Tag: mental health
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Starting a Manifesto
I have begun work on a Weirdo Manifesto. Currently the three principles are creative expression, mental health, and selflessness. I have no idea what if anything will become of this attempt, but I am hoping to make it a rallying cry for the misunderstood and underserved. Weird is good and normal is boring.
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My Mental Health
For those of you just joining me I am a mental health advocate. I take my psych meds every day unless there’s a mix up at the pharmacy. I saw my counselor today and do so about once a month. We talk about the stress of my day to day life, my arguments and anxieties,…
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Mental Health Advocacy
Some days my mental health is good. Other days like the current one it is not. But I attest to the value of mental health care. Talk to a counselor. Take your meds. Know that feelings of depression, anxiety, and anger are valid. They are valid but you don’t want to lay down and live…
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Just Don’t Do It
What advice would you give to your teenage self? Don’t join the Army. Don’t go to Reed College. Don’t live in your parents’ empty house. Take care of your mental health. Don’t stalk Julie Slepikus. Get laid more often. But I wouldn’t listen to anybody in my teens so I probably wouldn’t listen to my…
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Pack Ratt
Where can you reduce clutter in your life? I am kind of a pack ratt. I collect things that I might need later. They usually start in piles in desks and tables. Sometimes I will sort through the piles and throw stuff away. But I never throw away whole piles. If everything in a pile…
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Therapy Thursday
Today I went to see my counselor. My anxiety and stress are low enough that I only need to go about once every month and a half. My mania and depression are under control with a cocktail of psychiatric medications. I try to be open and honest about these things because doing so serves two…
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Pills Are Therapy Too
Among the things that I do and advocate that other people do is to express myself creatively. I’ve mostly been doing digital art in the past few years. My preferred program is GIMP 2.10.32 though I have others. I have a fairly large collection of designs at this point. Some from trying to sell t-shirt…
Latter Day Sinner 