As I sat back one day recalling different moments from my past, I began to realize that life is nothing more than a bunch of puzzle pieces slowly being put together by every event we experience, ultimately creating the big picture which is our life's purpose. This is how I envision my life. Every moment, …
MentalCloud9 Has A New Channel On YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Snvh4VAMEg What mental health needs is more sunlight, more candor, and more unashamed conversation.Glenn Close I am very excited to announce that we have launched our own YouTube channel on Mental Health Awareness. This is an exciting journey that we want to share with you on how we deal with Borderline Personality Disorder(BPD), as a …
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The Beautiful Side Of BPD
Photo by Jamil Rostum on Pexels.com "Having BPD is like having a Ferrari with bicycle brakes, and these bicycle brakes are simply not strong enough to control such a powerful engine."Dr. Hallowell Being diagnosed with borderline personality disorder (BPD) can be scary. Especially when mental disorders have carried around the stigma of the person being …
Repeat Offender? Elevation or Degradation?
Photo by Skylar Kang on Pexels.com Making a mistake is something we all dread doing. We know that along with our slip-ups comes regret and consequences. What we fail to see is that some mistakes we make are here to help mold us and make us better for our next challenge. It's about how you …
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IT BEGAN WITH A MORNING WALK…….
To some, finding out that you are diagnosed with a mental disorder, can feel like such a scary and lonely place to be. Having to face yourself and deal with what is wrong with you at the core can be overwhelming and even cause major physical symptoms such as anxiety and depression. But for some …
From Mental Illness to Mental Wellness Pt 4
Cloud 3 Personality disorders Personality disorders have carried around many different types of stigmas for a very long time. Because of this, many people walk around undiagnosed and unaware that they even have a condition at all. Many believe that they are the only ones who suffer from the symptoms that they have become so …
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MY JOURNEY WITHIN OUR JOURNEY-OUR CROSS COUNTRY TRIP FROM CALIFORNIA TO NEW YORK
Many of you may not know that I just returned from a 2 1/2 week cross country trip from California to New York and back again. My boyfriend, my 3 children, our German Shepherd "Atticus" and myself drove almost 4 days from California to New York. Although we were returning for a more somber moment, …
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From Mental Illness to Mental Wellness Pt. 3-Anxiety disorders
CLOUD 2- ANXIETY DISORDERS Anxiety is a word all to familiar to many people. Everyone experiences anxiety in one form or another. There are many types of anxiety and all can be debilitating in our everyday life. I began to experience anxiety and depression as a teenager. As I got older, and different traumatic situations …
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From Mental Illness to Mental Wellness Part 2
Cloud 1-Mood Disorders Types of disorders, causes, symptoms and steps to wellness I want to be able to look a little more in depth at each type of disorder. To be able to give everyone a more detailed explanation of symptoms to look for and how to find healing through different resources. I was fortunate …
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From Mental Illness to Mental Wellness Part 1
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com In these times, mental illness has always been viewed in such a negative light. And because of this, we avoid talking about this topic that affects so many everyday. Afraid of being judged or labeled "the crazy person". Some people walk around never knowing they suffer these symptoms and just …
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