Photo by Michaล Parzuchowski on Unsplash Two quotes today for two different persectives on psychiatric medications... โBecause drugs have become so profitable, major medical journals rarely publish studies on nondrug treatments of mental health problems. Practitioners who explore treatments are typically marginalized as โalternative.โ Studies of nondrug treatments are rarely funded unless they involve so-called… Continue reading Psychiatric Medications: The Gifts and the Challenges
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Post-Episode Recovery: โA Slow Buildโ
โSometimes it takes an overwhelming breakdown to have an undeniable breakthroughโ Unknown I think this quote reminds me of how mental health episodes can lead to important life changes and self-understanding. Perhaps my biggest breakthrough after my last episode was returning to lifestyle choices and a life balance that supported my own wellness. Right after… Continue reading Post-Episode Recovery: โA Slow Buildโ
Mental Health Recovery Through Healing Trauma and Triggers
โTo heal is to touch with love that which we previously touched with fear.โ ~ Stephen Levine My mental illness is in part influenced by experiences in my past that have left a negative imprint on me. These layers of unprocessed feelings of fear, grief, anger and shame can be triggered in the present. Not… Continue reading Mental Health Recovery Through Healing Trauma and Triggers