Mental Health Awareness -To End Stigma

Mental Health Awareness -To End Stigma Stigma affects 20% of Canadian society. Every 40 seconds a person with mental illness dies by suicide.

This page was created to help end the stigma, which shadows those of us who live with mental health issues. People are naturally afraid of something they do not understand. Everyone deals with fear differently... Some of us are proactive- teaching ourselves about the things that frighten us. Our anxiety decreases when we become knowledgeable about the once unknown; allowing clearer heads to prevail. This is when we become aware, once aware of something for even a moment we are no longer able to dismiss, ignore or deny the fact that it exists. Mental illness is something many are fearful of due to lack of knowledge- that is the entire reason for this page. To help those who are willing to get the facts and increase their knowledge- which ... Increases Awareness- decreasing stigma.

09/25/2022

Part Two

This is where I left off in my last post! I had to lead to sink or swim! Now being someone of how shall say advanced age... I of course know I am an adult and as such, I have to grow up and get my life on track pronto! Right? Well, sort of... I think it takes all of us different amounts of time to understand certain life lessons! The Hard thing about this is we have the critics or those who lack awareness! We are all built differently, our perception of life is different and we all grew up differently! Therefore, it's logical to assume that we do not all grasp all the grown-up sh*te at the same time! We are not all gonna be successful, stressed-out executives with high-paying salaries! Nor are we going. to be successful gurus in mindfulness! Some of us are going to be students of life! The pay is crap the hours are long! Wow, do you get sh*te on a lot along the journey! However, I think it. maybe worth it in the end! So I am still here with you battling or learning to live better with my mental health and addiction issues! I've decided I no longer want to work as a Registered Nurse but would much prefer to be a peer support worker! I am a continuous work in progress and that's okay! Those who look down on me read up on things before you pass judgment! Otherwise, it makes you just one more person with a point of view and no real knowledge... That makes you dangerous! Please just read up on what frightens you, you may find that there is nothing to fear but fear itself! One more thing thank you for reading my page over the years! Oh, two more things... Please Remember to Just Breathe (if you do it slowly and in through your nose out through your mouth it's proven to bring your blood pressure down!)

09/25/2022

So I have had an extremely long and arduous battle with Anxiety or GAD, MDD, ADHD,PTSD, Well a few others I won’t mention! I am a work in progress and always will be! Life is a quest to learn as much as we can about what we feel is important and pertinent enough to learn about! I love learning about … Well just about everything! I was a fantastic student and if I could be paid to be an eternal student I would have found my dream job! I am looking into becoming a peer support worker for mental health awareness and disorders as well as substance abuse issues and abuse! As I have been in some very dodgy relationships to put it lightly! I have gained lots of knowledge on homelessness as I’ve been there more than once! I know what it feels like to be looked down on and spoken down to…. Due to lack of knowledge on the person or persons doing the condescending! I am poor, on ODSP and highly educated! What that means is my depression caused me to go down a rabbit hole! In th rabbit hole, I felt alone, misunderstood, and hated telling doctors anything because they always go straight to pill seeking! In actuality when I visit a doctor I usually have a pretty good understanding of what the problem is and often I may even have the answer! I have learned to bite my tongue a little! Although I was completely and properly medicated for years until Covid 19! That is when my doctor rolled up his office and disappeared! I had two weeks to find a doctor! The doctor cut me off my ADHD medication and anxiety meds sending me straight into hell! I honestly went straight to street drugs that I had been battling with methadone for a few years! I dropped the methadone and took what would stop the insane rebound anxiety and panic attacks! I was in hell for nine months! I battled my way back with many relapses! I’ve done this without any counselling! While my main support system moved to another province! Good for them there very happy! I finally realized I was alone and sink or swim!

Hope you had a fabulous Friday and that you have a very Satisfying Saturday! God Bless... Remember to Just Breathe...
08/27/2022

Hope you had a fabulous Friday and that you have a very Satisfying Saturday! God Bless... Remember to Just Breathe...

Have a Fabulous Friday…..

08/27/2022

What will your legacy be?

08/15/2022

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I’ve lived with anxiety and panic attacks my entire life! It eventually turned into depression! I ended up addicted to b...
08/15/2022

I’ve lived with anxiety and panic attacks my entire life! It eventually turned into depression! I ended up addicted to benzodiazepines! This took a terrible toll me both mentally and physically. My tolerance built to crazy levels! I ended up addicted to these medications that were supposed to help me! In the end I got off them and I did it cold turkey! My new doctor whom I had to find during Covid! My long time doctor was let go at the age of 93 ... I think he was sick of all the new laws and regulations that had come into place! His job was no longer to help but to follow bureaucratic red tape! He had enough! So my new doctor took me off them cold turkey almost killing me! Should I sue him maybe, will I probably not! I am doing Bert now and here are some of my reasons! I will be posting some of the things that have helped and some the techniques I have yet to try! I will try them out with you! So we can fight off the terrible anxiety that often turns into depression!!

Silver linings are more than fluff—research proves it.

08/13/2022

Thank you to all my followers for taking the time to read and like my page! I haven’t been very active lately! I will be changing that immediately! I think it’s time to get back into the swing of kicking stigma”s butt again! The fight to increase mental health awareness is still very real and extremely important to me! Watch for a lot of new posts etc... very soon!! In the meanwhile remember to just breathe....😎

This is an informative video that is a depiction of what it’s like to live with stigma! In this animated video a person,...
05/25/2022

This is an informative video that is a depiction of what it’s like to live with stigma! In this animated video a person, whose successfully battled an opioid addiction for two years is treated terribly by medical professionals! These professionals lack awareness. The very real damage stigma causes! Please watch!

Stigma impacts all aspects of treatment for people living with opioid use disorder. This animated video explores these impacts and how we can work together to move…

The last two world wars were started over oil, because the one who has the most oil has the most money!  The country wit...
03/26/2022

The last two world wars were started over oil, because the one who has the most oil has the most money! The country with power and control over oil has the money and therefore calls the shots!
There can not be a 3rd WW due to the advance in arms i.e... Nuclear! If a person in power has the capability to help change the financial state of their country for the positive, in my opinion said person should do what they can.
If the Prime Minister of a country does not set an example via spending his personal wealth to help heal the country, and instead decides that war is the preferred option... The planet if the country in question has nuclear weapons is doomed! War is not an option in these times. We must come together as humans and stop arguing over who has the most power and control... Power, control and all the money in the world means nothing if we are blown to Kingdom Come! It is the responsibility of the strong to protect the weak or fragile! People need start paying attention to politics AND LOOK DEEP INTO WHOMEVER YOU DECIDE TO VOTE INTO OFFICE! THE PRIME MINISTER MUST THAN TREAT HIS ROLE AS A PRIVILEGE AND NOT A RIGHT! THE PRIME MINISTER, PRESIDENT ETC... SERVES THE PEOPLE NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND! WAR IS NOT AN OPTION!

Appendix 5:
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (abbreviated)

Article 1 Right to Equality
Article 2 Freedom from Discrimination
Article 3 Right to Life, Liberty, Personal Security
Article 4 Freedom from Slavery
Article 5 Freedom from Torture and Degrading Treatment
Article 6 Right to Recognition as a Person before the Law
Article 7 Right to Equality before the Law
Article 8 Right to Remedy by Competent Tribunal
Article 9 Freedom from Arbitrary Arrest and Exile
Article 10 Right to Fair Public Hearing
Article 11 Right to be Considered Innocent until Proven Guilty
Article 12 Freedom from Interference with Privacy, Family, Home and Correspondence
Article 13 Right to Free Movement in and out of the Country
Article 14 Right to Asylum in other Countries from Persecution
Article 15 Right to a Nationality and the Freedom to Change It
Article 16 Right to Marriage and Family
Article 17 Right to Own Property
Article 18 Freedom of Belief and Religion
Article 19 Freedom of Opinion and Information
Article 20 Right of Peaceful Assembly and Association
Article 21 Right to Participate in Government and in Free Elections
Article 22 Right to Social Security
Article 23 Right to Desirable Work and to Join Trade Unions
Article 24 Right to Rest and Leisure
Article 25 Right to Adequate Living Standard
Article 26 Right to Education
Article 27 Right to Participate in the Cultural Life of Community
Article 28 Right to a Social Order that Articulates this Document
Article 29 Community Duties Essential to Free and Full Development
Article 30 Freedom from State or Personal Interference in the above Rights

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