Mental Health and Lifestyle Blogger
This might seem like a really heavy topic, but that’s why it’s important to talk about. If your friend called you expressing that they were suicidal, would you know what to say to them? The topic of suicide has the burden of misconceptions attached to it meaning that people develop misinformed opinions because they just
I missed Mental Health Awareness Day! Life just got in the way, but this is the post I had intended to put up. Normally on this day I like to remind people that there is always help available, even if I feel utterly hopeless myself. Mental health affects all of us in our lifetime whether
“Blue Monday” is normally on the third Monday of the month and is considered the most depressing day of the year. The term was first publicized in 2005 when Sky Travel claimed to have calculated the date using an equation. Scientists consider the formula nonsensical. In my opinion it’s merely another fake holiday used to
You’re probably bored of me talking about my mental health now, but I don’t care. It’s nice having a backlog of symptoms so I can check my progress and helps me ground myself at times. This has been especially helpful when I have had an “episode” but still need to get in to work, I
You’re probably bored of me talking about my mental health now, but I don’t care. It’s nice having a backlog of symptoms so I can check my progress and helps me ground myself at times. This has been especially helpful when I have had an “episode” but still need to get in to work, I
Sertraline is a medication used to treat anxiety, depression, OCD and PTSD. I came off Citalopram and put on to Sertraline when I started to feel worse on Citalopram than off it. It took around 4-6 weeks to kick in and oh boy has it made such a hugely positive difference.
Ever since I started talking about my depression and anxiety I’ve had people saying they can relate. I like that, I like that I am not alone and that they aren’t alone either. What I don’t like is that everyone seems to think they know exactly how I’m feeling, what I’m going through and when
Ever since I started talking about my depression and anxiety I’ve had people saying they can relate. I like that, I like that I am not alone and that they aren’t alone either. What I don’t like is that everyone seems to think they know exactly how I’m feeling, what I’m going through and when
Citalopram is an anti-depressant I was prescribed to help with my depression. I presume that it is the standard one given out to people to see if it works before trying a new medication, but can’t confirm that. The short story is, I’m coming off citalopram. The long story is to follow. My experience on
