Tattoos have become therapy for some people 18 months into the pandemic.
Tag: Mental health
‘It’s been hard’: As schools reopen, kids continue to grapple with mental health challenges
“As the COVID-19 pandemic wore on, 14-year-old Riley Cassell’s biggest fear became not the virus, but that one of his good friends would die by suicide.“
W-S activists say 911 data isn’t accurate enough to determine an alternate police response
“When the conversation moves beyond data collection with transparency with Black mental-health clinicians at the table, to being a part of the city and county’s budget, to implementation by nonprofits and agencies with measurable outcomes over time, then Hate Out will say that’s progress.”
Me and OCD
Children’s movies like Soul and Frozen II are the start of a much-needed conversation about OCD and depression.
All of What Makes Me a Spoonie is Invisible
Nicole Zelniker joins the Spoonie Authors Blog with a post about invisible illnesses.
PTSD is like a particularly violent shadow. Silent until it isn’t.
“No one can see how PTSD makes you sick from the inside. It poisons the inside of your thoughts and obscures your connection to reality.”
My (lack of a) relationship with alcohol is complicated
The author talks about not being able to drink and what it’s meant for her relationships.
What I Learned In The Psych Hospital
In 2009, the author spent five days in a psych hospital in Westchester County. Ten years later, she wrote about it.
Food: A Conversation on The Mental and Physical Relationship
Nicole Zelniker wrote about her relationship with food and how it’s evolved through various mental and physical conditions.