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Back in September, I fired my psychiatrist. After being on Lamictal for a bit over a year, I decided the side effects just weren’t worth the trouble. Too, I was constantly having to change the dosage and play around with the time I took it - neither process helped with the side effects. (Note that […]
On Friday, I posted my most recent feelings of frustration with Grey’s Anatomy - namely, the way the writers wrote in a small storyline regarding a man who, to me, seemed to have Body Integrity Identity Disorder (BIID), but blatantly ignored this character both on the show and in the writers’ room.
I am very fortunate […]
Hey folks! Thanks to Kendra and Laura, I was informed that today kicks off the National Invisible Chronic Illness Awareness Week.
According the to the awareness Web site, “96% of chronic illness is invisible.”
Does mental illness fall into the invisible chronic illness category?
You bet your psych meds it does!
The folks behind NICIAW provide online conferences, informational […]
I’d like to follow up on The Mental Benefits of A Good Massage - A Brain Massage, That Is, posted near the beginning of August.
The fabulous BamaGal informed me that:
When someone stops talking after a head injury—it is called aphasia–there are several forms of aphasia—but this is called expressive aphasia […] Having worked for several […]
What an exciting day!
Yes, it’s Thursday and the work week is almost over (for most of you!), but it’s also our monthly theme day here at b5media!
This month’s theme is “travel,” and boy, do I have some traveling tips for those of you with mental health conditions! Sure, the summer is almost over, but many […]
I’ve been tagged by the lovely BamaGal over at Back Across The Line for this “8 Random Facts About Myself.”
I do these things quite often at Writing Spark with my writing buddies, but this is the first one I’ve gotten to do here at Mental Health Notes. Yay!
Before I get started, I want to address […]
Good Monday morning, readers!
I know one of the least desirable things to talk about on a Monday morning in July is fog; however, I’m going to anyway.
Laura Bzowy over at CFS Squared asked me a question a month or so ago.
Do you suffer from brain fog?
Um, how do I answer without sounding like my puppy […]
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