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Mental health is not the absence of mental illness/ Mental illness is not the absence of mental health by Larry Drain Healthy Living Professional It is possible to have symptoms of mental illness and still flourish in life. One study I read said that 17% of people with diagnosed mental illness (one out of 5 essentially) flourish in life. Conventional...
mental illness vs. mental health by Laura Patient Expert about it more in the eating disorder world: is health just the absence of illness? Is mental health the same as being free of mental illness? I mentioned this to someone the other day and I could see a light bulb go off: "Until...
50 Signs of Mental Illness: A Guide to Understanding Mental Health (Yale University Press Health & Wellness) by Untreatable .. Patient Expert of mental illness? How can you tell? Should you consult your physician? This reassuring book... does not support iframes. understanding Mental illness ...
Why should housing for people with mental illnesses be substandard thanks to nightmarish mental health agency landlord? by Jennifer aka Beautiful MInd Patient ExpertHealth MavenFacebook who have, mostly, never been homeless, and who might gain some more awareness about mental illness... of your life, but it happens frequently to me. I do not talk about mental illness at my workplace...
The Mental Health Place Blog: Mental Illness and Unconditional Love by Lisa K., MFT Patient Expert demands of the severely mentally ill is to love them anyway...") Unconditional love lies at the heart..., minimized, ignored, or condemned. The stigma against mental illness thrives in this environment...
Mental Health Humor: State Penitentiary, Jail, Prison and Mental Illness by chatobstewart .. Patient Expert Buzz up! RSS Feed Mental Health Humor: State Penitentiary, Jail, Prison and Mental Illness- It is estimated the 25% of prison inmates are dealing with a major mental disorder...
Mental Illness (depression, bipolar disorder, etc) is an illness like any other by Nancie .. Patient Expert : Living with Mood Disorders" : An illness like any other We always think of mental illness... This is a concise version of my full post "An illness like any other". Thank you for stopping...
Mental Illness (depression, bipolar disorder, etc) is an illness like any other by Nancie .. Patient Expert like any other We always think of mental illness as something that happens to other people, not to us. To be diagnosed.... With effective treatment most of us can live close-to-normal lives. Mental illness is an illness like any other...
What's in a name? Why people with mental illnesses deserve to be told they have the illness (what a concept!). by Jennifer aka Beautiful MInd Patient ExpertHealth MavenFacebook tell the person. If somebody has a mental illness, sometimes they don't. Perhaps they assume, like this therapist... will understand why. I was listening to a speaker in a social work course, who is a mental health counselor...
Mentally Ill or Just a Scumbag? by Dr. Rob Dobrenski Doctor of PhilosophyHealth Maven he was ill? These questions are what make mental health such a tricky animal. Conditions that tend to pull... around and there are just as many who say that he made conscious behavioral choices and isn't deserving of any sort of "mentally ill" pass...

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I think my boyfriend is ill mentally and physically, please help me on what i should do?
I have recently broke up from my boyfriend of three years and since the break up a few months ago he appears to be getting extremely ill, mentally and phyisically. I'm still really close with him and i'm trying to help him but he won't let me or any of his family close to him to know what's going on. He...crap

Anonymity !!!
I have registered with the forum now. That way there can be no question of whether it is me posting, or someone who is just typing in my name.

Of course that is not going to help the PARANOID, but it will a way for those that are not mentally ill to verify my posts.

Dave Brader
18 years HIV...crap

Stigma and the Public's Perceptions
I was reading an article recently about violence among the mentally ill and the stigma it causes..., I surely would.  But I can't.   Society's view of the "mentally ill" seems to be worse (in my view... are often blamed on mental illness whether it's true or not.  Fact is, (I read this somewhere) the percentage of MI...crap

Is the medical community interested in curing mental illness?
to do lately with the rash of news stories about how mentally ill people lash out against the poor defenseless public. I was diagnosed as bipolar 4 years ago and completely jaded by the mental health system already... to understand that mental illness needs to be cured now, and better meds need to be approved. sunnyday1982...crap

Featured Profile and Halloween
How cool! On the main home page of BPConnect.com, I am a 'Featured Profile'! My husband and I laughed, "Hey look honey, I'm famous for being mentally ill!!" Hahahaha....   I needed a good laugh. I have been pretty down for a while, but Halloween helped to cheer me up. We had about 100 kids come to the door...crap

Success After Diagnosis
I celebrated my anniversary this summer. I became a twenty year survivor of the "mentally ill... so have I. I'll admit straight up all of my hospitalizations have been for mania, but those were no picnic... when I was in the throes of the illness in the early years. I hope to post often. I think I am a success story. This doesn...crap

Are the Mentally Ill Worthy of Care? Stigma and Depression
of the mentally ill.    In only 13% of cases, charges are filed for beatings, neglect, and even death....   What is the result of all this?    In my state, the result is the punishment of the mentally ill with a 7 percent cut for mental health service for the state's seriously mentally ill residents.  Instead of an attempt...crap

Mental illness photography project
the mentally ill in their homes, starting with myself. I was diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder a year ago... is to show that mental illness is invisible as well as to treat the relationship that exists between mental illness and environment. I would like to de-stigmatize mental illness with my photographs by showing that the people...crap

A Poem for those with BiPolar
      Crazy?   Crazy is what "they" call People like me Mentally ill, unstable Up, down, bipolar Me Guilt and worry My constant companions People don't understand How normal I really am LifeontheIslandcrap

Momsense vs Logic
Momsense is the nonsense we mothers of mentally ill children, or perhaps any children for that matter, tell ourselves. We're certain that genetically or behaviorally our child's mental illness is our fault. I have read and heard this over and over and struggle with it myself. Please...crap