mentalillness vs. mental healthby
Laura
about it more in the eating disorder world: is health just the absence of illness? Is mental health the same as being free of mentalillness?
I mentioned this to someone the other day and I could see a light bulb go off: "Until...
MentallyIll or Just a Scumbag?by
Dr. Rob Dobrenski
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 "mentallyill" pass...
Raising a MentallyIll Childby
Kate McLaughlin.
One in five families deals with serious mentalillness.
Think about it.
If you’re not one... that seventy percent of adult patients with mentalillness can trace symptoms back to childhood; many “vividly...
Taking the vote away from the mentallyillby
Larry Drain
with mentalillness we see a different facet of this change and what it might mean for the population we serve... at the institution pursuant to present law” to include an exemption for people with mentalillness...
Being “MentallyIll” and GLBTby
patientanonymous
but in my out of control mental state, best be sure!
I can’t say that I always have actually been open about my sexual orientation in every mental health setting as it may or may not have been relevant at the time (i...
I think my boyfriend is illmentally 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 mentallyill 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 mentallyill and the stigma it causes..., I surely would. But I can't.
Society's view of the "mentallyill" seems to be worse (in my view... are often blamed on mentalillness whether it's true or not. Fact is, (I read this somewhere) the percentage of MI...crap
Is the medical community interested in curing mentalillness?
to do lately with the rash of news stories about how mentallyill 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 mentalillness 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 mentallyill!!" 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 "mentallyill... 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
How do you help someone who doesn't think they have a problem?
My sister has become progressively mentallyill during the last 2 years. She has a thyroid problem and has not taken her medication for about 2-3 years. This all began with a period of severe depression after a break up. She seems to be bipolar - but I believe her behavior is more schizophrenic...crap
Are the MentallyIll Worthy of Care? Stigma and Depression
of the mentallyill.
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 mentallyill with a 7 percent cut for mental health service for the state's seriously mentallyill residents. Instead of an attempt...crap
Mentalillness photography project
the mentallyill in their homes, starting with myself. I was diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder a year ago... is to show that mentalillness is invisible as well as to treat the relationship that exists between mentalillness and environment. I would like to de-stigmatize mentalillness with my photographs by showing that the people...crap
A Poem for those with BiPolar
Crazy?
Crazy is what "they" call
People like me
Mentallyill, unstable
Up, down, bipolar
Me
Guilt and worry
My constant companions
People don't understand
How normal I really am
LifeontheIslandcrap