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Category: mental health
Why I’m running the London Marathon for Rethink Mental Illness
In April 2015 Lizzie Bell will be running the London Marathon to raise funds for Rethink Mental Illness. Here she explains how her dad’s mental illness affected her family, and why that’s motivated her to raise funds.
Addressing Mental Health in African American Communities
By: Joseph Powell, Former President of the National Leadership Council on African American Behavioral HealthIn addition to being reluctant to talk about behavioral health, there are many other barriers that the African American and African Heritage communities face that have an impact on mental health.Tagged: Communities
Wild Currents
I’m easy to spot in a crowd. I’m the one with leash in hand and, I hope, a well mannered psychiatric service dog (PSD) trotting along at my side. I’ve had a service dog since 2008 and almost can’t remember what it’s like NOT to have a leash in my hand. People will ask what […]
imillnotcrazy
I have been blogging about my life with mental illness since last Autumn. Officially I have Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD), Depression and am also recovering from an Eating Disorder. I am currently undergoing testing for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Avoidant Personality Disorder (APD). I blog anonymously about diagnosis, treatments, therapies, the individual aspects of […]
The Upside Down Chronicles
I have struggled with mental illness for the last five years. I have struggled with low mood, self harm, OCD, panic disorder, psychosis and disordered eating during this time and I have had enough! Mental illness is a nasty, manipulative thing. And the worst bit? People can be so unaware and insensitive about its very […]
Faith, Hope and Chocolate
In addition to this, I also pledge to be there for the bloggers I follow. I will read your posts and try to comment in an appropriate and supportive manner. I will care. And I will also then take you and your situation into Chapel and light a bunch of candles for you. My mental […]
Borderline Functional
Being diagnosed with BPD gave me an unexpected sense of relief. I’ve endured a number of diagnoses throughout my many years of mental illness but never felt like they made complete sense compared to what I was feeling. Some of them were incorrect, some were only a piece of the puzzle. But looking into the […]
hbhatnagar
Depression is an ironic disease, you need people to help you through and you always think there’s no one to help you and maybe that’s true. Ok, that devolved into a more confusing rant than I started with. I’ve been blogging my depression through posts and poems over the last two years. Most of what […]
bpdvagabond
It is so exciting to see individuals spreading the word and doing their part to combat mental health stigma! My struggle with Borderline Personality Disorder has opened my eyes to the plights of others and inspired me to promote mental health education and change the way we as a society look at mental illness <3 […]
Unsilenced
Because it sounds so much like what I do already, participating [in Blog For Mental Health] was an easy decision. I’m used to blogging on my lonesome, in isolation from the rest of the internet, so I look forward to being part of something bigger – allowing others to discover my blog, while discovering the […]