Anxiety

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Mental Health Benefits of Sleep – Not Equally Distributed
ByMikeM August 26, 2023August 26, 2023 Reading Time: 3 minutes

It’s an easy copout for the mental health community to suggest self-care items that will help with mental health without acknowledging the reality for many. Telling people to do things like create more space for sleep, or make healthier food choices while still not making a wage that would pay for those things is just mean. What we do as a society matters when it comes to the mental health of all of our members. We can’t hide from that fact.

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Sharing – Why a stranger’s hello can boost your well-being: The power of weak social ties
ByMikeM August 24, 2023August 24, 2023 Reading Time: 2 minutes

The math seems pretty simple here. We lose nothing by being kind and friendly. We might all gain enough to prevent the loss of another life. Suicide Prevention might involve some huge programs and resources, but it can start right here in how we interact with even our most casual connections.

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Shared Links (weekly) August 20, 2023
ByMikeM August 20, 2023August 19, 2023 Reading Time: 1 minute
- Loneliness in adulthood tied to accelerated brain aging, new research reveals
- Hardest Parts of Bipolar Disorder– I don’t talk about Bipolar often, because I don’t have Bipolar, and I’d rather link to people with lived experience, like this.
- The Role Of Therapy In Overcoming Childhood Neglect And Trauma
- How To Explain Anxiety To Someone You Love
- Things To Remember About Boundaries
- Talking about mental health at home: What do you wish your parents knew?
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Shared Links (weekly) Aug. 13 2023
ByMikeM August 13, 2023August 12, 2023 Reading Time: 1 minute
- Social Media: Keep it Positive – Spreading Joy and Uplifting Others
- Make the Phone Call
- 7 Tips for Addressing Back-to-School Anxiety– It’s that time of year again.
- What Everyone Ought to Know About Anxiety
- As Legislation Targeting LGBTQ and BIPOC Youth Increases, We Need to Protect Their Mental Health
- Video Record-breaking heat in South forces millions of Americans to stay indoors– I was just talking about this in the newsletter last week. It’s too hot to be out in nature.
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An example of the path to healing being long
ByMikeM August 8, 2023August 8, 2023 Reading Time: 2 minutes

I probably still loop back through some of these stages at various times, but it’s not part of my daily life anymore. Take this list as a sign to take your time and give yourself grace for how long it takes while celebrating the small victories along the way, but also know that it’s worth the time and effort. If I can find the peace and calmness that I have now, imperfect as it is, you can too.

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Sharing – Being calm is not our default mode
ByMikeM July 31, 2023July 31, 2023 Reading Time: 2 minutes

I’ve seen many mentions recently about anxiety being a normal response to our current world. This is also a contradiction to what much of the self-help and positivity industry would tell us. Spend any time on social media and you’ll see plenty of messages about gratitude, finding joy and purpose, and the silver lining in any situation.

What you won’t hear is that there are situations that SHOULD make you angry, anxious, and sad. But there are.

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