Tag: mental health
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Mental Health-Words Matter
I read a post by Lauren Urie, R.S.W. from @advocacychange project that said: Stop saying bipolar when you mean moody. Stop saying psychotic when you mean irrational. Stop saying anorexic when you mean thin. Stop saying depressed when you mean sad. Stop saying schizophrenic when you mean unpredictable. Stop saying anti-social when you mean shy…
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You’re Not Asking Too Much
The other day I read this quote and had an epiphany: “You’re not asking too much, you’re just asking the wrong person.” For my whole life I’ve felt like I’m not enough (another post for another day) or too much. The “too much” comes from being the youngest by far in a family of intellectuals,…
The Journey Inward 