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5 Signs of Mental Illness Mental illness is gradually losing its stigma. It seems that more of us are suffering with mental health issues than ever before. However, it’s difficult to know whether there truly has been an increase, or if we as a society are simply talking about and recognizing it more often now. Either way, recognizing the signs of mental illness is crucial in securing the appropriate treatment for ourselves or someone close to us.   There are five chief signs that a person may be suffering from mental ill-health: A change in character   If someone you know has displayed a change in personality , this could be a significant sign. For example, if a usually outgoing person becomes quiet and withdrawn, or if a usually funny person becomes very serious. Watch out for them behaving in way that seems very different to usual or unlike themselves in some other way. Often a change in character can be one of the first signs that someone is suffe...

Linda K. Schmitmeyer ’s memoir, “ Rambler: A Family Pushes Through the Fog of Mental Illness ,” is an intimate and forthright look at her experience of raising children with a husband who has a severe mental illness. Linda’s professional life has taken her from the classroom to the newsroom to a public relations office. Semi-retired now, she continues to work as a freelance writer and editor and adjunct university professor. The career constant—the thread running through it all—is her love for writing. She fondly recalls the first time she imagined herself a writer. In grade school at the time, she overheard an aunt praising a story she’d written about growing up in a large family. (She has 10 brothers and a sister.) But being a writer wasn’t something little girls living in the Midwest in the 1950s set out to be, so she became a teacher. Eventually she morphed into a writer. When not writing—or thinking about writing—she enjoys traveling and bicycling, with her husband, Steve...

Therapy on Demand is a digital wellness service featuring a team of the world's top therapy and health care experts. You'll access instant and secure coaching from top professionals from the fields of Psychology, Allied Health, and Wellness. We have conducted an interview with the founders. Who are in your team of Therapy? Which fields of expertise are they from? The Therapy on Demand team of consists of international experts in physical, mental and emotional health. Our customers may choose to digitally meet with one or more coaches from allied healthcare, fitness, yoga, meditation, and psychotherapy fields. Our coaches are specially selected for their unique skills. For example, Rie Cherie, RTY is an actual “yoga therapist” who is trained to apply yoga science in order to improve certain conditions and “dis-eases”. We decided to add coaches such as personal trainers after reviewing massive amount of scientific research that shows even simple exercises can improve ...

In 1991, Don Shetterly was paralyzed from a condition known as a “conversion disorder” for a short period of time. Since that time, he has spent many hours healing and recovering from the trauma and abuse he suffered as a child. Writing became therapy to Don and his book of poetry and writing, “A Journey Through Words” is about his own process in the journey to heal. We have conducted an interview with him. How different is writing your book: “Hope And Possibility Through Trauma” versus writing ''A Journey Through Words''? When I wrote Journey Through Words , I was just writing words that were helping me express the hurt and pain that I was attempting to heal from. It was raw writing at times, letting words flow without thinking of what they would be intended for or how they would impact everyone else. It was my outlet and my moment where I could bare my soul with whatever was showing up in that moment. When I wrote Hope And Possibility Through Trauma ,...

One evening a number of years ago, two mental health professionals, Jerome C. Vergamini, MD and Ray Miskimins, Ph.D., away from their offices on a steelhead fishing vacation decided to put their heads together to collaborate on a book about teens. The result of that decision is the book "Field Guide To The American Teenager: A Survival Guide For Parents" . We have conducted an interview with the authors. Every teen is different and while writing this book, how do you seek to address all the possible issues faced by parents today? We did not seek to address all the possible issues facing parents of teens. That would be an impossible task. We had hoped to give parents some basic information on the most important topics related to parenting teenagers, as well as some resources for parents about issues beyond the scope of this book. We started the book with information about growth and developmental stages in teens and about communication with them and then proceeded t...

Tonight our guest is Gem Moran, an award-winning artist from County Durham, UK. On the 15th October 2017, she will be putting on a non-profit art exhibition called ' The Bipolar Express Art Exhibition '. The exhibition will be used to raise awareness and educate about bipolar disorder, and will also be used to advertise various avenues of help, particularly local to County Durham, for those who have mental health needs. We have conducted an interview with Gem. When did you start planning for your non-profit art exhibition? What was the most challenging? I’ve had the idea to do artwork based on mental illness swimming around for a while, but I wasn't sure initially the best way to approach it. I eventually figured that an exhibition was the way to go! That way, I can make sure people understand my work and I’d be on hand if anyone had any questions. The most challenging aspect has been getting support with the advertising. There’s a certain stigma attached to ment...

Dr. Cullen Hardy obtained his Doctor of Psychology degree in Clinical Psychology (Psy.D.) in 2015 from Antioch University New England in Keene, New Hampshire. Dr. Hardy trained in community mental health centers throughout New England where he worked with clients suffering from a wide range of issues such as anxiety, depression, grief, loss, trauma, eating disorders, self-harm, and vocational issues. Cullen also works with couples to help them improve their intimacy and relationship. We have conducted an interview with him. How does using an integrated approach while incorporating Cognitive Behavioral methods and a narrative perspective empower your clients? Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is what many people think of as “traditional therapy.” Without going into a long explanation about what CBT is and how it works, the basic (very basic) premise is that if one changes patterns of thinking or behavior then this can affect the way someone feels. Put another way, if you change m...

Today our guest is Angela Tsounis, author of the book series Different from the Other Kids. Her daughter was diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder at seventeen but had bouts of pervasive anxiety throughout her childhood. In the second book of the series, she takes the reader through a series of interviews with people who take a different approach to dealing with mental illness. Different from the Other Kids: Natural Alternatives Edition has a positive and uplifting message - we can do better! We have conducted an interview with Angela. Who inspired you to write this book series called “Different from the Other Kids”? The question isn’t so much who but why. I was a parent who was struggling with a child released from the psych ward of a hospital. There was no information or resources readily available to me in a challenging parenting situation. The Different from the Other Kids trilogy is an opportunity to share information with, and support other parents as they go through this c...