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Search Results: recovering from mental illness
Please Donate Your Brain to Science
Many people donate their organs. I'm planning on signing up when I get my license. However, in my eyes, the most important thing I'm going to donate is my brain. You might not know this but there is a very severe shortage...
Waffles731
Editor Age: 31 Understanding Anorexia: The 5 Stages
Anorexia Nervosa is a life threatening mental illness; research has found that 20% of anorexia sufferers will die prematurely from their condition. Families and friends have to watch their loved ones intentionally starve...
CloudyEmily
Xper 5 Age: 26 4 Things You Should Never Say to a Suicide Attempt Survivor (Trigger Warning)
I've attempted suicide twice and the worst part of the aftermath was not that my loved ones said they'd miss me through tears, but that my own mother decided to guilt me the day after I told them (I did wait two years but...
Waffles731
Editor Age: 31 Why Dangerous Assumptions Can Cost Lives
(DISCLAIMER: I know this article is about the touchy subject of the North Miami shooting, but it is only meant to deal with one aspect of it: the way it was reported to 911. I am purposefully disregarding dozens of...
PrincessofNohr
Xper 6 Age: 35 10 Things You Should Never Say To Someone with a Chronic Illness
A few years ago, I got what I thought was food poisoning. I'd never taken any days off work, I worked 50 hour work weeks while also operating my own business on the weekends. I was busy all the time, and so, it was under...
Anonymous
(36-45) 7 Things You Should Never Say to Someone Struggling With Depression
Well, congratulations. One of the 350 million people in the world has let you know that they are depressed. You're overcome with surprise. You don't know what to say with this situation presented to you. Even though...
Reconsidering My Previous MyTake: "Women Should Be Compensated for their Suffering"
I want to post an update to my previous MyTake, in which I argued that since women suffer more from physical and mental diseases, women should be compensated somehow....
Anonymous
(25-29) Pain Management: What Works? Depression / PTSD / GADs
Everybody feels pain. Sometimes we know how to deal with it, sometimes we don't. I categorize pain in two categories : Emotional and Physical. Sometimes this pain can take a toll on our body and mind. Especially on the...
takumii
Guru Age: 30 Taking Baby Steps – Recovering from Serious Eating Disorders
Disclaimer: This myTake focuses primarily on anorexia and bulimia nervosa, however there will be a take devoted to binge eating disorders in the future after I complete an adequate amount of research on the subject. The...
How I beat my Panic Disorder/Panic Attacks
I'm choosing to remain anonymous because even though I am pretty much over my disorder I'm still uncomfortable with people knowing I have it. That and I'm usually too nervous to post under my own username anyway....
Anonymous
(30-35) Dating the Dark Horse
So many times people question whether or not they should even get involved with someone who lives with mental illness, is a recovering addict, has a dark past, or just plain carries baggage. If you’ve met someone and...
The Wrong Thing To Do When Someone Comes To You With A Problem
Whether you are comparing your problems to the problems of others around you or if you are comparing a friends situation to seemingly bigger issues, you are doing something incredibly damaging. Comparing problems is...
danielle_longisland
Xper 5 Age: 34 Have you ever came face to face with psychopath?
I have stupid me was fell in love with one.He was very good looking but he revealed his callous behaviour and lack of remorse for his terrible actions.He was extremely controlling and he was furious when he lost control...
Anonymous
(30-35) How to recover from stupid mistakes?
Okay so here's the story, basically. When I was about 8 (in 4th grade) I went into some kind of severe depression, in which I stopped talking to all my friends, quite cheer leading and basketball team, and stopped...
Anonymous
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