Tag: mental health treatment
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From Post Traumatic Stress Disorder to INorder in 5 Simple Steps
In a previous post, I shared many resources to help cope with and manage bipolar disorder. At the level of “superpower” in living with and managing any mental illness is self-awareness. Next to acceptance, being self-aware is the most important facet in treating Post Traumatic Stess Disorder (PTSD). This post will be peppered with quotes…
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BOTW #4: The End of Mental Illness by Dr. Amen
For this week’s Read This! Book of the Week, I’m recommending that your read, The End of Mental Illness by Dr. Daniel Amen. In The End of Mental Illness, Dr. Amen draws on the latest findings of neuroscience to challenge an outdated psychiatric paradigm and help readers take control and improve the health of their own brain,…
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10 Mental Health Resources to Prevent Emotional Free-fall and Preserve Your Sanity
As a middle-aged man and Army combat veteran, some of the resources I share on this list have been hard for me to accept/implement. In saying that, the resources that were hardest for me to integrate into my mental health tool-kit have been the most helpful to prevent emotional free-fall and preserve my sanity. Over…
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My Black Box Experience: I Wanted to Die and Only God Could Stop Me
In this post I will be sharing a personal experience that’s challenging for me to talk about. As I promised in my first post, I will do my best to bring something authentic, transparent, and vulnerable to you. This requires me to share the great, good, bad, and ugly of my experience. In an effort…
Daniel Fortune 