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The Trauma of a Mental Illness Diagnosis
Melinda R. Hasbrouck
  • Feb 6, 2018
  • 1 min

The Trauma of a Mental Illness Diagnosis

Being diagnosed with a mental illness can be traumatic. Establishing a new normal is a process but is possible. You may need to grieve...
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Who doesn’t love a healthy bargain? I know I do!
Melinda R. Hasbrouck
  • Jan 30, 2018
  • 1 min

Who doesn’t love a healthy bargain? I know I do!

Making bargains with yourself helps push you to overcome your debilitating symptoms. Challenging yourself to do something, no matter how...
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Love as a powerful medicine for mental illness
Melinda R. Hasbrouck
  • Jan 18, 2018
  • 1 min

Love as a powerful medicine for mental illness

Loving yourself is a big part of recovering and surviving a mental illness and the symptoms that persist for a lifetime, which are unique...
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I no longer believe hurtful thoughts based on pain and fear
Melinda R. Hasbrouck
  • Jan 17, 2018
  • 1 min

I no longer believe hurtful thoughts based on pain and fear

Evolving to a place that questions the dark/negative/critical voices or thoughts many if not all people have experienced is possible....
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The ask for help that saved my life - my first step to address my mental illness
Melinda R. Hasbrouck
  • Jan 16, 2018
  • 1 min

The ask for help that saved my life - my first step to address my mental illness

Desperate for help I opened up to a friendly dean at my law school when I couldn't "pull it together." #No2MHStigma
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"I was raped" - trauma, masks and mental illness
Melinda R. Hasbrouck
  • Oct 28, 2017
  • 1 min

"I was raped" - trauma, masks and mental illness

Wearing masks is a protective hiding technique used by a lot of people including me. Masks helped me survive my childhood and became a...
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