#CheckInWithMe: Give and get support here.

🚨 Today’s public service announcement 🚨

Whether it’s from a family member, friend, nonprofit organization, free community program, online platform (like The Mighty!), doctor, or mental health professional, it’s always OK to ask and receive support for your mental health.

Mighty staffer @sparklywartanks finds talking to her therapist, sharing on The Mighty, and spending quality time with her family to be most helpful for her.

What about you?

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#Autism #Parenting #PTSD #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #BipolarDisorder #Fibromyalgia #Lupus #MultipleSclerosis #Migraine #Spoonie

We're transitioning into a new month, Mighties! How was September for you? Let’s check in and reflect on our mood-tracking experiences. ✨

What were some trends or patterns you saw come up? Have you learned anything new, reassuring, or interesting about yourself in the process of mood tracking this month? Is there anything you would like to improve or work on moving forward?

💡 Bonus: Feel free to also comment the color(s) that best represents your mood today as well. 🎖️

💚 Green: Open-minded, creative, reflective
💜 Purple: Happy, excited, grateful
🔵 Blue: Calm, relaxed, confident
🟡 Yellow: Depressed, stuck, melancholy
🟫 Brown: Tired, exhausted, drained
🔴 Red: Anxious, alert, concerned, worried
⚫ Black: Angry, annoyed, frustrated
🧡 Orange: Stressed, overwhelmed
🤍 White: Not sure if I can put my mood into words.Black: Angry, annoyed, frustrated
🌈 Rainbow: Other (share in the comments!)

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#CheerMeOn

Back-to-school season is in full swing. While all types of schools have begun in the past month, we’re curious: whether you are currently in school or time has passed since you stepped into a classroom, what’s something you feel like you needed—or still need—in order to learn better?

I know for me, despite being a high-achieving student, I would have appreciated support from my teachers acknowledging that it was OK not to “do well” or make mistakes. The expectation to maintain A’s really affected my mental health as an adult; now, when I make a mistake or feel I’m not “performing” well, I get extremely anxious and scared.

What about you?

📚 Need Mighty reads on the topic? Check out these stories here:

5 Ways to Be the High School Teacher a Struggling Student Needs

A College Student's Guide to Disability Accommodations

#Parenting #MentalHealth #Depression #Anxiety #CheckInWithMe #Fibromyalgia #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #ObsessiveCompulsiveDisorder #PTSD #BipolarDisorder #Disability #ChronicPain #ChronicIllness

We’ll be tuning up our mental health for this week’s challenge, Mighties! 📈🌱

Whether that looks like setting aside time to implement a new habit, focusing on specific symptom management, reflecting on your needs, or prioritizing boundaries, everyone’s tune-ups may look different.

To get started, let’s reflect on where we are right now. What’s been helping your mental health lately? What’s hurt it?

#52SmallThings #CheckInWithMe #Selfcare #MentalHealth #Disability #ChronicIllness #ChronicPain #RareDisease #Anxiety #Depression
#Autism #Parenting #PTSD #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #BipolarDisorder #Fibromyalgia #Lupus #MultipleSclerosis #Migraine #Spoonie

NAMI Connection is a peer recovery support group for adults with mental illness, led by trained facilitators. Develop coping skills, share common experiences, gain self-advocacy skills, and find community.

If you'd like more information or would like to join, you can find the link here. Virtual groups are every Wednesday from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm Eastern Standard Time: naminycmetro.org/programs/nami-connection

🗺️ If you are in the New York City area, in person groups are every second Thursdays, 6:30 to 8pm ET or third Wednesdays, 6:30 to 8pm ET at the NAMI-NYC office.

If you have any questions, feel free to comment below!

#BipolarDepression #BipolarDisorder #PTSD #ComplexPosttraumaticStressDisorder #Schizophrenia #ADHD #Parenting #ChronicIllness #SchizoaffectiveDisorder #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #Anxiety #ObsessiveCompulsiveDisorder #Depression #MentalHealth #Selfcare #EatingDisorders #CheckInWithMe #CheerMeOn