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    Lola posted an update in the group Group logo of Mental Health SupportMental Health Support 8 years, 6 months ago

    Let’s get some topics going guys and gals. Don’t be shy!

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    Lola started the topic Struggling a Bit in the forum Group logo of Mental Health SupportMental Health Support 8 years, 6 months ago

    I just got out of the hospital last night.  Usually the hospital helps a lot and I feel really stable when I get out.  This time that isn’t the case.  I got out early because so many bad things happened!  Nurses screaming at me, being threatened with 7 security guards in the ER at one point, having my journal read because they thought I was doc…[Read more]

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    Lola posted an update 8 years, 6 months ago

    @raradra Good to see you here! Glad to see you wandered over 🙂 Lola/Cinna

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    Lola wrote a new post, Stigma Part 2 8 years, 6 months ago

    I’ve had far more experiences with mental health stigma that I ever want to. My earliest experience would have started around age 12, that is when I started to have panic attacks. These were totally situational […]

    • Now I know why you behave like that for you have been “pathologically abused”. I am very sorry to learn of that. It is good that you are aware of such panic depression you have had. And you are willing to cooperate with those who will treat you by giving them the needed information they want.

      They have, of course, to believe you. You are consistent in making a record of the things you’ve done, good or bad. That would serve as a better evidence or documentation of treating you.

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    Lola replied to the topic Daily Check In Thread in the forum Group logo of Mental Health SupportMental Health Support 8 years, 6 months ago

    Congrats on the baby!  Is it a girl or a boy?  My friend is having a little girl in September, I get to be the god mother 🙂

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    Lola replied to the topic Introductions in the forum Group logo of Mental Health SupportMental Health Support 8 years, 6 months ago

    I’m glad your brother got some help.  It usually doesn’t matter if there is a history of mental illness in the family, someone can still develop one.  It sounds like an environmental factor triggered his.

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    Lola wrote a new post, Stigma 8 years, 6 months ago

    I am so sick of mental health stigma. I encountered it again this week in both the emergency room and on the psych unit. On the psych unit, I was almost assaulted by 7 security guards because I told the charge […]

    • I am just curious for I don’t understand what is this mental health stigma. I don’t want to offend you. I just want to confirm if this is less compared to a psychopath. You are under treatment, I know it. But as if no member of your family or relative is watching you. You are all alone.

    • No offense taken. A psychopath is someone who has no empathy or feelings for other people. I have bipolar disorder which means I have wild mood swings. I also have a lot of anxiety.
      I live with my mother right now, and will live with my fiance when I get married, as its not good for me to live alone. I also have many wonderful friends and support people to help me.

    • Three out of four people with a mental illness report that they have experienced stigma. Stigma is a mark of disgrace that sets a person apart. When a person is labelled by their illness they are seen as part of a stereotyped group. Negative attitudes create prejudice which leads to negative actions and discrimination.

      Stigma brings experiences and feelings of:

      shame
      blame
      hopelessness
      distress
      misrepresentation in the media
      reluctance to seek and/or accept necessary help
      Families are also affected by stigma, leading to a lack of support. For mental health professionals, stigma means that they themselves are seen as abnormal, corrupt or evil, and psychiatric treatments are often viewed with suspicion and horror.

      How Teat Stigma
      We all have a role in creating a mentally healthy community that supports recovery and social inclusion and reduces discrimination. Simple ways to help include:

      learn and share the facts about mental health and illness
      get to know people with personal experiences of mental illness
      speak up in protest when friends, family, colleagues or the media display false beliefs and negative stereotypes
      offer the same support to people when they are physically or mentally unwell
      don’t label or judge people with a mental illness, treat them with respect and dignity as you would anyone else
      don’t discriminate when it comes to participation, housing and employment
      talk openly of your own experience of mental illness. The more hidden mental illness remains, the more people continue to believe that it is shameful and needs to be concealed.

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    Lola wrote a new post, Was in the Hospital 8 years, 6 months ago

    I am never going to the psych unit again! In the past it has helped, but this time it just made things worse. It began in the emergency room, where the charge nurse called 7 security guards on me when she found […]

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    Lola replied to the topic Introductions in the forum Group logo of Mental Health SupportMental Health Support 8 years, 6 months ago

    I’m Lola and I created this forum for us to  get together and talk all thing mental health.  I’ve been dealing with bipolar disorder, severe anxiety, and borderline personality disorder since I was 26 but was first diagnosed with depression at age 13.  I actually was just discharged from the hospital yesterday after a short stay to get my an…[Read more]

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