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• Do You Know That?

  

  Do you know that there are misconceptions that the public hold with regard to mental illness ?They believe that nobody recvers from schizophrenia as it is an... Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2015 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• What S C H I Z O P H R E N I A Did to Me

  

  S C H I Z O P H R E N I A AND ME   Schizophrenia cost our family a whole lot of money. We made use of the medical system but far too often, needed to visit... Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2015 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• He Traveled the Backbone of the World in His Imagination …

  

  …. Over a period of 16 years, my son, took his passport and even during times of extreme unrest, bought tickets to various destinations in the world, informing... Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2015 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Face Grief with a Smile

  

  It’s difficult at times, to face grief with a smile.It’s hard to make myself believe it will pass in a while.And when the pain is sharpest, words do not... Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2015 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• The Caregiver, and How to Protect Himself/herself

  Today’s blog is about the caregivers.It is a difficult task to balance the needs of a care-giver with those of his/her mentally ill loved-ones. Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2015 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Training Officers About Mental Illness Benefits Prison Safety …

  

  Joseph  Galanek, a mental health researcher for the Case Western Reserve University, spent nine months in an Oregon maximum security prison to learn first-hand... Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2015 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• More Tips Learned Along the Way …

  

  When living with a person who has a mental illness, keep your sense of humor as it’s of the utmost importance. I had to revise my expectations and forget about... Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2015 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Tips Learned Along the Way …

  

  When my son was trying hard to get his life together again, my late husband and I were actually faced with a son suffering from a neurobiological disorder,... Read more

  Posted on 11 January 2015 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Words, Words, Words … WORDS MATTER

  

  Speak kindly to a person in trouble. Every word matters. Hurtful words damage. Beware of telling someone what they want to hear. Make eye contact with all peopl... Read more

  Posted on 09 January 2015 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Is It Shameful to Have a Mental Health Challenge?

  

  I don’t think so. Mental illness isn’t a choice that we make for ourselves, is it? We all know that every day may not be a good day BUT, there is something... Read more

  Posted on 07 January 2015 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• My Inner Voice

  

  Can I live by choice and not by chance?Can I make changes and not excuses?Can I be motivated and not manipulated?Can I be useful and not used?Can I excel and no... Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2015 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• My Wish List for 2015

  

  Another year has come and gone and my Wish List for 2015 is not all that different from the one I had last year. In fact, very little has changed. Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2015 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Knowledge is Power

  by Sara Jacobovici, my guest blogger today. Thanks so much for your input, Sara.The definition of stigma and the history of that definition is painful. Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2014 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• How to Beat the Stigma of Mental Illness

  False beliefs about mental illness can cause significant problems.STIGMA is when someone views you in a negative way because  you have a personal trait that is ... Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2014 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Crises Over the Holiday Period …

  Slowly but surely, we learned how to avoid or diminish a disaster particularly during the festive season. We learned that it was better to speak softly and use... Read more

  Posted on 25 December 2014 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Christmas is Here Again …

  

  Christmas is here again. I would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year but, I haven’t forgotten that the holidays can be lonely times. Tha... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2014 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Give Your Patient a Glimmer of Hope, Please

  

  During my son’s illness … paranoid schizophrenia; we met up with many psychiatrists at the various hospitals and I always felt that both my son and I were... Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2014 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Loneliness … OR … Doing Things Alone

  

  Co-dependence has gotten a bad rap from substance abuse recovery terminology. Most people are social beings, both emotionally and biologically who live in... Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2014 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• How Can We Avoid the Daily Mental Health Triggers?

  

  It is extremely difficult for an outsider to fully understand the difficulties of a person who has been diagnosed with a mental illness. One of the... Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2014 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• To Drive, Or Not to Drive, That is the Question

  

  Our son’s reflexes were slos due to the medication he was taking, so the thought of him sitting behind the wheel was disturbing, to say the very least. Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2014 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY