I’ve discovered two awesome mental health resources you probably didn’t know about, both of which are absolutely free. Whether you like mental health and psychology apps, or psychology and mental books, one of these services can have the potential to change your life.
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Having people in my life who I can talk to has been a massive support in my healing. Being able to tell my story with my voice has been a huge blessing for me.
I’m also acutely aware of the downside when it goes wrong, however. I know too many survivors who’ve been further damaged when trying to share their story as opposed to getting the support they were desperately seeking. Please, be careful with your story and yourself.
I’ll freely admit these were beliefs I had about myself growing up and into early adulthood. Some of them are still things I struggle with all these years later. Oddly enough, I struggle with two that seem to be contradictory, but are dependent upon what facet of my life you’re talking about. At work, and…
I like the suggestions. I’ve used some of them, including “Are you sure” and sharing my struggles. It depends on the situation and the relationship I have with the person. A good friend, my spouse, someone I feel comfortable with already? I’m making sure they are OK when I suspect they might not be. Someone I work with or don’t have that kind of relationship with, and maybe I share a bit about my struggles or offer to listen if they need someone to talk to.
Any of the suggestions can work or not work. The important thing is that maybe that extra question lets someone know they are not alone, which can make all the difference.
I hesitate to even quote the final paragraph from Dr. Grohol’s article below,because everyone should read the whole thing, but I’m going to anyway: “You will get through this coronavirus anxiety and come out the other side of the pandemic okay. Just don’t panic, use your common sense, and take reasonable precautions and measured actions…
I came across this article today: The Internet and Mental Health: It Helped & Hurt My Recovery As many of you know, this is a topic that is near and dear to my heart, because I think, despite media attention to the contrary, can be part of helping abuse survivors, and those with mental health…
One, I think we could make the argument that any support would help reduce the numbers, but this particular type of support seems to do wonders: “Care from peer support workers with lived experience of mental health conditions may help reduce the likelihood of readmission for people who have recently left acute mental health care,…
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