“We have to move away from viewing mental illness as a battle between crazy and normal, or us and them. Many of us realize that the human experience is far more beautifully, painfully complex than that. Normal is as unattainable as perfection. When we are honest with ourselves, we know that we are all capable[…]
“Half of adults with mental illnesses had symptoms by age 14,” added Sue Abderholden, the executive director of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Minnesota. “If we wait until they’re age 26, we’ve waited too long.” Read the Full Article
“Depression is not a sign of emotional weakness or failing of masculinity. It is a treatable health condition that affects millions of men of all ages and backgrounds, as well as those who care about them—spouses, partners, friends, and family.” Read More Source: Helpguide.org
“Antidepressants are an excellent treatment for depression and anxiety. I’ve seen them improve — and sometimes save — many young lives. But a growing number of young adults are taking psychiatric medicines for longer and longer periods, at the very age when they are also consolidating their identities, making plans for the future and navigating[…]
“A diagnosis of mental illness, if I had thought about it then, would have been dangerous — a threat to my entire personality. Would my sense of humor still get laughs or would people wonder if it was the product of a sick mind? More important, would people look at me differently or stop making[…]
“No oncologist would say, “You’re entitled to 10 treatments, and then your cancer coverage stops.” Yet that’s exactly what mental health patients have heard. No cardiologist would tell a patient, “If you relapse into high blood pressure, your treatment is considered a failure.” And yet that’s been the message to alcohol and drug addicts.” Read[…]
Source: Bring Change 2 Mind
“Antidepressants have had a role to play in the treatment of depression and they should continue to play a role. But the data suggests that we have been expecting far too much. In fact, when it comes to pondering solutions for depression, we’ve mostly been listening to Prozac. And all this listening has not produced[…]
“It’s hard to separate suicide prevention efforts from mental health promotion. The great majority of suicides are due, at least in some part, to mental illness. Mental illness remains one of the last unreasonable taboos in our society.” Read More
“Scientists have identified patterns of thought and behavior that exert strong influence over problems and symptoms. Cognitive-behavior therapy is an efficient, step-by-step approach to changing these patterns.” Read More Source: Cognitive Health Group
