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 […]
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Day 4: Disclosure Post
It is day 4 of National Health Blog Post Month and today we talk about how we go about choosing what we share and what we omit from our writing. When I first started writing, my mind was flooded with ideas. I didn’t really know what to do with all of the emotions and feelings […]
Mental Illness Awareness Week
This week is mental illness awareness week and I wanted to spend a little time talking about how mental illness relates to IBD (ulcerative colitis and crohns disease). Thanks to Oak Park Behavioral Medicine, LLC for providing such amazing statistics and insights into this topic. About 25percent of people will develop a mental illness at […]