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My Over-Sharing Guidelines
Throughout October, for Australian Mental Health Month, 2019, I will be over-sharing! Continue reading My Over-Sharing Guidelines
Tag: mental health
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What’s in the box? The Depression Box!
Postman Pat hands you package with the mail. Do you need to open the box to find out what’s inside? Or do you already know? Continue reading What’s in the box? The Depression Box!
Brain Fertiliser: Listen to Your Jealousy?
Brain fertiliser: emotional self-awareness. Can we use jealousy to tell us about our own life goals rather than directing negative thoughts and feelings towards others? Continue reading Brain Fertiliser: Listen to Your Jealousy?
Empathy for Self-Gain: Expectations
Does this feel familiar? “People and situations consistently don’t match what I expect and I often feel surprised, disappointed, frustrated or disorientated by unexpected consequences.” Continue reading Empathy for Self-Gain: Expectations
Men, Mateship and Mental Health
Often reacted to as an awkward issue… The importance of social and personal connection for men in maintaining good mental health (well, important for all humans’ mental health-our society and culture just don’t make this very easy for men).
Part of a series of posts from FB for Mental Health Month Continue reading Men, Mateship and Mental Health
Mental Health and Substance Use
There is so much dehumanising stigma, judgement, prejudice and shame imposed upon people with alcohol or drug dependency by society and by the people themselves. This shame and stigma works against people seeking support for recovery. These days, when I … Continue reading Mental Health and Substance Use
Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia What is schizophrenia? https://www.sane.org/mental-health-and-illn…/…/schizophrenia How is it diagnosed? https://www.psycom.net/schizophrenia-dsm-5-definition/ How common is it? (Scroll to ‘Statistics’) https://www.myvmc.com/diseases/schizophrenia/ What you can do: (Scroll to ‘treatment’) https://www.myvmc.com/diseases/schizophrenia/ What’s it actually like for real people? https://www.time-to-change.org.uk/catego…/blog/schizophrenia Image credit: Kate Fenner, artist with … Continue reading Schizophrenia
Bipolar Resources
Bipolar What is it? https://www.blackdoginstitute.org.au/…/what-is-bipolar-diso… How is it diagnosed? https://www.sunovionhealthinsights.com/…/dsm-diagnostic-cri… How common is it? (Starts page 2, under bipolar heading) https://www.blackdoginstitute.org.au/…/f…/facts_figures.pdf… What you can do: https://www.blackdoginstitute.org.au/…/bipolar-di…/treatment What’s it actually like for real people? https://www.time-to-change.org.uk/category/blog/bipolar Image credit: Josephine King, Bipolar artist: https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2010/sep/10/josephine-king-bipolar-art Continue reading Bipolar Resources
Depression Resources
Depression What is it? https://www.beyondblue.org.au/…/depressi…/signs-and-symptoms How is it diagnosed? https://images.pearsonclinical.com/…/DSM5_DiagnosticCriteri… How common is it? (Scroll to fourth heading) https://www.beyondblue.org.au/…/r…/statistics-and-references What you can do: https://www.blackdoginstitute.org.au/clinical-r…/…/treatment What is it actually like for real people? https://www.beyondblue.org.au/who-does-it…/personal-stories… Continue reading Depression Resources
Anxiety Resources
Anxiety What is it? https://au.reachout.com/articles/what-is-anxiety How common is it? (Scroll to third heading) https://www.beyondblue.org.au/…/r…/statistics-and-references How is it diagnosed? https://www.verywellmind.com/dsm-5-criteria-for-generalized… What you can do: https://www.blackdoginstitute.org.au/clinical-r…/…/treatment What’s it actually like for real people? https://www.time-to-change.org.uk/category/blog/anxiety Continue reading Anxiety Resources
