I was making tea and leaves had come to boil. It was time to add milk. I opened fridge pulled out coconut milk and start pouring with full confidence. It didn't take time to hit me it was clear not white. So I put it back and took out milk carton and went on to... Continue Reading →
Joker & Mental Health
This post is not just about joker. It’s a tapestry of different subject and experiences revolving around the subject of mental health, in a very pulp fiction way. And it’s important! I was suggested not to watch joker as it’s dark and depressing and might trigger me…well… sounds like my kinda movie already. My thoughts... Continue Reading →
MHA May Reblogs Round-up
1. https://stoneronarollercoaster.wordpress.com/2019/05/12/depression-may-the-mental-health-awareness-month/ 2. https://stoneronarollercoaster.wordpress.com/2019/05/12/what-you-dont-often-hear-about-bipolar-and-mental-health/ 3. https://stoneronarollercoaster.wordpress.com/2019/05/12/4-ways-to-nourish-your-body-after-a-panic-attack/ 4. https://stoneronarollercoaster.wordpress.com/2019/05/12/am-i-heroic-or-brave-a-soldier/ 5. https://stoneronarollercoaster.wordpress.com/2019/05/12/the-often-overlooked-value-of-connection/ 6. https://stoneronarollercoaster.wordpress.com/2019/05/12/what-its-like-to-be-a-patient-in-a-psyc-ward/ 7. https://stoneronarollercoaster.wordpress.com/2019/05/12/depression-is-winter-may-2019-reblog-7/ 8. https://stoneronarollercoaster.wordpress.com/2019/05/12/my-work-as-a-psychologist-may-2019-reblog-8/ 9. https://stoneronarollercoaster.wordpress.com/2019/05/12/mr-nothing-may-2019-reblogs-9/ 10. https://stoneronarollercoaster.wordpress.com/2019/05/12/what-is-dissociative-identity-disorder-did/ 11. https://stoneronarollercoaster.wordpress.com/2019/05/12/hidden-fear-may-2019-reblog-11/ 12. https://stoneronarollercoaster.wordpress.com/2019/05/12/when-childhood-went-awry-personality-disorders-may-2019-reblog-12/ 13. https://stoneronarollercoaster.wordpress.com/2019/05/19/sketchbooks-permission/ 14. https://stoneronarollercoaster.wordpress.com/2019/05/19/yes-mental-health-disability-is-a-thing/ 15. https://stoneronarollercoaster.wordpress.com/2019/05/19/post-traumatic-stress-becoming-post-traumatic-growth/ 16. https://stoneronarollercoaster.wordpress.com/2019/05/19/getting-personal-31-an-open-letter-to-my-anxiety/ 17. https://stoneronarollercoaster.wordpress.com/2019/05/19/kids-help-phone-line/ 18. https://stoneronarollercoaster.wordpress.com/2019/05/19/disorders-of-the-mind/ 19. https://stoneronarollercoaster.wordpress.com/2019/05/19/my-psychotic-delusions/ 20. https://stoneronarollercoaster.wordpress.com/2019/05/19/its-like-warm-caramel/ 21. https://stoneronarollercoaster.wordpress.com/2019/05/19/dissociative-identity-disorder-learning-to-trust-may-2019-reblog-21/ 22. https://stoneronarollercoaster.wordpress.com/2019/05/19/scientists-believe-theyve-found-the-real-physical-cause-of-depression-may-2019-reblog-22/ 23. https://stoneronarollercoaster.wordpress.com/2019/05/19/depression-hangover/ 24. https://stoneronarollercoaster.wordpress.com/2019/05/19/a-great-weekend/ 25. https://stoneronarollercoaster.wordpress.com/2019/05/21/i-had-ocd-for-6-years-and-didnt-know/ 26. https://stoneronarollercoaster.wordpress.com/2019/05/21/mental-health-recovery-a-marathon-not-a-sprint/ 27. https://stoneronarollercoaster.wordpress.com/2019/05/22/invisible/ 28.... Continue Reading →
the thing with dissociation – May 2019 Reblog # 31
What's normal? and what's not? who gets to decide and how? are we just following what we are told without questioning? It's an interesting piece and a must read. A different perspective Please click on the link below to read as I couldn’t find reblog option. https://meptsdandallthefuckedupshitinbetween.wordpress.com/2019/01/08/the-thing-with-dissociation/
The Toxicity of Self-Esteem: Why It Never Works – May 2019 Reblog # 30
An empowering perspective on what we are capable of achieving.
A very thought provoking piece.
A Better Way to Love Ourselves
Self-esteem has always been a prominent concept throughout our lives. We were taught that we needed it to be happy and that it was achievable by anyone who wanted it, meaning those who were willing to work hard for it. In our perpetual rat-race, our parents, and their parents, believed that competition was healthy and that striving to be better than your neighbor created meaning; it seemed like a well-thought-out and well-intentioned program: we would build our society through the efforts of those individuals who motivated themselves by way of their desire to best all of their peers. It seemed so logical and perfect; yet, the consequences have been horrifying. Social isolation and perfectionist behavior have risen exponentially over the past several decades; the need to be better has evolved into the necessity for perfection, which in turn fueled our paranoia and distrust of…
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A Mask of Despair – May 2019 Reblog # 29
THE TRUTH!!
i love this one!
Napowrimo 2019, Day 21. Wasn’t feeling today’s prompt so just went where the flow took me.
Have you ever noticed,
That life seems perfection for others,
While for you it’s an uphill struggle.
A lot of it’s down to social media,
How our lives are public online.
We post pictures of smiling faces,
All the good times,
None of the bad.
We upload holiday pics,
Days out, achievements,
Yet most refuse to share times that are sad.
We compare ourselves,
While harshly judging our own lives and selves,
To simply not be good enough.
We see parents giving their kids the world,
Exciting adventures and amazing gifts,
Giving them magical memories to treasure.
While your efforts are sadly lacking.
Then there’s gorgeous selfies of slim toned bodies,
While you’re sat there feeling fat and ugly.
You share your feelings of despair,
Yet are judged as attention seeking,
A moaner, a…
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My diagnosis is not who I am – May 2019 Reblog # 28
This is a success story! Victory against mental illness. It's not that the illness vanishes, but you accept it and learn to lead your life successfully with it being a shadow in the background. Please click on the link below to read as I couldn’t find reblog option. https://mentalmosaic.net/2018/06/07/my-diagnosis-is-not-who-i-am/
Invisible – May 2019 Reblog # 27
This is such a beautiful story i had to share it.
It’s not just about faith. It’s about hope and not giving up.
In the darkest times my friend tells me, “time changes, this will too”
I remember her, that girl that wanted to disappear. She didn’t want anyone to notice her. She didn’t want to engage conversation with anyone. She most certainly did not want to make eye contact with anyone. What did she want? She wanted to be looked over, passed up, forgotten. She did not believe she was worthy to be loved. She wanted to be invisible.
How do I know all of these things about “her”? You see, that she … was me.
Ten years ago I was sixty-three pounds heavier. I had battled divorce, a near fatal car crash, PTSD, a child with a TBI and PTSD, depression, anxiety, the death of my mother, and the obvious result… sadness, loneliness, and the most obvious weight gain. I survived on diet soda and breath mints. When I did eat it was all the wrong stuff and way too much at one…
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Mental Health Recovery : A Marathon Not a Sprint – May 2019 reblog # 26
Recovery is one baby step every day. And that’s how it progresses.
If you have friends and family by your side, it makes the journey easier.
When I compare each year to the previous one, I measure our progress and remind myself that the road to recovery is a marathon not a sprint. After three months of three separate hospitalizations from the fall of 2010 through the spring of 2011, Drew continued to deny his diagnosis and refuse medication. For about three years, we spun our wheels, going nowhere fast, and our family bus broke down.In the summer of 2014, Drew agreed, as a condition for continuing to live at home, to see a psychologist weekly. In the fall of 2014, with some arm twisting of another kind, Kody accompanied me tothe12-week NAMI Family-to-Family class. ByJanuary of 2015 with encouragement from his psychologist Dr. Hanna (which I may have instigated), Drew started aNAMI class of his own, 10-weeks,Peer-to-Peer.The wheels on the bus went round and round and forward once more.
Each Tuesday night, I drove Drew…
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