As we celebrate this Christmas Day today with our loved ones, be sure to reach out to those who have no one. There are many who are mentally ill who are alone. They will sit secluded in their homes, depressed. Be sure to reach out to them. Give them a friend to talk to. Give […]
On one of my email lists today a lady’s friend had committed suicide this week. That is a terrible thing to happen any time, but especially during the holidays. Losing a loved one to suicide leaves a lasting impression on the families and friends of the one who died. It creates a terrible legacy that […]
I have been going through some real bad headaches the past eight weeks. After much ado, I had been referred to the local neurology clinic. Because, at the time of my regular Dr appt, it was only a headache, I got an appt with a neuro PA. From the time of my Dr appt to […]
Yesterday I met this wonderful lady named Diana Clemons. She runs a therapeutic riding center in northern Idaho. Diana is wonderful. I met her at this month’s NAMI meeting. She gave a presentation about her center. Diana is a famous violionist who trained at Juliard. She is very talented. Diana said she has three loves: […]
I wanted to take a few minutes to recommend two books for reading about mental health. One I mentioned before: “I am not Sick, I don’t need Help!” by Dr Amadore. It is excellent to help family members, Drs, and counselors to deal with the consumer in order to arrive at a win-win situation. The […]
The holidays are here upon us. It is a time of cheer for many of us. But it can be a time of stress for those of us with mental illness. I thought I would offer some tips to get along with those with mental illness during the holiday season. 1) Don’t talk down to […]
I was at a Toastmasters Conference a short time ago. It was for a Humorous Speech Contest. There was this contestant who made a speech about his mother was had a mental illness. The audience laughed through out the speech. I was highly offended. I felt this speech was in bad taste and very inapproapriate […]
It has been quite a while since I posted. Life has been extremely busy. As you know, I started back to school. This past July I started working on my Masters degree at Capella University. I love it. I have really enjoyed all that I am learning on developmental theories and abnormal psychology. I have […]
I read an email from this list I am on this week about a lady who wanted to confront her abuser. She had been told to keep quiet from her mother. No one wanted the dirty laundry aired. The lady wanted to move on in her recovery. I told her she needed to say something […]
I finished my second semester of psychology classes this week. I was so glad. Taking 17 hours was a heavy load. I will not do that again. Today I filled out the application for Capella University where I will finish my Master’s degree online. I am so excited. To finally be working on my dream […]