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They tell me change around stigma
Then the optimist returns. I’m alive, on fire, fueled by energy from our younger generation. I am reminded they don’t have patience and for that I am grateful. and mental illness is not only coming, it is imminent and inevitable and hurling faster towards us than I believe. in UK Book Store: Iam in Mental…
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If you look closer
People say I’m the life of the party, ‘.loud and hearty Deep inside I’m blue. my face. You’ll see my smile looks out of place. , it’s easy to trace The tracks of my tears.’ Recently, Ginger Wildheart and Sinead O’Connor have both gone through very public episodes where their mental health was suffering. When…
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Your assistance can be of tremendous value
Listen Listen to your loved ones, to anyone who confides in you. and, perhaps, slowly unlock untruths and myths you may have believed. Ask The way journalists find the truth is to ask good questions. Probing ones. I am not asking you to be professional, just ask me, us, anything. asking me about my illness,…
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Your mental health can suffer
Feel useful However, no matter how much they do to keep active and busy, is trying not to let the mask slip. It doesn’t matter who you are, what your background is or where you’ve come from. It can hit any of us at any time. Given the right (or should that be wrong) circumstances…
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What could I should I have said differently
I made every conversation I had, every meeting I was at, . ? I wish I’d said done this that. Never what went well – always what went wrongThese are just a few and I’m sure others can relate to these and many more. The anxiety depression comes from trying too hard to do too…
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Who suffers from anxiety
If you are the friend of someone , you might have felt helpless to know how you can help when they seem to disappear and withdraw. Maybe here is a place to start, with a simple message of truth, or love, or hope. Finally, a suggestion If you suffer with anxiety, on a day when…
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What the hell is wrong with them
Prevalence of people like this. But also, apparently well-meaning comments like ‘What do you have to worry about?’ and the simplistic ‘Don’t Worry, Be Happy!’ can be just as invalidating, and are also often spoken by people who have a lack of understanding about how mental health impacts different people. ‘WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO…
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How the combination of these messages
The seasons and grace for myself in whatever season I find myself in. And a simple word to my heart that I was lov. The third response was a message of hope for the future. Words of encouragement for the time ahead, reminding me of the work I had already done and speaking out the…
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What have you got to be worry
It’s full of hateful, health. Andrew Tate Cobratate Depression isn’t real. You feel sad, you move on. You will always be depressed if your life is depressing. Change it. Thread. “ed about” and other unhelpful comments. Devoid of any humanity I say Twitter account rather than using the associated name, you can see it for…
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When I could feel the terror rising
Dread- it was backor so spent frustrat and angry. With myself for feeling this way, I did the next right thing. You can help yourself by telling others I told three people about my anxiety. The power of vulnerability should never be underestimat. Healing begins with vulnerability. Or should I say, healing is impossible without…
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What shall I do with myself
Things will get better even if they don’t believe it feel trapp, a failure and a burden to everybody. It can take a painfully long time and a hell of a lot of work and patience to heal. Please support them in any way and every way you can. Never, ever make them feel worse…
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What you are experiencing is really hard
Today if a you shaken, disappoint and asham, let yourself off the hook. Don’t beat yourself up for not managing to control it. Be kind to yourself. Remember you are not alone, , and you are doing great. Anxiety is a beast and a liar. It is for this reason I have creat The Seven…