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HAPPY SUNDAY EVERYONE!
May is Mental Health Month
Losing my eldest son to suicide on May 15, 2015, was devastating. Since that time Suicide Prevention Awareness has become a big part of my life. But Mental Health encompasses more than suicide prevention. ADHD, PTSD, DID, Bipolar Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, and more can of, course lead to suicide but with proper treatment, these issues can be lead to positive outcomes and recovery. Taking care of your mental health is the smart thing to do.
Mental Health Conditions
A mental illness is a condition that affects a person’s thinking, feeling or mood. Such conditions may affect someone’s ability to relate to others and function each day. Each person will have different experiences, even people with the same diagnosis.
Recovery, including meaningful roles in social life, school, and work, is possible, especially when you start treatment early and play a strong role in your own recovery process.
A mental health condition isn’t the result of one event. Research suggests multiple, linking causes. Genetics, environment, and lifestyle influence whether someone develops a mental health condition. A stressful job or home life makes some people more susceptible, as do traumatic life events like being the victim of a crime. Biochemical processes and circuits and basic brain structure may play a role, too.*
Recovery and Wellness
One in 5 adults experiences a mental health condition every year. One in 17 lives with a serious mental illness such as schizophrenia or bipolar disorder. In addition to a person’s directly experiencing a mental illness, family, friends, and communities are also affected.
Half of mental health conditions begin by age 14, and 75% of mental health conditions develop by age 24. The normal personality and behavior changes of adolescence may mimic or mask symptoms of a mental health condition. Early engagement and support are crucial to improving outcomes and increasing the promise of recovery.*
For more information visit The National Alliance of Mental Health.
CALL THE NAMI HELPLINE
M-F, 10 AM – 6 PM ET
FIND HELP IN A CRISIS OR TEXT “NAMI” TO 741741
*Information from The National Alliance of Mental Health.
Daughter #1 Update
Last week I told you about my daughter’s accident and her insurance company fiasco. This past week her car was towed to a garage affiliated with the insurance company. Her quote at the new place was $1000 higher than the place she had it towed to, but the insurance company approved the repair within minutes along with her rental car charges. They are now waiting on parts and told her she should have her car back by the end of the month. What a crazy racket. No wonder insurance costs so much. She is just happy to have it settled and hopes all the damage will actually be fixed. I purposely have not shared the company’s name but if she has any more issues or the vehicle is not completely fixed I will. If they go above and beyond to make things right after a week of craziness I will share that too.
Weekly Rewind – May 13 – 18, 2019
Monday – My Reading Itinerary Monday! – Week #20 2019
Saturday – #Spotlight / #Giveaway – Mind Your Manors (A Flamingo Realty Mystery) by CeeCee James
I hope you have an amazing week!
I’ve fallen behind with Julie Mulhern’s series, but thought the first few were a lot of fun. Glad to see she’s continued it. Insurance companies can be so frustrating. Happy things worked out for your daughter. Have a good week!
Thank you for publicizing NAMI. Several years ago I took a free course from them that really helped me in supporting loved ones with serious mental illnesses.
Thank you for sharing information here about mental health. It’s something that isn’t talked about, even today; it makes you vulnerable when you share things about your mental health, and I think that is difficult.
The first year in college I was isolated and deeply depressed. I’m not sure what might have happened to me, but my uncle, who had a wife who suffered from depression, saw the signs in me, and had the courage to ask me if I was depressed. I opened up to him, and he helped me change my behavior so that I was able to change many of the isolating conditions in my life and my depression lifted. I’ve always been grateful to my uncle for his help, and that began with him talking to me about something that was probably very awkward for him.
Thanks for sharing Deb, I am so glad you had someone to help you.
Thank you for sharing the information about mental health.
I hope everything works out for your daughter. I used to work in an insurance agency and even for us dealing with “home office” could be a pain.