A small thought poem, about my mental health. Normally I don’t put warnings on my mental health posts as I don’t personally use disturbing imagery, how ever on this occasion I have. I have these times where I wish to squash my arm until the bones break, I have these times where I see meContinueContinue reading “I Have These Times”
Tag Archives: Mental Health
Is Mental Illness Recovery a Choice?
“Mental illness is not a choice, but recovery is.” While this image floating around on Pinterest originated with Healthy Place, I couldn’t figure out the original source of the quote (if, in fact, it is a quote from another source), but seems to have been around for a while. Anyway, I don’t really agree, soContinueContinue reading “Is Mental Illness Recovery a Choice?”
Understanding Someone with Mental Health
For years I didn’t know I had MH concerns, I was unaware that what I thought and how I reacted to things were potential signs of an underlying issue. The truth is most people with MH are unaware, and believe that they are just like everyone else, but for some reason find it more difficult.ContinueContinue reading “Understanding Someone with Mental Health”
Mental Health and Facebook Language
RIght I did warn that there would be some Maths on this site. I found this interesting piece regarding the outcomes of a research project on the viability of Facebook language wrt to predicting Depression. It is a typically scientifically worded document, which I don’t apologise for, and it shows that there is validity inContinueContinue reading “Mental Health and Facebook Language”
Let’s Talk about Suicide. Because no one wants to. — just B more
If you or someone you know is in an emergency, call The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-TALK (8255) I am telling you, there is someone in your life who has lived with suicidal thoughts and ideation and you don’t know it. In fact, there is a good chance they are currently living with theseContinueContinue reading “Let’s Talk about Suicide. Because no one wants to. — just B more”
The Promise I Couldn’t Keep — spilling the disabilitea
*Note: the following blog post contains mentions of self-harm, self-medication, and suicide* Were you ever faced with a promise you just couldn’t keep? Maybe you couldn’t promise your sister that you weren’t going to steal clothes out of her closet or that you would save your brother the last slice of pizza. About 8 years […]ContinueContinue reading “The Promise I Couldn’t Keep — spilling the disabilitea”
Suicide Talk — Me and My Mental Health Matters
Please be aware that some of the content may be triggering. Please take care. When I feel suicidal I know that my answers to questions and what I say in general change. How I act may also seem to differ from “normal”. Here I thought I’d discuss some of my tells and some I have […]SuicideContinueContinue reading “Suicide Talk — Me and My Mental Health Matters”
I Had a Black Dog | Matthew Johnstone
Link to the Youtube version of this wonderful Book. https://youtu.be/XiCrniLQGYc I Had a Black Dog Written and Illustrated by Matthew Johnstone The idea for the book was scribbled shortly after the tragic event of 9/11, while living in New York. I didn’t wake up on Sept 12th and think ‘I’m going to change my life!’ itContinueContinue reading “I Had a Black Dog | Matthew Johnstone”
Crisis Helplines | Me and My Mental Health Matters
Crisis Helplines This is just a list of crisis lines around the world. If you need them please use them. UK : 116 123 USA :1-800-273-825 Canada :1 800 456 4566 Ireland : 116 123 Australia : 131 114 Singapore : 1800 221 4444 Philippines : 028969191 Russia : 0078202577577 China : 85223820000 South Korea:ContinueContinue reading “Crisis Helplines | Me and My Mental Health Matters”
