Posts in Voices of Mental Illness

Nov 13 New Study Shows that 20 Percent of Patients Who Recover from COVID-19 Are Diagnosed with Mental Illness Within 90 Days

In a new study published Monday in The Lancet Psychiatry journal, researchers followed 62,354 patients who contracted the ...

Oct 19 Suicide Hotline Signed Into Law – Advocacy Pays Off!

The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) issued a Press Release to announce the incredible news that from this past ...

Oct 12 How Practicing The Basics Can Help Maintain Your Mental Well-Being

Saturday, October 10, 2020, was World Mental Health Day. I should have had this blog post turned in by then. But every time I ...

Oct 09 Mental Illness is Not a Choice

Mental illness is not, in any way, shape, or form, a choice. It has, however, always been my opinion that it bestows upon the ...

Oct 08 Mental Illness is Everywhere

Mental illness is everywhere. It lives in the acquaintances you know from college, the friends you talk to on your day-to-day, and ...

Oct 08 Understanding Mental Health & Chronic Pain

Chronic pain is described as pain that lasts longer than six months. Chronic pain can be mild or severe, be continuous, or appear ...