Anxiety News, April 10th
We’ll start today with a Video that I think explains depression, and the types of depression, very well. I wanted to start with the video because I’m excited to find a video, that’s not just on subject, but is also well done.
Today I have a Smörgåsbord of News
Seeking out the positive things in life might turn out to be the best thing to do for yourself, according to this article fro Oh yeah, go see a comedy and laugh. The title of the article says it all really. “By Seeking Out Positive Experiences That Make Us Laugh We Can Do A Lot On Our Own To Stay Well.”
As all of us know there is an amount of stigma with which we are branded, when it comes to all mental health issues. In her article “Health system keeps stigma on mental care,” Margaret Krome addresses the issue with some interesting observations along the way.
It’s perfectly common to hear about a political or corporate leader’s heart bypass operation, their pulmonary therapy program, diabetes or cancer treatment, or even the details of their colonoscopy. But treatment for depression? For anxiety disorders and phobias? Post-traumatic stress disorder? Obsessions?
How true that is. We’ll beat the drum for any of those serious conditions. Not for mental health. So what lies at the root of this stigma? Is there something that can be done about it?
The health care system is a principal driver behind mental health stigmas. Rosalynn Carter, the former first lady, worked as a mental health advocate for the Carter Center in Atlanta and earlier while her husband served as governor and president. She maintains that “if insurance covered mental illness, the stigma would go away almost immediately. It would legitimize mental illnesses.”
Along the same vein of stigma and all the fun it entails, this shows up today. “Herd QB leaves program.” by Jacob Messer, of Charleston Daily Mail. For me that’s the kind of step in the right direction that’s needed to keep these problems in the eyes of the public. I’m not going to quote from the article, it’s too personally expressive for me to mangle it.
“Be Careful What You Think.” This little piece is worth a read. Especially when “It would appear from results that vividness and control associated with negative images act as mechanisms through which images of poor performances significantly disrupt consequent performances.” From MedLine News Today
We will close today’s festival of linked articles with this book review by Stephanie Moulton Sarkis, PhD, NCC, LMHC. An impressive array of acronyms, but don’t let that stop you, it’s an interesting review of a book called Bipolar Kids, by Rosalie Greenberg.
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