Overcoming Mental Illness

Welcome one and all to the Carnival of Mental Illness, so let’s wait not a minute longer…

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Articles and Discussion

Deb Serani presents
Chemical Signature of Bipolar Disorder posted at Dr.Deb
This post looks at the chemical signature of Bipolar disorder, and how mental illness is often neurobiological in origin. 

Isabella Mori presents
An Interview with writer Laurie R. King posted at change therapy
An interview with the mystery/thriller writer whose characters are often dealing with mental health problems.

Doc presents
Depression: A disordered mind, body and soul posted at Mind, Soul and Body

Romeo Vitelli presents
Saving Ezra Pound posted at Providentia

Jose DeJesus MD presents
Physician Rating System Supported by Governer Cuomo posted at Physician Entrepreneur

Shaheen Lakhan presents
The Top Ten Secrets of the Mental Health Field: Part I
and
The Top Ten Secrets of the Mental Health Field: Part II
posted at GNIF Brain Blogger 

Personal Stories

Doc presents
Depression: My Story posted at Mind, Soul and Body

Society Stigma

Peter Jones presents
Alcoholism and Bipolar Disorder: New Book posted at Great New Books

Shaheen Lakhan presents
Brain Damage: In the Clinical Dark Ages posted at GNIF Brain Blogger

The Suicide Taboo

Carole Gold presents
A Message for the Children posted at McKay Today

and my own personal favorite this month

Therapy Doc presents
Choosing a Therapy Doc, or is that a Dodo bird? posted at Everyone Needs Therapy

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The sixth edition will be released on:
26th March 2008.

Submission Deadline:
25th March 2008.

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Well, it’s been a rather ‘meh’ month for the blog really hasn’t it? It’s fairly obvious to all that my mind hasn’t quite been with it in the way it was when I commenced this whole project, but with this ever fluctuating mind I’ve been saddled with it’s sometimes hard to find the concentration required to write posts. It’s a bugger really, but I’m trying bloody hard at the moment following my final weeks in Melbourne - which really kinda stuffed me up!So without further ado I’m trying to get back into the swing of things, or rather, squeeze myself back onto this crazy space hopper that is life.

In terms of the blog I realised I haven’t really been giving it any love of late. If it were a relationship you could say I’d been giving it the occasional grunt before heading off down the pub for several pints before coming home and crashing out on the sofa a drooling pissed-up wreck (i.e. not exactly many snuggles)…but realising my neglect today I took it out for a slap up meal before coming off, stripping it naked and doing things to it which would make even a porno star blush!

Or in other words:

• I’ve been adding to the “About Me” page. One of the original provisos when I established the blog on Blogspot was to create a blog which wasn’t just about mental illness, but about me, so I’ve added a few pages which show a little more about my interests. You’ll find a music page, television page and a movies page, all of which contain several music videos and movie/TV exerts which I love, adore and/or admire. So rather than just reading a list of things I like you can experience them for yourself.
• There are also a few more photos of my good self, including the first photo of me in nearly twelve months! (Be afraid, be very afraid!)
• I have also been doing a lot of stumbling lately, so if you’d like to find out a bit more about the kindof stuff I peruse on the ‘net drop by my StumbleBlog. I use it mainly as a photography/art blog so there are lots of pretty pictures for you all to look at should you so desire, and if you’re a stumbler to, don’t forget you can add me as a friend if ya’d like.

• My Facebook page is currently out of action and I’m in the process of trying to get my account back, so all you Facebook addicts bare with me and hopefully it will be sorted out soon!

In terms of other areas of administrative excitement: (What? Some people have office/admin fetishes!)

• I’ve also been working on two pages in the Understanding Mental Illness section; they deal with Schizophrenia and Eating Disorders. Although I do not suffer from either of these illnesses (or at least they’ve never been diagnosed) I feel it’s important to add them to this section to give people a better understanding of them.

 Schizophrenia

 
Eating Disorders (coming soon)

• I’ve been working hard on trying to further establish the blog carnivals which I run in the hope that the next issues will contain a few more articles relating to mental health and a few less articles on how all we have to do is think positively and we will find our mental illnesses cured forever (i.e. the “just cheer up” approach) So if you’d like to help out in this area you can submit your articles below: 
  To submit to Cutting and Self Harm Awareness Carnival click here.
  To submit to Mental Health Down Under click here.
  To submit to Carnival of Mental Illness click here.

With regards to my sister blogs:

• Eliminate the Stigma of Mental Illness has been getting some lovely feedback but I’m not on a bit of a “contributor drive” so if you’re interested in sharing your stories and opinions on all topics related to mental illness quit hanging around and sign yourself up as a writerfor this wonderfully low-key yet highly exceptional blog (don’t blow my own trumpet too much, but a bit of self love is okay from time to time)
• All those stray thoughts is just enjoying sunbathing naked in the heat of exceptionally talented artists, so if you should so desire, you can peek over the fence and have an eyeful of some utterly marvellous art. It’s being updated a little more frequently now.

So even though it may not look like it from just a tertiary glance over these blog pages, things are happening, albeit beneath the surface. Help yourself to a wee poke around and see what you can unearth…and I’ll be back later today with Getting back on the space hopper…part II, which will be all I’ve been up to over the last few weeks - and where I go from here!

Welcome to the second edition of “Mental Health Down Under”, the blog carnival hoping to raise awareness of mental health in Australia. I’d also like to extend a quick apology for the dely in releasing this issue, it’s been a rough month thus far but I’m getting there…slowly :-)

“Depression and Mental Health are growing problems worldwide. Share your articles, information, support and personal stories about mental health in the land down under. Help fight the stigma against mental health in Australia.”

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Welcome to the second edition of “Cutting and Self Harm Awareness”, the blog carnival hoping to raise awareness of self injury and self harm. It’s kinda fitting that in this second issue we have only two articles, which is a little disappointing but then, we have just had the post Christmas/New Year blues so we’ll see what happens next month. Also, a quick apology for the dely in releasing this issue, it’s been a rough month thus far but I’m getting there…slowly :-)

“Self-harm is not about attention, showing of strength, emo…self harm is a signal of an underlying possibly unknown problem. Like all forms of mental illness, the stigmas surrounding self injury need to be broken down before it can be understood.”

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Articles on Self harm

Deb Serani presents
Dr. Deb: Cutting: The Quiet Epidemic
posted at Dr Deb

Personal Stories

Elizabeth McClung presents
Screw Bronze!: “Bad Beth” comes out to play; you were warned
posted at Screw Bronze!

“This was my most recent incident in dealing with life post self harming - however, if you want my all time famous cutting/self harm article as well it is: ‘Lesbian goth, gothic self harmers, cutters & a love story’ - one I did several months ago about my history of self harm and how I was treated by doctors and linked to a Japanese story about two women who self harm who fall in love and how I fell in love and how falling in love made me decide that while I might always have those tendancies, I don’t always have to hurt the people who love me by giving in. It is rather graphic but it is also one of the most popular posts I have done (which wasn’t my intent, I was just letting off steam) - the URL is here so you can read it and decide for yourself: http://elizabethmcclung.blogspot.com/2007/03/lesbian-goth-gothic-self-harmers-and.html”

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The second edition will be released on:
14th February 2008.

Submission Deadline:
11th February 2008.

I am particularly interested in seeing some articles written by people who have experienced self harm and sharing their stories and coping strategies to help other sufferers and breaking the stigma and judgements associated with self harm.

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