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happywhenitrains
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Synesthesia (si-nuh-stee-zhuh) – A neurological phenomenon where the senses cross-wire in beautiful ways. Letters and words triggering colors is one of the most common forms, which is called grapheme-color synesthesia. But it can extend to textures, tastes, even spatial arrangements. Some people experience music as color. Others taste shapes. Poets and artists seem to have it at higher rates than the general population, which makes a certain intuitive sense. It suggests a mind where the boundaries between things are more permeable than usual. What are your thoughts? Do you experience synesthesia?

#MentalHealth #Addiction #Anxiety #Depression #ADHD #Trauma #ComplexPosttraumaticStressDisorder #PTSD

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FREE Mental Health Support & Community 1d
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Who in your life do you feel you can have meaningful conversations about mental health with?

As an advocate for openly discussing mental health, I feel comfortable sharing honestly about my symptoms and overall experiences. Through personal storytelling and sharing my perspective, I've found it easier to navigate conversations about mental health.

I'm grateful for the spaces and people I've connected with through The Mighty and NAMI-NYC, who have given me opportunities to share openly and confidentially. Those experiences have helped me gain clarity about what recovery, support, and community look like for me.

Who in your life do you feel comfortable talking to about your mental health—or mental health in general? What is it about that person or space that makes you feel safe enough to share?

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

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Saudade (sow-DAH-day) - A Portuguese word which describes a deep, bittersweet emotional state of longing for something or someone beloved that is distant, lost, or perhaps never truly possessed. It's accompanied by the knowledge that what is longed for may never return, and yet finding a strange, melancholy beauty in the feeling itself. It is grief that has made peace with itself, but not quite let go. This resonates deeply with me. What are your thoughts?

#MentalHealth #Addiction #Depression #Anxiety #ADHD #Trauma #ComplexPosttraumaticStressDisorder #PTSD #Loneliness #Grief

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Solivagant - wandering alone, or a person who does so. It comes from the Latin solus (alone) and vagans (wandering, roaming). There's something beautiful about the fact that this specific experience of solitary wandering, not lonely but intentionally alone in motion, warranted its own word. It implies a kind of quiet purpose to it, a chosen aloneness rather than an imposed one.

#MentalHealth #Depression #Addiction #Anxiety #ADHD #Trauma #ComplexPosttraumaticStressDisorder #PTSD

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LuminescentSof
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Grief 4d

I'm new here!

Hi, my name is LuminescentSof. I'm here because I want to connect with others going through similar health issues.#Grief #CPTSD #IrritableBowelSyndrome #narcissistic abuse #MightyTogether #Anxiety #Depression #Perimenopause

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LuminescentSof
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Grief 4d

I'm new here!

Hi, my name is LuminescentSof. I'm here because I want to connect with others going through similar health issues.#Grief #CPTSD #IrritableBowelSyndrome #narcissistic abuse #MightyTogether #Anxiety #Depression #Perimenopause

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Vespertine - relating to, occurring in, or active during the evening. The root word, vesper, is Latin for evening or star. It's used in botany and zoology to describe flowers that bloom at night, and animals that are most active at dusk, like bats and owls. In a literary/poetic sense, it evokes evening's quality or mood. Isn't it a beautiful word?

#MentalHealth #Anxiety #Depression #Trauma #MightyTogether #Addiction #ADHD #ComplexPosttraumaticStressDisorder #PTSD

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Connection Corner Virtual Support Group! Thursday from 5:30-6:30 PM and Wednesdays from 7-8 PM ET

Connection Corner is a support group for teens ages 14-18 living with mental health challenges, facilitated by near peers (someone close in age with lived experience). This group is a safe space to develop coping skills, share common experiences, build self-advocacy skills, and connect with others who truly understand.

💻 If you'd like more information or would like to join, you can find the link here. Virtual groups are every Thursday from 5:30-6:30 PM and Wednesdays from 7-8 PM Eastern Standard Time:
naminycmetro.org/programs/teen-support-group

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

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Asian American & Pacific Islander (AAPI) Virtual Support Group! 1st and 3rd Tuesday, 6 to 7:30 pm ET

Asian American & Pacific Islander (AAPI) virtual support group is for people who identify as Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) and are living with mental illness or any mental health challenge. This includes South Asians, East Asians, Southeast Asians, North Asians, Middle East Asians, and Pacific Islanders. 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 1st and 3rd Tuesday, 6 to 7:30 pm Eastern Standard Time. Closed captioning is available. naminycmetro.org/programs/asian-americans-pacific-islanders-aapi

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

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

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Jessy
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Conquer Your Mind 1w

Left alone as an infant #Trauma #CPTSD

I need to hold on to people and things. The moment I losen grip, they are gone - I'm left alone.
This mindset is pretty strong, because it's part of my first experience.
That's nothing to do with willingly distrust. It's key of survival from when I was an infant. That's stuck in my autonome nervous system.
Everything I hold, I hold tight.
It feels impossible to hold it relaxed.

Sadly people rarely get this deep dynamic.

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