Reducing the stigma around mental health
By RAMESH KUMARAN I have observed that social media in India gives a very distorted image about psychiatry patients. In our films they are shown as comic characters or as criminals for the audience to jeer at them. And that is exactly what they do in public life,after coming under Continue Reading
By Lauren Victoria Every year, without fail, I come across a sea of posts in aid of mental health awareness week. This year, I decided not to participate. Why? I have done a lot of thinking recently as I have had possibly too much time on my hands. Why is Continue Reading
By Amysboarderlineworld My Clouded Perception Body image is the perception that a person has of their physical self and the thoughts and feelings that result from that perception. These feelings can be positive, negative or both, and are influenced by individual and environmental factors. Have you ever looked at yourself Continue Reading
By McKenzie Lewis We learned about it in grade school when we were astonished to see a caterpillar turn into a butterfly. How could something so guarded and caged transform into something so colorful, beautiful and strong? How can something that didn’t even make a movement stretch out wings and Continue Reading
Mental health is so confusing. One day you are in Disneyland taking selfies, and a few days later you’re hiding in a library toilet cubicle.
So. I have been in the closet and am slowly coming out. Holding onto so many secrets that need to be released can be a real burden to carry.
By Anonymous No one gets it. They don’t seem to understand the impact caring for others is having on my well-being. There is a distinct, lack of well-being right now. Where is the support? I don’t feel like a dismissal of my feelings and my emotional and anxious state is Continue Reading
By JD On Mental Health 💚❤💚❤ When I’m high and when I’m low, sometimes my brain doesn’t know where to go. Searching for something, even a trace, I know it’s there but cannot place. A sense of peace or maybe a piece, of part of me that feels erased. Not Continue Reading
By Amysboarderlineworld This is my first blog post in three months. I am back from an all important mental health break and for that I feel like a failure. Which I know is ridiculous. Without going into too much detail I was going through quite possibly one of the most Continue Reading
By Jennifer Catherine No matter if it’s family, friends, neighbors, or romantic; relationships must be safe and mental health friendly. You need to feel safe and at ease with those people that you are surrounded by. Barriers created by stigma and stereotypes must be eliminated at all costs to keep Continue Reading
By Annon If you see me walking down the street, you don’t see my scars, mental or physical. You see a young woman, full of youth, smiling and laughing. “She looks so happy, always smiling” Is just one of the many sentences I hear about myself. Yet behind closed doors, Continue Reading
By Jennifer Catherine So, yesterday I had a psychology appointment and I got the results back for possible diagnoses. For approximately three years I have been going through the process of figuring out what was going on in my mind. And to finally have some answers is such a relief. Continue Reading