The Stigma of Mental Illness People with mental illness should not have to live under a stigma or be seen as less then. They are people that have challenges everyday faced with the normal things that other people find simple. Waking up in the morning, keeping interest in hobbies, having a simple conversation, doing routine things: all these can be difficult for someone suffering with mental illness. At times caregivers of those or family members can find it difficult to…..
Limited Edition grydscaen RPG Trading Card game playtester copy available Want to get your hands on a limited edition copy of the grydscaen RPG Trading Card game before it is released? On 1 February 2017, a copy of the game will be made available on eBay. I will post more detail about it as we get closer to the date. When will the Finished game be available to purchase? The second print run of the game is scheduled for end…..
So I wanted to talk a little bit about accepting yourself. I know each one of us has something that they don’t like about their bodies. Could be your feet, your hair, your thighs, your lack of 6-pack abs. Sure you can work on these things and come to better understand and accept yourself but for a trans person this dysphoria takes on a whole new level of meaning. So I have been over last year and this year in…..
Translation: Cold of the Soul (Depression). The Japanese had a hard time believing in depression. The producers of Prozac actually gave up on the country when the drug first came out since there was no such thing as “depression in Japan.” You would grin and bear it, get some rest or just go exercise and then be expected to go back to work and suck it up. Depression was not really recognized in Japan until 1996. It was not until…..
I wanted to talk about ending domestic violence today using characters from the YA dystopian scifi novel grydscaen: utopia because the main character Lino has to deal with that in this book. First, as a writer I need to relate my experience to domestic violence. It can be physical, emotional and sexual including rape. I have not had a lot of relationships, I can count them on one hand but in those few I have experienced violence. Having a…..
Sometimes the Universe tests you. It wants to see how you handle yourself under pressure and if you can hold up and fight. Having been tested before I have come from the depths and come out the other side at least twice, and then again when my car flipped upside down due to tires flying off that were not bolted on right. I walked away from that in a totalled car and miraculously was the only vehicle to get harmed……
So today has been a wake up call. Life is precious and it can elude us at any moment. I was going to school and working and publishing my books as secondary. This afternoon I came across something that changed my mindset. At this moment it is about the Packrats, and the message and being there for lgbt teens and homeless youth. My books are important and I must finish the grydscaen mission. Nothing else matters. The world has…..
Even today there is still a stigma around mental health. Depression, schizophrenia, eating disorders, cutting these are all items that still are looked down upon. Still other mental health disorders like bipolar, ADHD and borderline personality disorder get an even worse view in society saying people are abusing medication and it is all made up in your mind, just concentrate harder. Statements like this don’t help at all and they alienate the person with the disorder. I wanted to…..
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