Category: Discrimination
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Lynn Nanos Guest Post: Revolving Door of the Mental Health System
Thank you, Lynn Nanos, LICSW, author of Breakdown: A Clinician’s Experience in a Broken System of Emergency Psychiatry, for this guest post. As a mobile emergency psychiatric social worker in Massachusetts, I evaluate many patients who have learned that getting psychiatrically hospitalized is more likely when they don’t take their medication and attend psychotherapy sessions.…
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Rejected
Just got rejected by an online psychotherapist using LiveHealthOnline. Ouch. Slap in face. No doubt because of my bipolar diagnosis. I understand that online therapy is not always appropriate. The therapist in question may not have had the proper background and training. Still, it hurts, and I remain… I don’t know… Vulnerable… Feeling in need…
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Fighting Stigma Saves Money
Rand Study: Investment in Social Marketing Campaign to Reduce Stigma and Discrimination Associated with Mental Illness Yields Positive Economic Benefits to California
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#BeReal – KITT O’MALLEY
Hastywords invited me to join her #BeReal series. Check out the great writing she features in the #BeReal series.
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Who Am I Really?
Who am I really? Mystic bipolar Crazy bitch Compassionate healer Mental health advocate Creative, passionate, intelligent Wife and mother Living purposefully That purpose unfolds daily As I parent my son As I write, as I blog As I connect with others As I share mental health resources As I dip my toe into volunteer work…
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Burns.
As someone with bipolar type II (turns out that ever since I was hospitalized, my diagnosis has been bipolar type I), I know that my symptoms are less severe than others. That’s not to say that I do not cycle or that I’m asymptomatic. I’ve screamed at and hit my son. I’ve flipped the kitchen table and…