#inourheads

[orangelordxvi]

Two Kings of Lexington. For the moment at least. #publexington #kings #inourheads #scotchhelps (at The Pub Lexington)

[vinyl-and-chill-blog]

Hot Chip - In Our Heads - @vinylmeplease Edition 🎶Song: Look At Where We Are🎶 #vinyl #nowspinning #hotchip #inourheads #lookatwhereweare #vinylme #vmp #lp #vinylmeplease #vinylcollection #records #record #vinyligclub #vinylandchill #music #vinyladdict #vinyljunkie #vinylrecords #coloredvinyl #goodmusic #🎶

[yaaaaawwwwwnnnnnn]

It was all in our head Those things left unsaid The passionate hate That we ourselves create And now we are here With the sounds of fear... As we disappear...

[mindsarematter-blog]

How to deal with rude remarks

“ Misunderstanding mental illness can often lead to accidental insensitive remarks, that can upset those of us who have personally struggled or have been close to someone with mental illness. Click below for some tips from [this link] on how to turn hurtful comments into a teaching moment.”

-Samaritans facebook page 

Its never your responsibility to teach someone, but if your up for it this site provides some helpful tips and incite from a woman living with bi polar disorder and her story dealing with misinformed family members. 

[mindsarematter-blog]

Mental Health Stigmas

There are Two Kinds of Psychological Stigma:

1 - Social Stigma:

Prejudice in  Society

Where it shows up: Bullying, insurance policies not covering mental illness, offensive language

2 - Perceived Stigma/ Self Stigma:  

Feelings of Shame about one’s own illness

Where it shows up: fear of reaching out for help, negative effects of shame further harming mental health state

[mindsarematter-blog]

Mary Lamber sings about insecurities related to her mental illness. Its a very upbeat and positive song. 

[mindsarematter-blog]

Managing your spoons - Lucy Saxon describes what its like living with a fatigue related disorder (they have chronic fatigue syndrome, but this information applies to other illnesses as well)

[mindsarematter-blog]

“Many people with serious mental illness are challenged doubly. On one hand, they struggle with the symptoms and disabilities that result from the disease. On the other, they are challenged by the stereotypes and prejudice that result from misconceptions about mental illness. As a result of both, people with mental illness are robbed of the opportunities that define a quality life: good jobs, safe housing, satisfactory health care, and affiliation with a diverse group of people. Although research has gone far to understand the impact of the disease, it has only recently begun to explain stigma in mental illness. Much work yet needs to be done to fully understand the breadth and scope of prejudice against people with mental illness. Fortunately, social psychologists and sociologists have been studying phenomena related to stigma in other minority groups for several decades. In this paper, we integrate research specific to mental illness stigma with the more general body of research on stereotypes and prejudice to provide a brief overview of issues in the area.”

- Patrick Corrigan and Amy Watson