30 Monday May 2016
Posted in bipolar, mental illness, relationships, schizophrenia, stigma, writing
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bipolar, depression, essay, Facebook, hope, inspiration, mental health, mental illness, mentally ill, Psych Central, psychiatry, relationships, schizophrenia], social media, writing
I hope you will pop over to Psych Central and read my latest blog post. It is about the changing climate of social media and how that impacts how I view myself and my illness.
It is here: http://goo.gl/jmSXLk
18 Wednesday May 2016
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articles, blogs, interviews, mental health, mental illness, mentally ill, Psych Central, psychiatry, psychology, schizophrenia], writing
I was interviewed for both of these articles. I think they are very well written and incredibly informative.
Lesser Known Schizophrenia Symptoms Which Actually Have a Great Impact.
Outdated Notions About Schizophrenia.
FYI- I will resume writing on my Psych Central blog tomorrow. I will post a link here to new content.
19 Friday Feb 2016
Posted in articles I wrote, hope, mental illness, schizophrenia, Uncategorized, writing
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articles, blog posts, Blogging, blogs, doctors, essays, hope, labels, mental health, mentally ill, politicians, Psych Central, schizophrenia], The Mighty, writer, writing
Here is my latest blog post on Psych Central. The post is about the misuse of the word schizophrenia by politicians and doctors. Warning, the subject matter can raise your blood pressure!
This is a post I made to Psych Central earlier in the week. It has almost the exact opposite message as the first one I posted, so if you need a little hope, here it is!
Here is a link to my latest article on The Mighty. The article is about not identifying too much with a label of “mentally ill.”
02 Tuesday Feb 2016
Posted in hope, schizophrenia, Uncategorized, writing
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bloggers, blogs, demon possession, hope, inspiration, links, Meet & Greet, mental health, mental illness, mentally ill, Psych Central, schizophrenia], wellness, writers, writing
I wrote a blog for Psych Central 5 Ways Schizophrenia Made Me A Better Person. Please check it out if you have time.
Last week I wrote a blog for Psych Central Schizophrenia Is An Illness Not A Spiritual Crisis. I hope one of these posts interests you.
I haven’t done this is a while so it is time. If you want to find other blogs to follow or gain some new followers, leave your link in the comment section and visit a couple of new blogs.
24 Sunday Jan 2016
Posted in bipolar, mental illness, schizophrenia, stigma, Uncategorized, writing
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asylum, blog, Blogging, books, Hollywood, mental health, mental illness, mentally ill, movies, Netflix, neverwas, Psych Central, romanticize, schizophrenia], stereotypes, stigma
I have four things on my mind today.
I watched a movie on Netflix, Neverwas. If you would like to see how Hollywood romanticizes mental illness, I suggest watching this movie. Let me know if you decide to see it. I would love to know what you think.
A series that I watch, Longmire, had an episode with a Native American man who had schizophrenia. The character killed his sister, of course. You can’t get any more stereotypical than the violent man with schizophrenia. They did get a part of the illness right though. The character suffered from delusions of a spiritual nature. Also it seemed as if the character had a very low IQ which is an inaccurate portrayal of the majority of people with schizophrenia.
Enough of Hollywood.
I am reading a book, Women of the Asylum. It is a book that has over twenty essays, letters, or journal entries from women who lived in an asylum between the years of 1840-1945. I have finished the introduction, and two of the women’s essays. I like the book so far. If you are interested in reading about the history of feminism, psychiatry, and first person accounts of the mental health system, this is the book for you.
I have two new posts up on my Psych Central blog.
One is Treatment Can Be Harder Than You Think.
The other one is The Mentally Ill As Advocates For Each Other.
16 Saturday Jan 2016
Posted in bipolar, mental illness, schizophrenia, Uncategorized, writing
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artists, bipolar, blog post, Blogging, blogs, creativity, depression, mental health, mental illness, mentally ill, myths, Psych Central, research, schizophrenia], writers, writing
I wrote a new blog post for Psych Central. The title of it is the same as this post. It is about the link between creativity and mental illness and how I believe we shouldn’t romanticize mental illness in any way. I hope you will check it out. The link is here.
12 Tuesday Jan 2016
Posted in mental illness, schizophrenia, stigma, Uncategorized, writing
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blog, blogger, Blogging, disablity, inspiration porn, inspirational porn, language, mental health, mental illness, mentally ill, Psych Central, schizophrenia], stereotypes, stigma
Here are two articles I posted on Psych Central recently.
I hope you have the time to pop over there and read one (or both) of the articles.
02 Saturday Jan 2016
Posted in articles I wrote, mental illness, schizophrenia, Uncategorized
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anxiety, articles, bipolar, depression, marriage, mental health, mental illness, panic attacks, Psych Central, relationships, schizophrenia], The Mighty, writer, writing
My post on Psych Central today is about people marrying those of us with a mental illness and how those people are not automatically saints. You can read it here.
I had a new article posted on The Mighty. Some of you may have seen it before. It is an open letter to a hiring manager from someone with a mental illness looking for a job.
I am a day late, but I would like to wish all of you a Happy New Year! I hope 2016 is our best year ever!
29 Tuesday Dec 2015
Posted in mental illness, schizophrenia, stigma, Uncategorized
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artists, bands, Blogging, blogs, essay, fear, internalized stigma, mental health, mental illness, mentally ill, music, musicians, paranoia, Psych Central, relationships, schizophrenia], stigma, writer
Today is one of the days that I blog for Psych Central. I try to blog for that site every Tuesday and Friday (occasionally I can’t make that schedule). Anyway, I woke up and wrote a blog about relationships that I thought was fantastic and then paranoia started to creep in. Thoughts like, “What if someone takes my advice and they die? What if the person reading my blog is in a violent relationship?” So, I ended up too fearful to post my writing.
I sat at the computer with nothing. Nothing for this blog and nothing for my Psych Central blog. I did a few yoga stretches. I tried to clear my mind. I decided research was the way to go and I ended up writing this post for Psych Central. It is a blog about internalized stigma.
If you are interested you can also read my blog post about bands and artists that I think stigmatize mental illness. It is a post I wrote over the weekend. Fans of the rock band, Disturbed disagree with my take on the video but every time you have an opinion people are going to disagree. I don’t mind disagreement, it can lead to further understanding.
15 Tuesday Dec 2015
Posted in mental illness, schizophrenia, Uncategorized
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anxiety, bipolar, Blogging, blogs, companions, crisis, depression, dogs, mental health, mental illness, mentally ill, posts, Psych Central, recovery, schizophrenia, self esteem, service animals, writing
Here is a blog post I wrote for Psych Central this morning. It is about the issue of companion dogs – how they aren’t for everyone. If you are considering a dog, or even if you have one, pop over and see what you think. It is here.
Here is an article I wrote last week about 5 ways to recover your self esteem after a mental health crisis. I think it is helpful. What do you think? You can find it here.
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas…
