Agreed. Raising awareness is a big part of encouraging people to feel safe and ask for help, but if the help isn’t available, it’s not doing any good for them. How do we make sure help is there when necessary?
We’re not doing enough by just raising ‘awareness’ of mental health | SBS Comedy
“Suicide is the leading cause of death for 15 to 44-year-old Australians, but it is not something we talk about very often. According to the Deputy CEO at Suicide Prevention Australia, Kim Borrowdale, that lack of talking is one of our main problems. “We need to talk about it more not less. We need to…
Interesting description of what it’s like to deal with social anxiety. As a survivor I was never officially diagnosed as having social anxiety but I know that I was extremely shy, fearful of how other people viewed me, and generally avoided most situations that called for a lot of personal interaction. As I healed from…
I would say the same thing about mental health, and child abuse survivors. It may not be easy to talk about, but until it is normal to do so, there will always be stigma around it. We talked and talked. Part of me silently whined and resented the conversation but a much bigger part of…
Have you been a target of stigma because of someone you love’s mental health issues? I can see where this would happen quite frequently, with people judging how well you are “taking care of” your loved one. It’s also ridiculous. “Mental health stigma affects the loved ones of a person with mental illness, not only the…
Having trouble with stress and anxiety? The suggested solutions often require adding even more to our to-do list. Meditate, practice mindfulness, do acts of self-care, etc. But we often forget that maybe the most important act of self-care is getting enough sleep.
Don’t even get me started on the fitness industry and the number of people who talk about “earning your food/sleep” through exercise. Argh!
This study would indicate that sleep is not something you want to mess with. Simply getting enough would help us with our mental “junk”. No, it won’t cure depression or eliminate symptoms of bipolar, or any of the other things that some of your friends will, unfortunately, suggest, but it does serve a core function for the healthy functioning of your brain, and that is certainly one place to start making things better, no?
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@SurvivorNetwork I have been saying this will the average joe on the street benefit from this or is it all smoke & mirrors let’s hope not
@SurvivorNetwork it’s easy for celebs etc to stand up and talk about it just hope the funds used to raise awareness isnt wasted
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