#Mental Health Awareness show

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 MH24-29. Gina Cavalier, Surviving Suicidal Ideation:

Mental Health Awareness, with Sara Troy and her guests Gina Cavalier on air from July 16th  Gina Cavalier or Dr. Amelia Kelley, coauthors of the new book, Surviving Suicidal Ideation: From Therapy to Spirituality and the Lived Experience. Gina is a healed suicidal ideation survivor and host of The Liberated Healer podcast and Amelia Kelley, PhD is a trauma-informed therapist and co-host of The…

[q8qwertyuiop8p]

If you want to ship Jinx with someone, that's fine. But I'm so tired of people getting upset when people don't think she could be in a relationship, and then trying to make a scene about it, calling those people abliest and bigoted.

I myself suffer from mental illnesses, two of which Jinx also experiences. The truth is, yes, there are people who are too mentally ill to maintain a healthy relationship. They are the minority of the mentally ill, but they exist. There are also many people who don't want that kind of relationship for reasons relating with their mental illness.

Jinx is mentally stunted and still acts like a child. She suffers from visual and auditory hallucinations to the point that she has difficulty distinguishing between psychosis and reality. She has severe PTSD due to the loss of those close to her and betrayal. She suffers paranoia, especially regarding what people's true motivations are, and irrationally assumes that everyone is out to get her. She is an unstable murderer with a severe lack of empathy and value for life, including her own.

Reality isn't always pleasant, and the reality is that, assuming they even want that kind of relationship in the first place, someone like jinx can not maintain a healthy relationship without serious help (which doesn't seem to be available in Zaun), and you are kidding yourself if you think otherwise. That doesn't mean it is wrong to ship her by any means. But acknowledging this reality is NOT abliest so long as you aren't generalizing that all mentally ill people don't want or can't have this type of relationship.

If you are making it out to be abliest, YOU are the problem, because you are either making assumptions, overthinking it, or purposely trying to cause turmoil. When you frame things that aren't abliest as abliest, you are making it difficult for actual victims and cases of ableism to be taken seriously. I understand you may think you are doing the right thing, but before you throw around those labels, please take the time to consider how something is problematic and if you are jumping to conclusions.

[frecklenog]

rewatching destiny is so funny but it also HURTS !!!!!!!!! jay has to hear his dad say he’d kill the destiny gang members, which includes little destiny, and i’m sure that finn would be understanding of jay and ld’s relationship but naturally since they’ve kept it a secret finn doesn’t fucking know and it clearly upsets the poor kid ,,, crying throwing up

[fella-lovin-fella]

something i find upsetting about my doctor refusing rescue medication for my anxiety is that like. stress causes a lot of physical health issues. this is a proven fact that's widely accepted in medicine.

my chronic anxiety is having a massive toll on my body, because i am constantly feeling high stress, without break. if we remove the anxiety label from it, is this not a medical issue that can and should be treated?

[toberracore]

Core Central - Some doodles (primarily on whiteboard fox) over the last few months.

A different form.

[artofkhaos404]

We as Christians need to be more supportive and understanding of those who battle gender dysphoria. As a dysphoric follower of Christ, I never feel more judged and hated than when I walk into a room of "believers." I'm disappointed in us.

[chrysalismoblivion]

am i the only one who thinks it's weird that chappell roan tells her fans once parasocial behavior is creepy as shit and is still being attacked for it but tyler the creator can make a whole album about how parasocial behavior is creepy as shit and people say he's revolutionary and should get a grammy

[violetskies65]

Reba and the stigma w/ Mental Ilness

After a nice nostalgic rewatch of the sitcom Reba, I have noticed and reflected on a lot of things. I think this show is sort of like a time capsule, dated but both fun and interesting to look back on, especially if you already have fond memories of said sitcom.

Reba just happens to be one of those "cozy" shows to watch. I imagine that many may watch the show and think of an aunt, grandparent, their parents, or in my case, my older neighbor who always had this show blaring when I would be sent over to ask for sugar.

Reba explores the life of Reba Hart, played by famed country musician Reba McEntire. Notably why you can catch reruns on CMT. The show lasted for six seasons, exploring issues and themes of divorce, teenage pregnancy, custody struggles, and more, while being set in rural (and very conservative!) Texas. It can come off as dated, but I think it is a good show to look back oh and notice how sitcom themes have changed. Reba is light and fluffy, while also having darker themes with a large emphasis on morals and betrayal.

I think season 3 is when the lives of each character starts to change, with the anti-depressant episode sticking out to me. in 2024, it would seem everyone you know seeks out help for their deteroriating mental health. Society definetely seems a bit more dystopian than it did circa 2004. Brock, the cheating seemingly never satisfied (be it sexually, romantically, intellectually) ex husband of Reba, suffers with depression, and after being medicated with "happy pills" becomes distant with current wife, and perhaps most annoying character on the show, Barbara Jean. Of course she is the former mistress, and totally against Brock's new found chemical weapon for his deteoriating mental health and stressful life. This theme stretches for three episodes almost, as their marriage becomes more strained and difficult. Due to on-going therapy sessions, Brock is forced to confront his own demons, his past, in order to overcome his present mental health struggles and prepare for his future, to actually be happy, within his life, and within his marriage.

I find season 3 to be very entertaining, but as an adult with my own battles, it has caused me to reflect and take a look at myself, my life, and of course my mental health. Notably, I really have nothing in common with the cheating bastard sitcom character Brock, but I think season 3's emphasis on his mental health shows how far we as a society have came in regards to the stigma around mental illness, much less the prescribed medications to treat said illnesses. Honestly, it is a bit depressing that there seems to be no good sitcoms that dwelve into these ideals nowadays, especially with a family unit, notably a dysfunctional, yet loving one.

To conclude, I feel that this little hearty and loving sitcom did one of the most accurate portrayals of mental illness struggles, and the crisis that may accompany it. WIthin season 3, it goes from Brock having a mid life crisis, doubting his current position/sense of self, realizing he is in fact a problem to himself and others, battling depression, and then accepting medication/therapy, while also tacking on Reba's own struggles! As we must not forget, she is a single mom who works too hard

who loves her kids and never stops

with the heart of a fighter

she's a survivor

[ihavethegrimoire]

I think maybe the world would be a little bit better if people just took a minute to realize their favorite characters are riddled with personality disorders, attachment issues, trauma responses, and mental illnesses. And like even if those characters did bad things you would still be upset seeing them harmed and treated with the same level of vitriol you do to real people with these issues every day.

[curiositysavesthecat]

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MH24-17. Dr Katelyn Lehman Quantum Clinic

Mental Health Awareness with Sara Troy and her guest Dr. Katelyn Lehman, Ph.D, on air from April 23RD Dr. Katelyn Lehman, Ph.D., stands as an innovative force at the helm of a new paradigm of psychological well being. As the Chief Executive and Visionary at Quantum Clinic, she has built a model of mental health service provision rooted in heart-brain coherence and nervous system healing through…

[raininyourblackeyes]

My cousin, a published writer, a well-known poet in my country and a literature professor, for whom I've always been no.1 support ever since her first attempts at writing in high school, told me that I must stop writing as a hobby because that's her thing and since I'm writing fantasy mostly my writing could never have any important artistic value anyways.

[swinging-stars-from-satellites]

if it's such a rare disease why am I getting so many videos from so many people about it on my feed

[porrimina]

Inspiration Points Gained!

I just heard a story on TikTok about a man’s great great great great grandmother who began writing down the names of soldiers in the confederacy after they killed her husband for not joining them. So the woman ended up training to hunt those said men in the confederacy for sport and even kept one of said men’s skulls as a soap dish in her bathroom.

I have not smiled and laughed so hard in a bit considering the world and its events, but oh my god Inspiration Points gained! I don’t crave violence for the sake of violence, but with the life I’ve had, only having survived dangerous people through the fawn response as a kid, teen, and some adult years…yeah I would argue some violence is necessary as a tool and self defense because it took me a long time to learn this but there are people who genuinely get joy from assaulting + abusing others.

This is coming as someone who always thought they deserved to get abused from various cisgender men throughout my life until two years ago, wasn’t able to get therapy or help due to living circumstances, have had various suicidal thoughts throughout the years and felt like i should’ve died, the stigmatization of victims from…well the majority of the population but especially in school, going undiagnosed and untreated for a comorbidity of mental illnesses developed over a span of time being in and out of treatment, haven’t been able to finish school thanks to not having aid for mental illnesses, and was only until recently last year able to afford therapy so yeah I like to think I do have a say when it comes to recognizing powerful abusive people + psychopathic behaviors, and recognizing how governmental bodies + large institutions continue to perpetuate the cycles of violence, abuse, and suicide against poor people of various marginalized communities that intersect.

That’s why I always carry a taser, a pocket knife and sharp scissors in my bag or person whenever I can, everywhere I go and am currently trying to get certified to carry because America + capitalism + white governments like to normalize and sanction violence against vulnerable populations, (black people, Palestinian people, Congolese people, Chinese people, indigenous people, children, disabled people, neurodivergent people, mentally ill people, women, trans women, trans men, lgbtq people, lesbians, pregnant BIPOC peoples, dark skinned people etc.) gaslights them into thinking they deserved it and don’t provide aid…especially children of all backgrounds…which has caused a lot of cycles of violence to continue.

Point being, I aspire to be like that woman, but only just to keep dangerous people away that bring others harm…especially if they’re racists because fuck them. Also I firmly believe vulnerable populations deserve the right to arm themselves if that’s what leads to their liberation because they’ve tried to protect themselves peacefully throughout the years and that hasn’t been working unfortunately.

‼️‼️‼️‼️Note: don’t come at me for putting fandoms tags in the post because as a person who’s in a lot of fandoms, I know BIPOC people suffer the most within fandoms because of racists who think they can get away with it just because they’re interacting with fantasy content and it’s enough already. I will block anyone who interacts with me that engages in racism, xenophobia and any other problematic bullshit on the spot. This is also coming from someone who grew up as the one white kid in a large family of dark skinned individuals so yeah I do have a say in the matter when it concerns calling out other white skinned people who exhibit problematic behaviors. Also if you’re a BIPOC fan in any of the fandom tags, this is a safe space here for you. I won’t always be perfect but I’m always down to learn anything new and will try to support you as you see fit. ‼️‼️‼️‼️

[toberracore]

You are pretty.

[skrinklyship]

Been feeling a bit iffy lately so I drew me n Pops having a quick chat about my self esteem ˑ ֗ ִ˳✧༚