Bipolar Bandit
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Birdie Thorn is an Author and Mental Health Advocate. She is a speaker with the National Alliance on Mental Illness. Birdie runs an Instagram page @birdies.bipolar.brain that brings awareness to mental health conditions. She has written articles for the International Bipolar Foundation. Basically everyone.
Bipolar Bandit
OCTOBER 29, 2021
I have learned these lessons on the front lines as a Mom, and the road ahead in helping those in crisis with serious mental illness. A person who has a serious mental illness and is in crisis may be experiencing paranoia, delusions, hallucinations and be feeling threatened and fearful. Their brain is not functioning normally.
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Beautiful Voyager
JANUARY 3, 2022
In the past, mental health experts used many terms such as depression, anxiety, and acute stress disorder to refer to a nervous breakdown. The term is no longer used because it has not been recognized as a mental health disorder by the American Psychiatry Association in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM–5).
Bipolar Bandit
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Birdie Thorn is an Author and Mental Health Advocate. She is a speaker with the National Alliance on Mental Illness. Birdie runs an Instagram page @birdies.bipolar.brain that brings awareness to mental health conditions. She has written articles for the International Bipolar Foundation. Basically everyone.
Social Care
JUNE 9, 2022
Marking Carers Week , this wonderful blog, brought to us via our excellent friends at Rethink Mental Illness , reminds us that, while unpaid carers are doing an amazing job supporting loved ones living with mental as well as physical issues, they need support and understanding too. Image created by freepik.com]. “I
Gateway Foundation
OCTOBER 12, 2022
Some of the adverse short-term side effects: Lack of judgment Depression and anxiety Confusion Grinding teeth Chills or sweating from increased body temperature Muscle tension Feelings of faintness Drug cravings Paranoia Dehydration Increased heart rate Sleep disturbances.
Gary Direnfeld
SEPTEMBER 23, 2024
It wasn’t long before her energy returned, depression lifted and paranoia abated. This is just one example of a medical condition giving rise to symptoms of mental illness. It’s always of value to have a complete physical including blood tests when assessing for mental conditions. Turns out, that was an issue.
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