Finally, A Good Cry
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I think I experienced what it must be like to be a fetus.
Read MoreMindful Eating
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This meal was more memorable and more satisfying than any meal that I can recall eating in the past few months.
Read MoreSelf Soothe Strategies
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With anxiety or panic attacks, the trouble comes from feeling out of control.
Read MoreWillful Ignorance - A Fatal Risk
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I’ll be speaking at a middle school in early 2020, and I hope to speak at many more schools and businesses throughout the coming year.
Read MoreElectroconvulsive Therapy
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I’m deliberately subjecting myself to electric shocks to reboot my brain because standard medication treatments have not been effective enough.
Read MoreAnger Turned Inward
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“Anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die.”
Read MoreHidden Costs of Mental Illness
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A student once asked if I will always deal with mental illness. I responded that I would.
Read MoreThe Tricky Terminology of Suicide Prevention
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If the words I use to increase knowledge also increase anguish, then I ruthlessly edit my original copy and try again.
Read MoreThe Stigma of Mental Illness - Part 3 of 3
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It will take consistent testimony from those who have been there, from those who have survived, and from those who have lost loved ones.
Read MoreThe Stigma of Mental Illness - Part 2
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The real question is: will we grow out of our collective childhood on the topic of mental illness or will we follow our baser instincts and maintain the suffering of our fellow humans?
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