mentalilness

You try to mind your business when it comes to your adult child talking to his psychiatrist about his mental health. Then you start hearing lies from your adult child as he is in denial about what triggers his psychosis. You feel bad when you hear the doctor trying to reason with him about how his medication does not work well with cannabis. He tries to break it down what is triggering his symptoms. You hear your son being rude and asking the doctor to change the topic. You know in your heart that it took several doctors. To get to a doctor, that really cares about his patients and passionate about his patients well being. You are wondering how long is the psychiatrist going to be patient with a patient that is blaintly lying about everything. It triggers you. As you always told your child. “Honestly is the best policy”. Meanwhile you have to let go and let God.

Hello I have asked this because I once prayed for help when I was young an in trouble an I asked for help from he who can is what I said am to me someone answered an I got some help . And I am curious if others also believe in there being a species that is capable of helping those in need ?
I have to add that although I went to Sunday school an to church growing up I as a teenager stopped praying and attending church yet when I asked he who can for help I received some help and in my mind I felt like there was someone or something just there to help me . I felt kinda scared yet special at the same time .

Yesterday was #WorldBipolarDay and I did not spend the day alone. Not many people know that I live with this disorder because i felt a lot a shame because of how stigmatizing it is and I have kept it to myself. Mostly because I have experienced a lot of rejection from saying I have depression and I have lost friendships. I learned two years ago that this was the issue, I found a psychiatrist that listened and was dedicated to help me work through my struggles. I was misdiagnosed and often told I had everything why should I be depressed or sad over anything. I spent last year learning more about myself and am still working to cope and help myself. It is challenging. I felt safe to post this and this the first time I am sharing this. #BipolarDisorder #mentalilness #Support #WorldBipolarDay #MentalHealth

What’s the best (most accurate) representation of mental illness you’ve seen on TV shows/Movies/Book?
#mentalilness #Randomthought #Representationmatters #Representation

I just realized people aren't that aware of mental illnesses and all.
For example, since I myself discovered I maybe had depression, I began to think of life more deeply and more physiologically. And I realized people thought too lightly of depression. I then searched for the other illnesses and found out people also didn't think much about it.
But those are serious.
Those are real illnesses like others.
It shouldn't be generalized or avoided like it is right now.

#people #Depression #mentalilness

I've only been on this group for 2 or 3 weeks but the amount of support I already received is huge! You make me feel like I am a little less crazy than I thought and that I am not alone in this😊

#Depression
#Anxiety
#mentalilness
#wearenotalone
#crackingunderpressure

This year I was diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder II. Initially it was a shock because in my mind I would be with sequels of a Burn Out or something...else.. not a chronic disease (stigma was working here eating my mind).

Unknowingly throughout my life I had major depression episodes interspersed with hypomaniac episodes.
I always thought these were phases that happened to me and blamed myself for not being able to control or understand them. So fast I was the best employee as the worst, at the family level something similar was happening.
My love stories started full of intensity almost brushing the obsession, and along the way they lost their color until they became gray and unbearable. Or felt an extreme empathy with people or a withdrawal, I couldn't dose.
I had some traumatic episodes in my childhood, puberty and early adulthood that may have dispelled this disorder and also genetic and environmental factors that may have helped...
I spent the last few months trying to find triggers, reading about mental health , coping skills , testimonials from other bipolar, teraphy and mood regulators to understand (or try) what is going on with me.

I am accepting the disease but I am more than bipolar, I am Aurora, a person, daughter, sister, lover, friend, sociologist, artist and dreamer... maybe more than that...I just need to keep finding out ... step by step.. Slowly but Surely

#BipolarDepression #Bipolar2Disorder #Hypomania #Accepting #thefutureiscoming #morethanbipolar #slowlybutsurely #mentalilness