Reducing the stigma around mental health
Please don’t see lazy | Please don’t see rude | Please don’t see angry | Please don’t see distant | Please don’t see it as a choice.
If you are suffering, please reach out. You are not alone, and you will find help. These are only feelings and they will pass. Hang in there…
I was going to cancel. But I needed a reason. What would my friend think of me? Would I regret not going? Would I really miss out?
Finding a balanced perspective on mental illness has made me find compassion for others I didn’t have previously. It has even strengthened my relationships.
When the negative is flooding your mind, it can be difficult to think well of yourself. Choose to believe what God believes about you, based on his Word.
Improving the mental health and mental fitness of your employees does not need to come at the expense of company performance. In fact it enhances it.
The thick cloud of depression completely enveloped my life, and my light went out. But I rebuilt my life, and I’m sharing my story to give others hope.
My ability to function within the expectations and boundaries of paid employment has been significantly affected as the struggle has worn on,
We CAN do better if we put our minds to it. It is NOT rocket science, but it does require commitment and resources to be used in different ways.
I anticipate that “awkward silence”. A big, black rain cloud moving closer to you, over you, as if all of a sudden, you get soaked and everyone else is dry.
Everything she said rung true, and I cried. I think they were tears of relief or happiness that she plucked that example out of thin air.
Too many young people, like my son, are unable to access appropriate support services at early critical points. Missing him is the hardest part.