While this week has been tough, I’ll like to take the time to share this beautiful sunset! It’s breathtaking and just staring at the colorful sky helps calm my mind and reminds me to practice gratitude. Today is Mental Health Awareness Day! Make sure you take care of yourself and your mental health. Here is one thing I will share that I incorporated into my … Continue reading Sky Gazing
Hello beautiful readers! This week I want to start off with a topic that I’m familiar with. Today I want to talk a little bit about anxiety. Yes, many today are dealing with anxiety on a daily basis. But what it anxiety? I’m not a professional but I’m here to share what I do know and what I’ve researched. Let’s get to it. What is … Continue reading Mental Health Awareness: Anxiety
Yesterday, May 13, 2020 marked the first day of Schizophrenia Awareness Week! Last year in 2019 I wrote an article that means a lot to me about “Someone Close” that lived with schizophrenia. It was definitely difficult to see and probably one of the hardest post to write. At the time I didn’t realize it but now that I’m older I see the signs. Today … Continue reading Schizophrenia Awareness Week: Myths and Facts
The topic that started it all! IT’S MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH! I’ve been waiting for this month to come around! Last year I wrote an article discussing “Mental Health Awareness Month: What is Mental Health?” My very first post! I can’t believe it’s been a year! There’s so much to talk about when it comes to mental health. This subject is very important to me. … Continue reading It’s Mental Health Awareness Month!
Each year on October 10th is World Mental Health Day! How is your mental health today? Related article: https://everythingsotay.com/2019/05/03/mental-health-awareness-month/ Did you know 1 out of 5 adults and teenagers suffer from a mental illness? 1/3 of the population that are diagnosed don’t seek professional health. If there’s no help it could lead to self-harm, homelessness and suicide. Someone loses there life to suicide every 40 … Continue reading Today is World Mental Health Day!
Sadly, the month of May has come to an end. Which means, Mental Health Awareness Month is over. But for me, everyday is Mental Health Awareness. I will continue to learn and see what I can do to end the stigma that surrounds Mental Health. As I did my research about mental health, I didn’t notice how many people suffered from mental illnesses and how … Continue reading It’s ALWAYS Mental Health Awareness
Today, May 24th is World Schizophrenia Day. I want to take the time to talk about someone I personally knew who was diagnosed with Schizophrenia. I lived with this person for quite some time and while I was living with her I didn’t know she had schizophrenia, later on in my life I was told she was diagnosed and it all made sense. I saw … Continue reading Someone Close
Today mark the third day of Schizophrenia Awareness Week! There’s so much to talk about in a short amount of time. I’m just going to mention a few things that are widely know about Schizophrenia. Schizophrenia affects 1% of the population in the U.S. It affects your thinking ability, feelings, and behavior. Its a long term, treatable illness but sadly can not be cured. For … Continue reading Schizophrenia Awareness Week!
Have you ever asked someone “How are you?” and they respond with a quick and brief answer “I’m Fine”. Sometime we use these words because we don’t feel like talking about a our situation at the moment or we use these words because we don’t know the person, and sometimes we use these words because we are hiding something we feel is our deepest, darkest … Continue reading “I’m Fine”
We talked about what mental health is and how many people are affected by mental illness. You probably had some questions while reading my previous post. You are also probably wondering who can be affected by a mental health problem. If you haven’t read my previous post feel free to take a read “What is Mental Health?” https://everythingsotay.com/2019/05/03/mental-health-awareness-month/ We’ve all asked ourselves one point in … Continue reading Can you be affected by a Mental Health Problem?
