Before I really understood what depression was, I always looked at those people who suffered from it as simply needing to exhibit more mental strength. I thought that suffering from depression meant you were just negative, a downer, and needed to start having a better attitude or view of the world. I know these feelings […]
Tag Archives: mental illness
May is Mental Health Awareness Month!
I always loved watching CNN but lately I have been finding it too difficult to watch the news. It is extremely depressing and while I do like to be educated about the events around the world, I am trying to find a balance between that and keeping my distance between the nonstop horror stories we […]
Reaction to “I Am Adam Lanza’s Mother”
I wasn’t planning on writing anything else on the shootings that took place in a Connecticut elementary school or just anything on that topic but then this crossed my path (http://gawker.com/5968818/i-am-adam-lanzas-mother. I feel the need to write a response to it. I am not going to pretend what this woman, or any other parent, goes […]
….the wake of the tragedy in Connecticut
I wanted to write something in the wake of the unspeakable tragedy that took place earlier today at an elementary school in Connecticut. There are honestly so many thoughts flooding through my brain right now so I am going to do something that I don’t usually do – stop planning and just write. It scares […]
Day 21: Mental Health and IBD
Mental health is the topic on tap for day 21 of National Health Blog Post Month and oh how IBD and mental health overlap! I have talked a good amount on my blog about the impact my struggle with ulcerative colitis took on my emotional health but for this post, I am going to try […]