Increasing understanding of mental illness by sharing my personal struggle with major depressive disorder, PTSD, and generalized anxiety disorder. It's crucial that sufferers not feel stigmatized and are not afraid to ask for help, especially the children. It's natural to be afraid of things we don't understand, so maybe by sharing our experiences, we can make a difference. Talk with others, ask questions, share this blog. Mental illness is not something of which to be afraid.
Friday, May 17, 2013
Picasso and PTSD??
While I was in the hospital being treated for PTSD, I was encouraged to find a hobbie, a leisure activity, something I could do where time would just flow, and I would enjoy what I was doing. There wasn't anything like that in my life, besides theatre, till now. The idea is that taking up a new activity will lay down new neural pathways which will assist me in changing the unwanted behaviours of PTSD. I took up drawing. This is the World Premiere of my first four pieces!
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