#miaw18

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#Repost @mentalhealthamerica with @get_repost ・・・ Even if the first reactions you receive are not positive experience, finding the motivation & hope to recover is far more rewarding than the #stigma preventing you from getting help. ⠀ ⠀ Share #thingspeoplesaidaboutmymentalillness. Inspire others. ⠀ ⠀ #MIAW18 https://www.instagram.com/p/BozqLl4FD3g/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1f0n723dqgaez

[inspirecommunity]

#Repost @mentalhealthamerica with @get_repost ・・・ Though public perception of #mentalhealth continues to move in a more positive direction, there are still many who do not react with compassion and understanding. Listen and lift up the voices of lived experience. ⠀ ⠀ Share #thingspeoplesaidaboutmymentalillness. Learn more at the link in our bio. #MIAW18 https://www.instagram.com/p/Boxj1QolwJ5/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=3jyxou7l89y6

[mystyf]

Hey you. Yes, you. I see you doing what you have to do to make it through these last couple of weeks. Taking the good with the bad; not giving up, doing what needs to get done. YOU are amazing, YOU are incredible. I AM SO proud of YOU! Keep it up, cuz you help inspire ME to keep going too. #miaw #miaw18 #mentalhealthmatters https://www.instagram.com/p/Bou59CfneaTFXA_a3NSWXSZydG612NDhAz9xjI0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=a3qn7wglgymq

[yourockfndn]

#Repost @mentalhealthamerica ・・・ It's more critical than ever to learn and listen to the voices of lived experience through #thingspeoplesaidaboutmymentalillness so that we can all learn to be more compassionate and understanding. ⠀ ⠀ ➡️ Share your story. ⠀ ➡️ Listen to others. ⠀ ➡️ Fight #stigma. ⠀ Learn more at the link in our bio.⚡️#MIAW18 https://www.instagram.com/p/BoorkKrgTWB/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=4glk0cywywa6

[bridgingthegapwellness-blog]

Did you know? “Nearly half of Canadians (46%) think people use the term mental illness as an excuse for bad behaviour.” (Canadian Institute of Health Research) Join us to spread awareness and end the stigma around #mentalhealth for Mental Illness Awareness Week My Story (Part 7): My story doesn't end here, but this is the last part of my share. As I shared, with medication, doctor's care, psychotherapy and my plan to get well, I was able to move through much of my grief. I was able to feel better about myself, regain my strength - mind and body. At this point, I decided that I wasn't going back to the way things were. In July 2015, I started Bridging the Gap. I was starting my own private practice. In the 3 years since I've started, it has evolved. My focus is using all of my skills in psychotherapy both professionally and personally to help others gain the inner strength to move through their issues - mind, body, heart and soul. I still have things that creep back up. Past trauma, new situations, anxiety, fear ... but I am able to catch them more quickly while being in alignment with myself. More in tune with me. I've been working through issues since I'm 14. At the age of 18, I signed for a family treatment program for adult children of alcoholics. I took parenting to learn new strategies for parenting. I reached out and became a strong advocate for my children's education and well-being. I left a domestic violent relationship. Went back to school as an adult. Continued and still continue my own self-development. Sharing my story publicly about my husband's infidelity for the first time last March. It was time to take the shame away from dealing with mental illness. The only way to remove stigma is by normalizing it. I AM NORMAL and I AM ENOUGH. There is nothing to be ashamed of and although I discreetely share to my clients, when appropriate, I have Mental Illness, but it does not define me. If you are struggling with mental illness, REACH OUT, you don't need to go it alone. October 1-7 is Mental Illness Awareness Week! #MIAW18 #ilovewobc #mystory #endthestigma https://www.instagram.com/p/BookvqPgn59/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=2a4a1feue6hw

[bridgingthegapwellness-blog]

Did you know? “Men have higher rates of addiction than women, while women have higher rates of mood and anxiety disorders.” (Canadian Institute of Health Research) Join us to spread awareness and end the stigma around #mentalhealth for Mental Illness Awareness Week My Story (Part 6): At first being unable to work really made it that much more difficult, bringing up more struggles of identity, another loss to deal with. One of the things that I started at that point was sharing something that I was grateful for on Facebook. That forced me to be outside of myself. I continued to work through the grief with my therapist, out of town, of course. I still couldn't let people know where things were for me. Just that I wasn't working. There were things that I should have been battling legally, that I never did battle because at that time, I could barely form a cohesive thought without falling apart. If someone asked, I was under doctors care, but things would be okay. I started doing things for myself. I was starting to get out. At the 3 month follow up mark, I was ready to work part time. I knew full-time was not an option because I still didn't have the strength for that. All happy and ready to go, I was knocked down to my knees because the doctor said, "No, another 3 months." That set me back a couple of weeks. Then I rebounded. Kept working on myself. Kept getting emotionally stronger. When that next 3 months was done, I went in and said, "Nope, not ready. The doctor agreed. And gave me permission for another 3 months to work on myself." When that time came, I knew that I was good to go, but said to my husband, "I need more time for myself." This was June and summer was starting. We agreed that I would take that time for me. Last part to share tomorrow. There are more people that struggle with mental illness alone,out of the fear of others finding out. Spread the word. End the Stigma. October 1-7 is Mental Illness Awareness Week! #MIAW18 #ilovewobc #mystory #endthestigma https://www.instagram.com/p/Bolwxwwg4B9/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=7f6nrrjf9vj6

[madmommyblogger-blog]

@okaymovement This week is mental illness awareness week. Show your support for @cmhanational by posting your #okaychallenge picture! Follow their page and #okayCMHA to keep up to date on the campaign photos! CMHA relies on the generosity of donors like yourself to ensure their programs are easily accessible to everyone across Canada. Help show your support by making a donation to CMHA National – and by nominating 3 friends to do the same! Donations can be made through the CMHA website shown in their bio! Join the movement and post your #okaychallenge photo @thehungryhomemakerblog @ericablogs @themommymix. . . . . #okaymovement #askagain #okaychallenge #miaw18 #cmhc #imokay #itsokaynottobeokay #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #mentalillness #mentalillnessawareness #mentalillnessawareness #mmlifestyle #madmommylife #madmommylifestyle (at Edson, Alberta) https://www.instagram.com/p/BojepZhB6Xb/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=d6tmtlurzq79

[bridgingthegapwellness-blog]

Did you know? “44.4% reported feeling so depressed it was difficult to function at some point on the last 12 months, including 17,1% in the last two weeks.” (2016 Canadian National College Health Assessment) Join us to spread awareness and end the stigma around #mentalhealth for Mental Illness Awareness Week My Story (Part 5): Being on medication helped. Positive thinking helped me not feel so hopeless. I talked about it minimally. Continued to work through it. Met up with my doctor from time to time to update him. I thought I was doing okay. I was adjusting to the new life without my son living at home. Working through the identity that I am not to blame for his addiction while maintaining my boundaries in our home. Working on myself, as I tried to build trust in my relationship with my husband. I stopped a lot of volunteer work because I knew I needed to focus on me. I was eating more. I was exercising more. I was trying to be positive. I stopped therapy because I thought I had a handle on it. What I was doing was living in a bubble. I wasn't working on the things that I needed to. I was brushing them off, burying them under a rug. There were several things going on around me and I was trying to deal with it all, alone. One more thing happened. Then one more thing happened. Just chipping away at me. It all just kept adding to all this stuff that I was storing away. All of these things were little things. But each one piled on a new weight. Until it all collapsed with one more thing. Even with the medication, I could not function any more. I struggled to get out of bed. I just wanted to sleep my life away. I cried uncontrollably. I reached out for help again. The doctor had me unable to work for 9 months. It was a difficult 9 months. It was the longest bout of depression I ever had. I went back to therapy. I grieved many losses that had accumulated over the past 2-3 years. They were all just little things really, but when they all pile up before you have a change to deal with each one, the weight becomes unbearable. More on that tomorrow. October 1-7 is Mental Illness Awareness Week! #MIAW18 #ilovewobc #mystory #endthestigma https://www.instagram.com/p/BojVDdjAEnq/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1biywepi48sh8