mental health awareness

Ive not been on here in a while .Since march I have long term catheterised which has caused so many issues,non stop hospital stays which along the way now dealing with other problems.Mentally I am so drained I feel miserable that I'm not who I was 9 months ago,I can barely do anything.ive become basically house bound and most days the pain stops me even doing simple daily tasks.i feel like such a failure as a mum and as me in general .I hate seeing myself in the mirror now with cathter, more scars from the skin cancer biopsies,having to use walking aid due to the spinal issues & pain I just hate what I see and what i am now.But I'm so fed up feeling this way and I try so hard but each day between pain and everything going on my aims to try and feel better seem to just completely become non existent.....

I hope everyone is well ♥️
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The number of people who don't believe in taking medicine... 🫠 I get it, sorta. You do you.
The number of people who don't believe in taking medicine for their mental health though, completely numbs my mind. Like. How do you expect to feel better when you have a CHEMICAL IMBALANCE IN YOUR BRAIN? You can not "just get over it", "just ignore it", "just avoid it". You literally have something wrong with your chemistry. Medicine is NOT the ONLY answer. Therapy, lifestyle changes, etc...it's a whole package deal.
Coming from someone who has struggled with mental health since 13(my father dieing triggered depression...) and wasn't medicated til 17...and wasn't PROPERLY medicated til about 6 years ago, let me tell you what an absolute difference it makes on your life. I'm still a dumpster fire with a long way to go but I was a raging 2 acre landfill fire before.
It is not shameful to take a pill or 5 every day. It is not shameful to see a therapist. It is a chemical imbalance. Something is actually wrong with you. Like any other chronic illness. You got fibromyalgia? High blood pressure? Kidney disease? Erectile dysfunction? You take meds for those. It's no different.
The one med you tried didn't work? Guess what? It's a game. You have to try different ones because until they come up with an affordable, widely available blood test that tells you exactly what you should take, you won't know what works for you til you experiment like a junkie. Asking your friends is also useless. Their chemistry is not your chemistry. Their issues may seem similar but how your brain processes them is not.
The most frustrating thing about mental illness is that it takes time and effort to get to a point where YOU are happy with where you are with how you feel. But you have to be your own advocate. You have to build your own team. That takes time. That takes effort. That takes spoons you may not have, but I promise you, it's worth it to not feel like you want to unalive yourself every day or like the world is out to get you.
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Hi, my name is MakingKim. I'm here because my partner has posted on here due to her disabilities, and shared it to me. I want to learn more about different conditions, how it affects people, so i can help care and enhance her life style. In my journey in self education, we have attended Mental Health Recovery colleges, and to try and bring this information to the general public, I have created a list of all the 70+ colleges at kimclarke.uk/pages/mentalhealth/recovery/recovery.php
with the hope to add a function to list all the available courses, so everybody can benefit from this information.

take care everybody and and have an ok day
kim
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Can mental illness ever be de-stigmatized in a society when those suffering with this ailment are denigrated unabashedly by many, especially when it is inclusive of the very professionals meant to help??

I dont believe society wants to deal with it in entirety and beyond the surface of it.

Everyone claims to be accepting and professes sympathy, but the reality seems to be quite the opposite. Having a mental illness puts you at a disadvantage. Especially when you are in a situation that is volatile or detrimental to your own safety. Instead of protecting the mentally ill person, they are subjected to persecution. They are imprisoned and medicated. They are labeled uncooperative and psychotic.

I know because it happened to me. I have been suffering emotional/mental abuse from my son. He taunts me to the point where I am triggered and react negatively. Once I do, he turns his camera on and records me. He, becomes the voice of reason, and I become the unstable one. This last episode, I was taken to the hospital for a psych evaluation and placed on a 72 hour hold. My accusations about my child were viewed as hallucinations and I was deemed psychotic and unstable.

The persons in a position of authority- doctors/nurses, police officers, psychiatrists, psychologists, counselors/therapists, social workers....humiliated me. Belittled me. Vilified me. My resistance to or questioning of their conventional standard of operations simply was not acceptable or an option.

Accepting and conforming to their demands was the only way to deal with the issue at hand and I was to do so quietly. Fulfilling their expectations was the only way to accomplish any positive outcome of the situation at hand. Because, having a mental illness does not allow me any rights to advocate for myself. My voice, like so many others who suffer with mental illness, is silenced due to those stigmas.

And people wonder why suicide keeps happening and at an alarming rate. Maybe, it's because of the stigma the mentally ill experience from society and from the very professionals whom are expected to be more understanding, but are in fact, more judgemental and patronizing of those with a mental illness.

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Hi, my name is Emma. I'm here because I've found myself at a point where I'm lacking peers and community. I want to move towards more stability and wellness within myself and in my life and that feels like such a huge mountain to climb on my own. Growth is important to me and I've realised I need people to grow with. Lately I've felt like mental health symptoms have taken over to the point where it's all I can do to keep my head above water every day. I'm hoping to find resources, learning, connections, and skills that will help me to go from just coping to thriving and actually enjoying life again. And I feel like it would be really rewarding to be supporting others in their journeys as well!

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With my diagnoses, a new job, and a few other things that get in the way of my recovery in full force. I always work as hard as I can, with my own strategies, my support team that is improving all of the time (which is extremely helpful and encouraging), which I am forever grateful for (I know that I can be difficult, but luckily for now I have been a little better).

This is because the game of baseball… just hear me out.

I grew up as a little girl, watching baseball, New York Mets. You can laugh at that if you need to, it’s part of having a team that has been fluctuating lately. It’s sports, competition, which is fun within your limits.

When my family moved to our current state, I was a little girl. But, everywhere you looked baseball was there. I even still have a little Mets bat-shaped keychain that I won in school. It kept my identity from New York close to me. As I grew up, like any game, baseball was able to give me a way to connect with people. It has allowed me to make new friends, enjoy with old friends, and have friendly rivalries with my family.

To me, baseball is beyond a sport, I know that I’m not playing the game in the field with the boys. But, when I hear the music that introduces the game starts, I automatically feel joy, no matter what I’m going through. No matter if they’re not doing well, there’s always hope that they will complete a game that makes you feel something. When they lose, I may feel bummed but I also find a sense of optimism, which is so difficult during certain mood swings, that they will do better next game.

It shows me that I can have a tough time, and while that’s frustrating, I just need to breathe, think about my next strategy to play my own game that comes next. When they win, it’s a huge feeling of elation. As I may watch with the family, there are nothing but cheers as loud as we can. This makes me feel so good. Watching the teams faces, as they jump around, excited about the win, makes you feel like you’re there. It’s like supporting your best friends.
…It’s like supporting myself. I can mirror the hard work ethic, with whatever outcome, breathe, ask for help, whatever it is, and my Mets show me that I can level myself out during the process of recovery, no matter the initial outcome, because there’s another inning waiting for me and that’s okay.

I am SO grateful for the New York Mets.

This may have sounded silly to you. Of course I have other things to help me. But for 162 times a year, I can cope in a very easy, safe, effective format for me.

I hope that you have your own baseball. 💚 #Bipolar1Disorder #Bipolar1DisorderPsychoticFeatures
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