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Mental Health Awareness Month 2024

My Brains Not Broken

One of my favorite months of the year is upon us – it’s Mental Health Awareness Month! Held every May in the United States, Mental Health Awareness Month is a month of raising awareness and sharing resources about mental health.

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GuestPost: Surviving a Major Bipolar Depressive Episode and Finding a Purpose in my Life by Becky Rowland

Bipolar Bandit

Biography I had my first mental illness episode with psychosis symptoms when I was 20 years old in 1982. I had mental illness episodes of extreme anxiety, depression, mania, and psychosis at different times from 1983-1992. In 2016, I started receiving disability benefits for bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder.

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Nurse Depression and Anxiety: Stopping the Mental Health Crisis

Relias

They are also exposed to high levels of stress, trauma, and burnout, which can take a toll on their mental health. In this article, we’ll look at what causes elevated levels of nurse depression and anxiety, how nurses can help themselves and each other, and how healthcare leaders can support their nurses’ mental health.

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The Value of Feeling

My Brains Not Broken

Like everyone, my mental health journey isn’t always easy. Sometimes I just want to give up and let my anxiety and depression win that day. Whether it’s understanding or empathy for myself, sitting with those feelings is difficult. And in those moments, I do have trouble feeling.

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Social Work Can Play a Critical Role in Pain Management

Social Work Blog

Building trust and therapeutic rapport is essential when working with any client referred to mental health services, Kljajic says. Interventions, such as motivational interviewing, and techniques, like going with resistance and offering empathy, validation and reflection, are important.

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GuestPost: Surviving a Major Bipolar Depressive Episode and Finding a Purpose in my Life by Becky Rowland

Bipolar Bandit

Biography I had my first mental illness episode with psychosis symptoms when I was 20 years old in 1982. I had mental illness episodes of extreme anxiety, depression, mania, and psychosis at different times from 1983-1992. In 2016, I started receiving disability benefits for bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder.

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How to Use Mental Health Hashtags on Social Media

Social Work Haven

Do you use Instagram or other social media platforms to create awareness on mental health or self-love? As a mental health blogger, I have realised that using hashtags can encourage social media users to explore content that catches their eye. It is also highly useful when people are trying to find relevant information.