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• Make Eye Contact with Me, Please

  

  I was sitting and waiting to have a nasty cut bandaged by a nurse when a woman sitting next to me asked whether I had the time to talk to her. ‘Of course,’ I... Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2014 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Watching a Loved One Make the Descent into Alzhemer’s

  

  Day after day he searches to findObects mislaid due to his mind.A mind once so brilliant and so very keenProbing, asking, since being a teen.It seems to me in... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2014 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• A Teacher Worth Remembering

  

  Engineers want their children to become engineers while doctors want their children to follow in their footsteps and study medicine. Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2014 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Physical Illness Vs. Mental Illness

  

  NO MORE STIGMA. LET’S SAY NO TO STIGMA. Diabetes is limited. It cannot cripple love, nor shatter all hope.Diabetes cannot corrode faith nor destroy peace of... Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2014 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• I Threw a Chair, Did You Hear? Did You Hear? I Threw a Chair.

  

  We were advised to book our son into a clinic and as he was not working, he slept by day and wandered around at night which was not a healthy situation for... Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2014 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Honors from the indiePENdents Website

  

  I have been featured on the indiePENdents website and in order to to read more about my work, please click on the link... Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2014 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Friendships Count

  The youtube link below is entitled Friendships Count.If someone is diagnosed with a mental illness, friends become even more important than previously and this... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2014 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• The Ridges, the Ghosts of Athens …

  

  NAMI, the American Mental Health Association in Athens, Ohio, got involved with other organizations in a major effort to restore, beautify and demystify three... Read more

  Posted on 27 May 2014 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• 1000 Blogs Posted to Date

  

  I posted my 1,000th blog on May 23, 2014 and even I was amazed at the amount of material I have included on these pages.I have written two books, my work has... Read more

  Posted on 26 May 2014 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Where Has All the Color Gone?

  

  WHERE HAS ALL THE COLOR GONE ?The writer, Walter Dean Myers was born in Harlem and loved reading. “To an extent, I found who I was in the books I read. Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2014 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• How Often is a Pilot’s Mental Health Tested?

  

  A thought that flitted though my mind. How often is a pilot’s mental health tested by a registered psychiatrist with infinite experience?Is a pilot tested when... Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2014 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• If Your Life is a Song …

  

  For seniors and anybody with any kind of problemIf your life is a song, sing it.If your life is a game, play it.If your life is a challenge, meet it.If your lif... Read more

  Posted on 19 May 2014 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• I Meant What I Said and I Said What I Meant …

  

  Thanks to Dr. Seuss for writing the delightful children’s book: Horton the Elephant, full of catchy jingles. Well, I have made up my own silly one about a dog... Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2014 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Think Twice, Words Slice

  

  Schizophrenia is a malady that can be treated; this is what I read in a newspaper some time ago and until that morning, I had never, ever heard of anyone... Read more

  Posted on 14 May 2014 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• A Picture is Better Than a Thousand Words

  A picture is far better than a thousand words, so click on this link and watch a very short clip produced by the British Organization called Bring Change to Min... Read more

  Posted on 11 May 2014 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• They Are Our Neighbors ….

  

  People with mental health problems are our neighbors, our co-workers, a person working in a supermarket, members of our congregation or relatives. They are... Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2014 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• People Living with Schizophrenia

  The people in this clip have experienced paranoia, delusions, hallucinations and heard voices. They have had psychotic episodes and most have been through... Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2014 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Is Anyone Normal? The Changing Face of Normal

  

  San Francisco – The ExploratoriumA lecturer told me that she uses the following technique: when she teaches her students about mental illness, this is what she... Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2014 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• D is for Depression

  Originally posted on It Goes On: Those of you who read my blog regularly would not be surprised by today’s topic however if you are new here, then it might... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2014 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Bring Change 2 Mind

  This clip comes from the organization Bring Change 2 Mind from England. It is self-explanatory and worthy of reblogging.A picture is worth a thousand words, so ... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2014 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY