Apr 22, 2017 | Advocacy, compassion, Disabilitiy, Get To Know Me, how to help, Mental Illness, negative perceptions, Psychiatric Diagnosis |
The question usually comes from good friends, at a time when I am struggling. They want to know how to help me the most. What is it like to have a psychiatric diagnosis? It’s like there is a dark cloud following me all the time. It isn’t always directly...
Mar 6, 2017 | cerebral palsy, Disabilitiy, Mental Illness, Psychiatric Diagnosis, Wheelchair |
On this blog, I have always tried to be pretty transparent about the fact that I have a psychiatric diagnosis as well as my physical one. And in the same way that my cerebral palsy affects me in a million little ways every day, my psychiatric diagnosis affects me more...
Sep 28, 2016 | Mental Illness, Psychiatric Diagnosis, Starting Over |
It was the beginning of June, an extremely hot day this past summer. My caregiver Michael and I had spent the afternoon, as usual, running errands and doing necessary things around the house like cooking and laundry. There was about half an hour left in his shift when...
May 5, 2016 | communication, Disability and Relationships, Get To Know Me, Mental Illness, overcoming challenges, Psychiatric Diagnosis, Starting Over |
It’s a complicated issue. Stay with me. I have made no secret on this blog about the fact that I have a psychiatric disability as well as a physical one, and I am willing to talk about it as much as I can because I get really tired of the stigma around mental...
Apr 5, 2016 | Attitudes, boundaries, caregivers, communicating respect, how to help, overcoming challenges, Psychiatric Diagnosis |
There are some things in life that are simply impossible. Kissing your elbow. Raising only one eyebrow. Sneezing with your eyes open. Try any of them, I double dog dare you. Chances are you will discover they cannot be done. If I may, I would like to add...
Sep 6, 2015 | Depression, Mental Illness, Psychiatric Diagnosis, Suicide Prevention |
Most of the time I can keep you at bay, just underneath the surface. Most people don’t know your depth, strength or intensity. If I can ask them how they are, you get deflected. I’ve become an expert at keeping you hidden. A smile. A laugh. Remembering a funny...
