why and How?
Hey guys, gals and non-binary pals. Let’s Talk: The Collective Needs Healing: Why and How? It is a truth universally acknowledged that mental health is taboo and extremely stigmatized. Is that what Jane said? No? Well she should have. Society brushes that under the rug way too much. In fact, they go beyond the rug. No amount of shovels could ever dig up the depth that we have buried this topic. It’s become demonized and seen as something to be ashamed of, a showcase of weakness — -that to recognize the state of your mental means to proclaim insanity. No one wants to become alienated, ridiculed or seen as inferior so we do our best to hide those not-so-pretty parts of ourselves. We bear it all alone, facades in tow, in effort to “protect” ourselves. Oh how we couldn’t be any more misinformed? These stigmas manifest from misguided views. A lack of education and information, if you will.
By Kareayne Adri4 years ago in Psyche
Suicide. A Message of Hope.
We begin with a prayer of forgiveness to open one’s heart further on the topic of suicide, for it is within the divine heart this is a belief structure to be deconstructed. It is common to believe the cause of death ruled a suicide is when one has taken one’s own life. The ability for one to choose their own destined path of a life’s completion is the topic we choose to discuss with you.
By Amy Lovelynn4 years ago in Psyche
