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TIPS TO HELP RAISE SELF-ESTEEM

When you have a mental illness, your self-esteem can take a nose-dive. When I’d get really depressed, I’d think I…

Mental Health, Mental Illness, Self-Esteem Tips

DRINKING YOUR PROBLEMS AWAY: MENTAL ILLNESS AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE

Many people with mental illnesses like depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, and bipolar disorder also have substance abuse issues. They “self-medicate” with…

Mental Health, Mental Illness, Mental Illness and Substance Abuse

PARANOIA: WHAT IT IS AND HOW TO COPE

Paranoia is the feeling that others are against you or are trying to harm you in some way, when that…

Bipolar Disorder, Mental Illness, Paranoia, Psychiatric Medications, Schizophrenia, Self-Help for Paranoia

THE DEPRESSIVE DIVA DOES COMMUNITY COLLEGE

After 30+ years as a nurse, I’m trying something totally different-website design! I’m about 5 weeks into a two year…

WEATHER AND MOOD: OUR CONNECTION TO EARTH

I was feeling gloomy the day I began writing this post. It was overcast and rainy, which often makes me…

Connection to Earth, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Weather and Mood

ANOTHER WAY TO LOOK AT DEPRESSION: A COMIC STRIP!

I discovered a website today called Depression Comix which, oddly enough, features a comic strip about depression. It’s an insightful…

Depression, Depression Comix, Mental Health, Mental Illness

BLACK MILLENNIALS FIGHTING THE STIGMA OF MENTAL ILLNESS

I just read a great article in The Huffington Post about three young black people who are using the Internet…

African Americans and Mental Illness, Blacks and Mental Illness, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Mental Illness Stigma, Millennials and Mental Illness

LIFE’S SIMPLE LITTLE PLEASURES

One thing that helps me when I’m depressed is to remember life’s simple little pleasures. These can be very little…

Coping Skills, Depression

MENTAL ILLNESS IN RURAL AMERICA

People with mental illnesses live everywhere, but there are particular challenges to living with a mental illness in a rural…

Mental Health, Mental Illness, Mental Illness Stigma, Rural Mental Health

VACATIONS AND MENTAL ILLNESS

Summer is upon us, and summer means it’s time for vacations. Vacations offer time to recharge from the stresses of…

Depression, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Mental Illness and Families, Vacations and Mental Illness

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