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• An Irish Blessing

  

  May I have the hindsight to know where I’ve beenThe foresight to know where I’m goingAnd the insight to know when I have gone too far.An Irish Blessing. Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2014 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Restraints

  

  From the Eploratorium Exhibition in San Francisco on mental illness – what is normal? Follow the link belowhttp://www.exploratorium. Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2014 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• A Curse

  

  People who are visually impaired know what it is like to live in perpetual darkness. Only people who have suffered a mental disorder really understand the... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2014 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• To the Doctors and Nurses from ‘Running Toward Happy’

  

  Reblogged from :Running Toward Happy To all the Doctors and NursesMy mother suffered from schizophrenia all of her adult life so consequently, I learned some... Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2014 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• I Had to Control My Stress and Not Let It Control Me

  

  Far too many of us suffer from illnesses related directly to stress. When our reactions to stress get beyond certain types of responses, it can be debilitating. Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2014 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Worthy of Mention

  

  Whatever you do, don’t get stuck on the thing that ruins your day. SMILE, and be grateful as life is so short.Live simply, love generously, speak truthfully,... Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2014 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• A Very Special Greengrocer

  

  I attended the Man of the Year ceremony at a Rotary meeting and the person to gt the honors, was a greengrocer; a very special greengrocer indeed. Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2014 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Mental Health Awareness

  

  I am a bit late with this post, but do not want MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS WEEK to pass by without mention on my blog.If a person feels well and healthy, it is so... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2014 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• A Mental Health Nurse in a Police Station?

  

  It might be a step in the right direction if mental health nurses were based in police stations to assist the officers who respond to calls and identify the one... Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2014 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• B e w a r e! Don’t Mess with Seniors

  

  SERENADE 2 SENIORSB E W A R E - DON’T MESS WITH SENIORSThis is the copy of a letter written by an eighty-six-year-old woman to her bank manager.Dear Mr. C.,It... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2014 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• History of Mental Illness and Treatment

  Originally posted on Running Toward Happy: The history of mental illness may be a boring topic to some. To me, it is vastly important. Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2014 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Even the Dog Shied Away from Him

  

  Mental illness is not a behavioral choice. It is a chronic disease like diabetes. Even though schizophrenia affects 1 percent of the population, nobody has foun... Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2014 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• They Enter Stealthily in the Dead of Night ….. David’s Poems

  

  They enter stealthily in the dead of night. The storm inside of me turns to fear. What do they want from a pauper? Peace, peace, peace. I pray for peace of... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2014 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Are We Losing the Art of Human Touch?

  

  The way medicine is being practiced today has put us in danger of losing a powerful old-fashioned tool, the human touch. When I had occasion to be hospitalized... Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2014 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• The Challenges of Alzheimer’s Disease

  

  I needed to join a support group that dealt with Alzheimer’s disease. I needed to be amongst other people who had common needs and interests, people who came... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2014 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Having a Parent with a Mental Illness

  .March 12, 2012 by Emma WhiteNumerous children will grow up having a parent with a mental illness. In most cases the parents will have a mild or short-lived... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2014 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Loneliness

  

  is one of the biggest challenges a person has to face. It can be due to a mental illness. It applies to widows and widowers, divorcees and individuals who have... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2014 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Breaking the Deafening Silence

  

  Our firstborn son suffered from paranoid schizophrenia and for 16 years, my husband and I searched for the right medication, for a cure, any cure in our... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2014 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Laugh a Lot. Eat Chocolate Till You Drop

  

  Over a period of time, I have heard that the simple things in life are the ones that count. So, when I feel down, I walk to the nearest supermarket, buy the... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2014 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• My Name is Lisa – on Alzheimer’s Disease

  This clip explains Alzheimer’s disease in a lucid manner, through the eyes of a thirteen-year-old girl.http://www.alanarnette. Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2014 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY