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Originally posted on Psych Central by Chato Stewart In recognition of May being Mental Health Awareness Month, individuals in the Charlotte County community will be raising awareness of mental health and fighting stigma as we walk in the Healthy Minds. Will you Join us? Healthy Community Mental Health Awareness Walk May 3rd at 7:30 am […]
Managing Emotions is difficult for all of us, never mind if you suffer from a mood disorder or a mental illness. Don’t we all feel slightly grumpy when we’re sick? When we are tired, stressed, over-worked or sick, it’s harder to stay calm and keep our cool. (For related context please see: Managing Emotions Effectively […]
Managing emotions is challenging! Especially negative ones that potentially can harm us like anger. Anger and its causes are complex. The media bombards us with vivid-daily-real and imaginary examples of an angry world. Examples teach us. We are surrounded by examples everywhere we look. James P. Steyer, founder of Common Sense Media, says: “A generation that’s […]
We want to move from being a victim of mental illness, away from the “why me?” mentality. It takes time. We are healing the mind, body, and the spirit. All three seem broken at times when you’re dealing with the storms of crisis after crisis to the point of psychosis. Sometimes you experience just total […]
In the last 50 years Mental Health Patients/Clients or as we are usually called today, consumers, have fought defiance of tyranny of state run hospitals/asylums/ psych wards.It is estimated over Ten Thousand patients had the Transorbital Lobotomies. With another 50,000 lobotomies using a drill in the procedure were performed until it was outlawed as a […]
Can we not learn from history? I was saddened that it seemed like part two of Charlotte Sun Roundtable on Mental Illness was focusing mostly on G. Pierce Wood’s Memorial Hospital/Asylum. To me, as a mental health advocate, it felt like a wrong turn towards, a backwards idea being presented almost as a solution. As […]
My Suicide – My Life Yes, on 6/24/2004 in Sarasota I attempted to kill myself. I know the exact day because I branded and burned it into my arm. 1 week earlier I called to get 911 to get help, I was not in danger, or a danger and I was lucid enough to make […]
As I pick up my daily paper in my driveway, I notice the sub-title first “JAILS FACE BURDEN OF CARING FOR MENTALLY ILL INMATES“… I knew this would be one Sunday page to blog about! I took my meds (willing I may add) and started reading, and reading and reading the facts. The facts about […]
Stigma surrounds the subject I want to talk about, I need to talk about; but it’s auspiciously-taboo. Many avoid it for the shear horror of the concept and the idea is incomprehensible! It’s unfathomable and beyond bizarre and illegal in every state. Why would any sane person ever want to kill themselves? That’s insane! Why […]
Part 2 of 10 things to improve your self esteem… 6. Volunteer in Your Community: In Port Charlotte and Punta Gorda, there are a number of organizations that are always looking thankfully to community volunteers. This is by far one of the finest ways to build self-esteem. When you help others, you actually help yourself. 7. […]
Here’s a quick summary list and How I Personally Feel it can help Us Improve our Self-Esteem. Please, feel free to add “your” ideas and make this list your own: Positive Self-talk or Acknowledging Your strengths: You don’t have to talk to yourself out loud! However, studies show that you remember more when you hear yourself “thinking” […]
Remember the hair commercial of the 80’s, “‘I’m Sy Sperling, President of the Hair Club For Men. I’m not only the Hair Club president, but I’m also a client.’” It’s the beginning 0f generational cross-over…Sy Sperling was doing it with his hair club, RUN DMC and rap music was crossing over into mainstream pop music. […]
The Illicit Synthetic Drug and Drug Paraphernalia Ordinance Ban: Effect As mentioned on November 26, 2013, the Charlotte County Board of County Commissioners adopted by unanimous vote Ordinance No. 2013 – 033. We talked about the “cause”, or as the line 35-37 of the ORDINANCE says: 35 WHEREAS,new herbal and/or chemical mixtures are being marketed […]
In November, the Charlotte County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) adopted by unanimous vote Ordinance No. 2013 – 033. a.k.a: Illicit Synthetic Drug and Drug Paraphernalia Ordinance. Up until now, Charlotte County lawmakers did not have any law or ordinance to control the growing “Bath Salts” and “Herbal Incense” abuse of Synthetic Legal Intoxicating Drugs […]
“One in 20 adults have depression at any given time. When depression hangs on for a long time and goes beyond just having a low mood, it is called a disorder or disease.” Depression is devastating! It can make the most vibrant person a vacant void. Living through depression myself, I know firsthand the effects […]