Motherhood While Living with Mental Illness
Today, some 57.8 million Americans over the age of 12 struggle with a mental illness. This means that 22.8% of the population has a mental health disorder. Of those, 14.1 million of us, or 5.5% of the total population, have a severe mental health disorder, which impacts our ability to live our daily lives, to […]
Tips for Social Sharing of Your Mental Health Journey
If you’re struggling with mental health problems, you might feel alone. Yet, some 57.8 million Americans or 22.8% of the population qualify as having a mental health disorder. Of those, 21 million Americans have a severe mental health disorder which impairs their life or ability to live “normally”. Mental health problems are extremely normal and […]
How to Cope with Insensitive Comments about Your Mental Health
If you’re struggling with your mental health, you’re far from alone. In fact, data suggests that almost half of all Americans will have mental health problems in their lifetime, with some suggesting that’s as high as 75% when you also include burnouts. The truth is that at any given time, one in five Americans is […]
Understanding and Coping with My Delusions
For millions of Americans, delusions are an everyday fact of life. That’s true whether you have schizophrenia, OCD, or a delusional disorder. For many, those delusions can be completely life-altering, ranging from beliefs in paranoid or jealous concerns to beliefs in the supernatural or clearly impossible happenings. Whatever the case, a delusion is marked by […]
