Posts specifically addressing mental health.
Dear Readers of My Blog I have been attending NAMI Connections peer support groups for about three and a half years now. Most of my time has been in Nevada, but since I have moved up to …
It Isn't That Easy Lately it has been harder and harder to post to the blog because I haven't been able to muster up the content or the rational thought to put together a post. It …
I am in no means a coffee expert but lately I have been drinking more coffee as part of my liquid diet. It is helping with inflammation and spasms, but in the process I am …
Yes, I Suck(My Thumb) It all started when I was a little kid and my parents would try to stop me from doing this. I was told I would go to hell because of our faith. …
My Personal Feelings. When thinking of suicide in general, it feels like an icky word that no one is willing to speak of or it is shunned. I keep thinking back to my Uncle's suicide where …
My Accomplishments This Semester 55% Finished With My Graduate Program Got a part-time job Overcame a very serious depressive episode, which left me unable to do much for about a month. Enrolled in my fall …
When I have a mental episode their are a few things that just make me feel safe and comfortable. My number one go to is my cat. The feeling of her soft fur makes me …
My anxiety is back and like ten times worse. I don't know how to sit with it so I probable make it worse. I wish someone would help me out and teach me how to …
Today I am super sad, not to mention in a lot of pain.I am lost and scared and don't know what is going to happen next. I feel like I am being dragged around and …
Filling That Void Is Difficult. Have you ever just felt empty inside? No matter what I do I just always just feel empty. I talk to lots of people to try to fill my emptiness but …
Send Positive Vibes Friends. It sucks when you have to go in again, but sometimes you need the help. In my girlfriend's case she has to go back to do more rounds of ECT. The …
Having crippling depression is hard. Depression that meds don’t help is harder. The doctor suggested that I try ECT to help me with my depression since meds didn’t work. I started treatment inpatient and did it …
Am I all ways going to be depressed, or am I always going to have this much hatched? I am typically a very kind person but lately it has been so had.I am so mad …
I am trying to be the best person I possibly can be. Some how it is just getting to hard to do this,I am forgetting my friends and my own providers. I know this still …
I Went In With An Open Mind Usually I don't feel a thing when I go in for ECT. They put you to sleep, and by the time you wake up you're all done. It isn't …