The View From Here...

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.

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Friday, July 1, 2016

DO IT ALL!!! NO REGRETS!!

Do the stuff people say you shouldn't. Do the stuff that seems impossible, silly, difficult, immature, irrelevant. We can create a long list of reasons why we shouldn't do something, but a very short list of why we should. There is only one reason why we should do that thing that seems impossible or silly or ridiculous.... because you want to!!! Because your heart is telling you to do it, and your heart never lies, so listen to it!

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!