July is Disability Pride Month! I’m disabled and I’ve got pride! Because I have so many picks, I thought I would focus this post on just the mental health side of things. Some of these books overlap between physical and mental disabilities. Stay tuned later this month for the physical side of things.
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Mental Health Awareness Month: TV Recommendations!
May is Mental Health Awareness Month! Last year I gave my recommendations for YA books that have to do with mental health, so this year I thought I would do the same, but for TV!Continue reading “Mental Health Awareness Month: TV Recommendations!”
Therapy
“It’s okay not to be okay.”Continue reading “Therapy”
Life Inside My Mind
“Why is it that mental illness leaves its sufferers feeling guilty for something that is genuinely beyond their control?”
Understanding My Depression
The more I read about mental illness, the more I understand about my own mental health. Whether its through memoirs or fiction, I’m learning that I’m not alone. I always thought that I didn’t become depressed until I started to have chronic pain. I contributed the two to one another; I have depression because of my pain, there is a direct correlation between the two. I can’t be the person I want to be because I’m limited by my illness. This causes me to be depressed. However, I’m coming to realize that I was showing some signs during childhood that weren’t exactly healthy or normal.
My Mental Health Story
May is Mental Health Awareness Month! Over this month, I plan to do different posts about mental health and how it affects my life. To start, I present my story:
Lindsay Glenne 