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Mental-Illness-Resources.com
The Path to Wellness is Not Meant to be a Solitary Journey.
Information, Inspiration, Encouragement, & Hope found here.
Mental-Illness-Resources.com exists to provide information, encouragement, help and resources to anyone who would like to know more about mental illness.
According to the NAMI (the National Alliance on Mental Illness) website, one in
four US
adults with face a mental illness annually.
If you are an individual with a mental illness, building the right support network is very important.
If you think you might have a psychiatric condition, call your local mental health center. This is probably the first step toward building that important support system. The mental health system in the US is not perfect, but we have come a long way from those early years.
Unfortunately, your first experience with the mental health system may be an involuntary hospitalization. This can be a very traumatic event. Usually the police and the legal system are involved. My first hospitalization was involuntary and it was scary and confusing.
In these cases, an attorney is appointed to you (if you desire one). The judge reviews the case and makes a ruling. At this hearing, the judge will decide to whether to commit you and also will decide the conditions of your discharge from the hospital.
Many times this includes a requirement for you to adhere to a treatment plan and keep outpatient psychiatrist and psychotherapy appointments for a certain length of time.
New consumers of mental health services often face a season of trial and error in their treatment. In the early stages of treatment, relapses, re-hospitalizations, and medication changes are common.
If you happen to be going through this stage, my admonishment to you is to not give up hope. You might get a little worse before you start feeling a little improvement. Hang in there and be honest with your treatment team about your thoughts and feelings.
In most cases, your illness didn’t manifest overnight. Often it has developed over time. In the same way, your expectations about recovery need to be realistic.
While medication may be an important component of your treatment, you can’t just take a pill and expect your condition to be cured. Recovery involves much, much more than that.
Learning (or relearning) how to take care of yourself is important, as well as becoming educated about stress reduction and relaxation techniques and coping skills.
For me, recovery is a constant process. The path to wellness is an ongoing, active journey, not a destination.
It is my goal for this website to be a source of inspiration, encouragement and most importantly, hope to visitors.
Many times in my own struggle with mental illness, I have wished someone could have “mentored” me. But that didn't happen. Many times people struggle alone. That feeling of isolation-that feeling that no one else has ever struggled with what you struggle with-can be quite devastating.
The truth is this:
- Now, more people than ever are diagnosed with mental illness.
- Mental illness is usually always treatable.
- You don’t have to go through it alone.
- Having a mental illness doesn’t mean you have done something wrong or that you are a “bad person”
- Successful self-care includes having a repertoire of learnable skills, such as:
- Stress Reduction Techniques
- Coping Skills, including:
- Assertiveness Skills
- Breathing Exercises
- Anger Management Skills
- Getting appropriate Emotional Support
- Navigating Life Changes/Transitions, such as:
It is my prayer that you will allow me, through this website, to come alongside you in your journey.
I am a real person and you can read about me and/or contact me.
Thank you for visiting today. My vision is for this website to become a thriving community of people at all different stages of recovery who have a desire to contribute and mentor others so that no one else has to feel like they are alone in their illness.
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- Ask A Question/Share YOUR Story
- This page is where you can ask a question or share your story...
- The Mending Minds Blog
- Information to help you along on the path to Wisdom and Wellness. This Blog will update you with the new pages on the www.mental-illness-resources.com website.
- Mental Illness Self Care
- This page discusses Mental Illness Self Care and how crucial it is to take care of ones self.
- Stronger In The Broken Places - Mental Illness Resiliancy - 3 Life Lessons
- Stronger In The Broken Places - Mental Illness Resiliancy - Three Important Life Lessons, Unofficial Self-Assessment Questions, and How Life is like Chess.
- Involuntary Commitment
- Involuntary Commitment - The Basis of Mental Health Assessments, Laws of the United States, How to Seek Help When Recognizing Illness in Others, and The Evaluation Process.
- Psychiatric Medications - The Six Main Types
- Psychiatric Medications - This page discusses the six main types of meds that are used to treat mental illnesses.
- Coping Skills for Mental Illness
- This page discusses coping skills: Medication/Relaxation, Setting Aside Time For Yourself, Exercising, Reading, Assertiveness Skills, and Anger Management Skills.
- Advanced Coping Skills for Mental Illness
- This page discusses Advanced Coping Skills for dealing with Mental Illness.
- Assertiveness Skills
- Assertiveness Skills - This page discusses some steps anyone can take to become more assertive in their relationships.
- Sleep Hygiene
- This page discusses Sleep Hygiene and a bunch of tips for Getting Better Sleep
- Anger Management Skills
- This page discusses Anger Management Skills, including ways of Deescalating Anger, Anger Problem Solving, Cognitive Restructuring, and Ways to Improve Communication.
- Relaxation Techniques For Mental Health
- This page discusses Relaxation Techniques for Mental Health and includes Mindfulness Meditation, Tai Chi, Yoga, and Progressive Muscle Relaxation.
- Cognitive Restructuring for Anger Managment
- This page discusses Cognitive Restructuring for Anger Management
- Breathing Exercises for Stress Reduction
- This page discusses some breathing exercises for stress reduction and relaxation.
- Journaling For Mental Illness Recovery
- This page discusses Journaling For Mental Illness Recovery.
- Define Emotional Support
- Define Emotional Support - What is Emotional Support? Why is it Important? How to Emotionally Support your Friends, Respecting others feelings, and more...
- Healthy Relationship Tips - Tips for maintaining Healthy Relationships
- This page discusses some key Healthy Relationship Tips anyone can use to maintain safe romantic relationships.
- Natural Depression Treatment - Ways You can Alleviate Your Depression Naturally
- Natural Depression Treatment - Including: Getting Medical Advice, Proper Nutrition and Exercise, Setting a Routine, Meditating, Getting Adequate Sleep, Talking Back to Bad Thoughts and more...
- Theories of Psychotherapy
- This page discusses the myriad of Theories of Psychotherapy used in the treatment of Mental Illness
- Cognitive Behavior Therapy
- The topic of this page is Cognitive Behavior Therapy and its benefits for people with mental illness. Also discussed are some common misconceptions, some sample dialogue, and more!
- Group Therapy
- Group Therapy - Principles and Practices, and Expectations in the Group Setting
- Dealing With Loss
- Dealing With Loss and Mental Illness: The 5 Stages of Grief, Emotionally Healthy ways of walking through Grief, Journalling as tool to process Grief.
- Dealing With Divorce
- This page discusses Dealing With Divorce while cocurrently managing your own mental illness. Stay in-tune with your emotional well-being...
- Types of Depression
- This page discusses the different types of depression, including major depression, manic depression, chronic mild depression, and seasonal affetive disorder, as well as treatments.
- This page discusses Anxiety Disorder
- This page discusses Anxiety Disorder, Anxiety symptoms, causes for anxiety, and some anxiety treatments.
- Panic Attack - Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment
- Panic Attack - This page discusses the symptoms, causes, and treatment for people who experience panic disorder..
- OCD - What is it and how does it manifest itself?
- OCD - This page discusses what it is and how it manifests itself in a person's mind and behavior.
- Dealing With Schizophrenia
- Dealing with Schizophrenia in the United States.
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - Information About ADHD, Its Symptoms, Treatments And Causes
- Personality Disorders
- This page discusses Personality Disorders and how they are characterized.
- Drug Addiction And Some Ways of Treating It.
- This page discusses drug addiction and some ways of treating it.
- PTSD
- PTSD - What is it? What are some signs and symptoms? What about Veterans? What are some Tests? What are some Treatment types and options?
- Contact Me
- Contact Me with any questions you may have. Hopefully you have found the content here helpful.
- About Me
- About Me: This page talks about my Journey and who I am.
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