January 25th, 2017 was the annual Bell Let’s Talk
day sponsored by Bell Canada to promote mental health awareness and raise money
for mental health initiatives across Canada. It is a great cause and an easy
way to spread the word and share stories about mental health, different
statistics, and social issues relating to the world of mental illness. The only
problem was that after a bombardment of posts and messages and snippets across
various sources of social media – today my feed was almost...
Thursday, 26 January 2017
Saturday, 7 January 2017
Hiding in Silence
Isolation. It’s what I do best when I’m struggling… I push people
away when I need them the most. When I’m struggling to maintain a level mood or
when I’m sliding a little further up or a little further down. Sometimes it’s a
good thing… sometimes it is because I need to focus, to realign myself to
ensure that I can get back on track
and that I haven’t fallen too far off the path. Sometimes though it’s
embarrassment,
frustration, and sheer exhaustion that cause me to isolate.
I’ve been on...
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