mental health advocacy

What are some of your hobbies? Mine are languages and writing. Hobbies are great for mental health.

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A poetic piece to guide and strengthen our intuition.

That ‘little voice’ that is always there, even when our minds are racing, chaotic, scattered, and in the midst of a storm.

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May is a time to raise awareness of those living with mental or behavioral health issues and to help reduce the stigma so many experience.

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You shouldn’t have to fight as hard to get the proper acknowledgment, support, diagnosis, treatment and the list goes on. I know you are exhausted but keep fighting. The key phrase to add to your sentences where applicable is quality of life E.g I would like to be prescribed this medication because I hope that it will improve my quality of life. We shouldn’t have to fight to get the health care we deserve so we can do more than just survive. I find all of you and the journeys and thing you’ve had to endure and overcome so inspiring. You’re the real heroes. #Positivity #journey #MentalHealth #MentalHealthAdvocacy #MentalHealthDays #ChronicDepression #ChronicIllness #EhlersDanlosSyndrome #ChronicIllnessEDS #AutonomicDysfunction #PosturalOrthostaticTachycardiaSyndrome #LivingWithPOTS

A little reminder that there’s good to be found, you just have to hang on. In the throes of darkness it’s so hard to remember or find a bright spot to hold onto, it’s not an easy task to do. I just know that for me I sometimes have to focus on very small good things one moment at a time. I tell myself to remember that when I laughed so hard I cried all my makeup off, or the way I feel excited about my first cup of coffee on good days, or the smell and feel of fresh linens as I climb into bed..all these little tiny things that I normally don’t think about until they become little/big life preservers. Clinging to the good is sometimes the only way through ♥️

Tell me about your good ♥️

(Image courtesy of Matt Haig on Instagram)

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Currently I have a good job on a team that I have already disclosed my mental health concerns to my managers. I have established a yearly intermittent leave request with my doctor and managers for the past year and a half. In case I have a mental health episode and I need to take time off from work to stabilize myself. I am a research associate for a university in California and I want to apply for the next step up which is a Research Service Coordinator, they are also considered Contracts and Grants Specialists. I have been doing my job for three years as of last Friday, August 20. I feel that I am ready to move up to the next level to take on more responsibilities and to have my own portfolio of Principal Investigators(PI, Doctors) to service. My job is a very stressful job as it requires attentive, expeditious and efficient grant processing of proposals to various Federal, State and private institutions often meeting deadlines. My job right now is triaged by my manager and closely monitored weekly by one on one meetings. The job that I'm applying for will be even more stressful where I'll have my own portfolio of PIs who will come to me directly to initiate the grant process, instead of my manager triaging me PIs to work with. I want to be able to convey tactfully what my needs and accommodations are as I ramp up to become a Contracts and Grants Specialist. Applying for the new position will result in me leaving my current team and moving to another team with new managers and colleagues. This is sort of a last minute request, as I want to put my application in by tonight. I welcome your feedback, especially from professionals working with a mental condition. #bipolarcondition #Equity #MentalHealth #MentalHealthAwareness #breakyourstigma #NAMI #ioovadvocate #MentalHealthAdvocacy

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