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• Pop, Pop, Pop Our Pills …

  My son and his friend composed this jingle and sang it to us once only.Pop, pop, pop our pills,especially when we’re sad.Merrily, merrily, merrily,... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2014 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• It Happens in the Best of Families

  

  It is extremely difficult for a teenager to have to deal with a mentally ill brother. As much as they may love him, they find his behaviour embarrassing, and... Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2014 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• You Can Achieve Anything …

  

  One morning, a mailman popped notes into some mailboxes on his rounds. He had been doing this route for many years and knew many of the house owners personally. Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2014 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Teachers Can Help Break the Deafening Silence

  

  They were a happy family with a gifted daughter, but by the time she reached the higher grades, there were signs that everything was not quite as it seemed. Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2014 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• A Psychiatrist Once Blamed Me for Causing Schizophrenia

  

  but over the last decade or more, scientists have proven that there are distinct changes in the brain that occur in people with various forms of a mental... Read more

  Posted on 20 April 2014 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• What Life Has Taught Me

  

  I imagined juggling five balls in the air at the same time and to name each ball, and this is what I came up with:WORK FAMILY FRIENDS HEALTH SPIRIT What I was... Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2014 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Music Therapy in a Psychiatric Hospital?

  

  I would imagine that music, even background music in a psychiatric hospital could soothe agitation and alleviate sadness in patients – for a while anyhow. Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2014 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Holidays Are Here Again …

  

  Easter and Passover come in April and as always, I think about people with mental illnesses who should not be ignored. Nor should the developmentally disabled. Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2014 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Smile, Smiles, Smiley

  

  It was the picture of a smiley that first prompted me to write this jingle.Smiling is infectious,You catch it like the flu.When someone smiled at me today,I... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2014 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Should Judgments of Others Be Based on a Personal Trait?

  

  Our observations of other people are usually based on a personal trait and unfortunately, this is an all too common an experience for a person who has a mental... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2014 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Will Anyone Ever Love Me?

  Do I have to tell people about my mental illness?Will anyone truly love me if they discover my secret?How will I meet a young woman?My social worker suggests... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2014 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• We Fear What We Fail to Understand

  People tend to fear what they do not understand. Very often, people with a mental illness as well as their families experience self- stigma. Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2014 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• A Gift from a Child Who Taught Me the Gift of Love …

  SERENADE 2 SENIORSI came across this true story entitled The Sandpiper by Robert Peterson and I need to share it with you.She was six years old when I first... Read more

  Posted on 07 April 2014 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• He Felt as If He Were Drowning

  

  During my final year at high school, I did a life-saving course and became a fully-fledged life-saver. The reason I was keen to do the course was because when... Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2014 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• If, If and More If’s ………………

  

  If you are reluctant to admit that you have someone with a mental illness in your family who needs treatment, try not to let the fear of being labeled prevent... Read more

  Posted on 02 April 2014 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Stopping Suicide, by Nora McAdams

  Please click on the infographic below, entitled Stopping Suicidehttp://www.bestcounselingdegrees.net/stopping-suicidecompiCompiled by Nora McAdamsA notice to... Read more

  Posted on 31 March 2014 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Many Suicides Might Be Prevented

  

  More than three quarters of people who died by suicide visited a healthcare provider the year before their death, yet fewer than half received a mental health... Read more

  Posted on 30 March 2014 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Journalists, Movie Directors and Tv Producers, Please Stop Perpetuating That...

  As various family members spoke at the support group about their experiences of living with a mental illness, I discovered that we had all been through similar... Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2014 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• To Follow This Advice Or NOT to Follow It – THAT is Another Question

  

  To follow the advice or NOT to follow it, now THAT is the question.‘How could I avoid regretting all my hopes and dreams which had become so unrealistic? Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2014 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• A Support Group, Or Not a Support Group, That is the Question.

  A SUPPORT GROUP, OR NOT A SUPPORT GROUP. THAT IS THE QUESTION.At last I found a place where I could talk to people who understood what I was saying and feeling. Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2014 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY