Hello friends,
I've decided to make this blog entirely about mental health. It's an issue that's very close to my heart, and with all of the problems with addiction in the developed world today, I think it's a worthwhile topic to discuss.
The Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC) has suggested that storytelling may be helpful in the treatment of mental illnesses. I agree with this and would like to share this visual poem. If you've ever dealt with a mental illness, I'm sure you can relate to the author.
I do not feel ashamed about anything that is "wrong" with me - I am simply 1 in 5.
My goal for this blog is to help others open up about mental illness by talking openly about my own. 1 in 5 means that if you have not been directly affected by a mental illness, someone close to you probably has.
My next post is going to be about how/why I tell my social worker a lot more about my life than my psychiatrist.
I do not have it out for the field of psychiatry; I am just going to be brutally honest about how I feel about my treatment.
Remember: I'm not crazy 'cause i take the right pills everyday and will continue to do so.
Mary Jane
P.S.: I will continue to write poetry/study astrology... I do taxes 6 days a week now and have a hard time finding time for my large number of hobbies.
