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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Melinda R. Hasbrouck
Jan 30, 20181 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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Melinda R. Hasbrouck
Jan 18, 20181 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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Melinda R. Hasbrouck
Jan 17, 20181 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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Melinda R. Hasbrouck
Jan 16, 20181 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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Melinda R. Hasbrouck
Oct 28, 20171 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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