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Treat mental illnessUntreated mental illness is a tragedy for individuals and families and can result in tragedy for a community and a nation. This weekend's infinitely sad shooting of a young child, a judge, a congresswoman and many others is most likely the result of untreated or inadequately treated mental illness. Jared Loughner's writings are the product of a mind stricken with mental illness, a biological and treatable brain disorder which causes paranoid and disorganized thoughts. His friends and teachers noticed that his behavior and way of relating to others were odd and made them uncomfortable. I wonder if he sought treatment; if anyone encouraged him to seek treatment; or if anyone considered admitting him to treatment without his consent. The right medication and therapy at the right time can reduce or eliminate the paranoid and disorganized thinking, and with the support of professionals and peers, people like Loughner can live productive and non-violent lives. In fact, people with mental illness are much more likely to be the victims of violence, not the perpetrators. We must do a better job of informing people about mental illness and about treatment options. We must make the treatment of mental illness a priority. Yes, treatment costs money. Health care of any kind is not free, but how can a price be placed on the lives lost on Saturday? RAMONA JOHNSON President/CEO Bridgehaven Mental Health Services Louisville 40205 http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20110113/OPINION02/301130026/1018/OPINION/Reader+Letters+|+Irre sponsible+editorial
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As a person who thought of herself as 'depressed'
for much of her life I know from experience what
Henry David Thoreau meant when he so eloquently
stated:
"The masses of men lead lives of quiet
desperation and go to the grave with the song
still in them."
I've since studied and discovered that the quiet
(and not so quiet) desperation he speaks of comes
from a profound disconnection from the true self -
the unique person each of us are born to become
and share with the world.
We get disconnected through early childhood
conditioning - parental, cultural, educational,
etc.
In shape-shifting ourselves to become what
we think will be accepted - hopefully loved - we
lose our selves.
In this context, I'm speaking about the millions
of people who think they have a mental dis-ease.
They don't. They have a human dis-ease. There is
nothing 'wrong' with them.
What adds insult to injury is the feeling of being
'less than' or 'different in a bad way'.
I no longer feel depressed. Quite the contrary.
It's amazing how good it is to feel comfortable in
your own skin!
Therefore, I 've dedicated my life to helping others
reconnect and align with and fully express their
true magnificence.
It takes a bit of moxie to do that. I know, too,
from experience - its well worth the ride.
In the way a non-medical person can, I also
support the millions of functioning people who
have a real mental dis-ease.
I've shared their stories.
For example, in my interview with Susan Olmetti
http://www.susanolmetti.com/ we were able to share
how she views being bi-polar as her special gift.
She embraces what others would call her
'infliction'. She uses and leverages it to create
great works of art in a variety of media.
Susan loves who she is and enjoys a meaningful and
satisfying life. And, yes, she makes sure she
stays on her meds.
As you well know, what some would consider a
mental dis-ease is a key ingredient (for some)
in being extraordinary.
Any dis-ease is merely a disease.
Its how each individual FEELS about his or her
dis-ease that creates the total experience.
All suffering is real. Not all reasons for
suffering are real.
While I cannot provide any medical advice I'd love
to find out how you would like me to join forces
with you and nkm2.org.
I have an excellent record and reputation
for teaching people how to 'do the hokey pokey and
turn themselves around' about how they feel about
who they are and what they have to contribute -
because that's what its all about!
I, too, want to take the 'dis' out of dis-ease.
Let me know how I can be of service.
With love and laughter,
Valery
Valery Satterwhite
Author, Personal Accountability Partner, Speaker,
Moxie Master
Fully committed to the joyful, fulfilling and bold
expression of your authentic greatness.
Author of "You Suck!: (Have You Ever Said That To
Yourself?) How To Turn Your Fraidy-Cat Inner
Critic Into A Confident, Courageous Fan" -
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HANDBOOK 2010
Health:
1. Drink plenty of water.
2. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a beggar.
3. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food that is manufactured in plants..
4. Live with the 3 E's -- Energy, Enthusiasm and Empathy
5. Make time for bringing peace to this world.
6. Play more games
7. Read more books than you did in 2009 .
8. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day
9. Sleep for 7 hours.
10. Take a 10-30 minute walk daily. And while you walk, smile.
Personality:
11. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
12. Don't have negative thoughts or things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment.
13. Don't over do. Keep your limits.
14. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
15. Don't waste your precious energy on gossip.
16. Dream more while you are awake
17. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need..
18. Forget issues of the past. Don't remind your partner with his/her mistakes of the past. That will ruin your present happiness.
19. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. Don't hate others.
20. Make peace with your past so it won't spoil the present.
21. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.
22. Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn. Problems are simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away like algebra class but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime.
23. Smile and laugh more.
24. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree...
Society:
25. Call your family often.
26. Each day give something good to others.
27. Forgive everyone for everything..
28. Spend time w/ people over the age of 70 & under the age of 6.
29. Try to make at least three people smile each day.
30. What other people think of you is none of your business.
31. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch.
Life:
32. Do the right thing!
33. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.
34. The ability to heal yourself is within you.
35. However good or bad a situation is, it will change..
36. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
37. The best is yet to come..
38. When you awake alive in the morning, enjoy the day.
39. Your inner most is always happy. So, be happy.
Last but not the least:
40. Please Forward this to everyone you care about, I just did.
I have found being here very theraputic.  And since I am used to rejection, I have decided to do something brave, bold, crazy and magnificently liberating. I am going to set myself free and impart my points of view on the unwashed and unsuspecting masses by becoming a stand up comedian.
I have a knack for making people laugh. Mostly because I am irreverent and am unashamed to point out things that most people find shockingly funny.
I feel so much better after pouring out my thoughts here and people are so cool about it, so supportive and nice. I wonder if all the nice people on the planet participate here.
I am going to go out on a limb here and say that you (yes you..) wouldn't be here if you didn't want to be helped. You come here and pour out your soul and the rest of us sympathise, empathise and genuinely feel a little less alone because of you.. (yes, you too..)
So, I am going to carry the touch publicly for the rest of us and turn all this pain and suffering into laughs. They are all laughing at us anyway, so we should learn to laugh at ourselves.
I will never make fun of anyone here personally, nor will I speak of anyone or anything that has been shared here. I will only speak from a personal perspective. I have too much respect for all of you sincerely wonderful people. (We are wonderful people.. believe that. It's what gives us the ability to truly suffer. It's the shallow and callouse people who have no real ability to feel anything other than self-importance.)
I have spent time on stage before and am used to public speaking. And, since I really have nothing left to really lose from a self respect perspective, why not hang it all out there? Why not turn all this sadness and pain that I feel into laughter?
It will be my way of finding joy without having to engage myself in allowing them to suck the life out of me.
What's the worst that could happen? I fail? I am ridiculed? Like I haven't been dealing with that now?? Really.
Wish me luck and thank you for the inspiration!
I truly love you all. You are my peeps!
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One day I feel I'm ahead of the wheel and the next it's rolling over me. I can get back on. I can get back on. Far Cry - Rush Anonymous Read more like this at Webmd.com, in the Depresion Support Group section.
Small and selfish, able to demonize those less fortunate, they are broken-hearted, and some will never heal...if they are to, we must forgive them, and lead the way... MP
An NKM2! Interview
by Marco Pantoliano "In terms of the stigma...if people have a problem with my eccentricities, then it's their problem, not mine." - Margot Kidder I recently had the pleasure of speaking with actress, and mental health advocate, Margot Kidder. She shared her views, of the wide, wild world of brain dis-ease, the stigma, and the psychiatric industry. Margot, who prefers not to label her mental state, has had her battles with bain dis-ease in the past. For some time now, she has been able to harness the power of her mind, by nourishing her brain with a routine of natural remedies. After years of struggling with her own personal brain dis-ease, "Lois Lane", has found a way to be the master of her kryptonite. What are the main differences between how you dealt with your condition earlier in life, and how you deal with it now? Well, earlier in life I went to psychiatrists and took all their medications, which was not helpful in my case at all; I think I developed more problems because of the medications than I did after I stopped seeing psychiatrists. So, you would have to pay me a million bucks to go to a shrink at this point. I deal with my ups and downs for the most part. Although I'm not anti-medication, I'm anti the abuse of medications, which psychiatrists seem to be all too willing to engage in. I deal with my stuff with diet, with a lot of nutrients, and with amino acids and minerals, and periodic de-toxing of my body. I also follow a sort of program of taking my emotional barometer so to speak each morning, and being hyper-aware of where I am, and if I start to get a bit manic, doing the things I know I need to do, to keep that in check. Or, for example, if I get depressed, I tend to inject a lot of vitamin B12, which really helps with my depression. In your opinion, what are the most effective forms of treatment for a brain dis-ease? I believe strongly that each person is different, and I believe that if you’re someone that the drugs help, take the drugs, whatever gets you through the night. This is not a moral issue, it's a health issue. But what helps me is something called "Orthomolecular Psychiatry," which basically takes the toxins out of your system and replenishes the nutrients you're deficient in. What advice would you give anyone struggling with their current treatment regimen? You have to go do your homework, google orthomolecular psychiatry, get a book called "The Teachings of Buddha;" there's a wonderful book called "Healing The Brain The Natural Way." There's another one on depression called "The Way Up From Down." And, if you have a doctor that's treating you with less than 100% respect, than you need to get another doctor...right away. Talk to people you trust and love, and work slowly. But whatever you do, do not abruptly stop taking medication. That's a recipe for disaster. An absolute recipe for disaster. You have to slowly come off it. Do you think that personal research on brain dis-ease and brain function is important for recovery? I think it's necessary for recovery because each person, once they come to an understanding of what their specific challenges are, will be better equipped to overcome them. Because those of us dealing with mental conditions are all different and don't necessarily fit into the classifications used by the psychiatric industry, we each have a personal responsibility, to know as much as possible about the issues we're facing. How important do you think general nutrition and exercise is for the health of the brain? Exercise is huge! I think that it's been proven that most SSRI's are as useful as a good workout; you can get the same effect with a good workout. Have you felt the stigma as a result of being open with your condition? Well, I'm 60 now. I'm an old grandmother, and one of the great things about getting to be an old broad is you become less concerned with that sort of thing. I'm aware of it where if I have any heightened emotions, people immediately worry that I'm going crazy again and that becomes very tiresome. In terms of the stigma...if people have a problem with my eccentricities, then it's their problem, not mine. What would you say to someone who is embarrassed about having a brain dis-ease? I would say that they're probably wise to be cautious because society has not caught up with science and thus has not yet realized that we're not in the dark ages and that having emotional difficulty or a thought difficulty does not mean you're inhabited by the devil. People tend to look at mental illness and deal with it as if it were a moral issue. So, it's normal to be a bit cautious, but don't be too embarrassed to go get help. Help is available in many different forms. Not getting help and keeping everything secret inside is one sure way to drive yourself right around the bend. Our society has a lot of catching up to do, there's a lot of educating to be done. How do you think we can remove the stigma? I think one of the first ways to get rid of the stigma, is to get rid of the notion that there is this thing called "mental illness," as apposed to just an "illness." So the notion that there's mental illness and then there's physical illness, needs to be done away with. We're all just people, floundering around, trying to make this thing called life, work. And some people have a harder time than others and there are many different ways to make it easier for themselves. The end of the stigma is in our hands as individuals.
My children are full of laughter
My Amanda is full of spite
My family is so amazing
Yet I always full of strife
Why is my head always spinning
In the opposite ways of smiles
I wish I could control myself
But I fuck up all the times
I wish I could rip it wide open
And let the bad thoughts go away
But I can't so I am stuck painting a smile every FN day
God lord or whatever the fuck you are
Just let it be heard
I am tired of hurting the ones
That love me the most
Why can't My love be heard
Thank you again!!!
Amanda
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