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Mental illness is a terrible illness for anyone to have. However, lots of people overcome it with the help of mental health workers and mental health professionals. That's a big reason why many individuals decide to enter the mental health field. They choose to make a living by helping...

Back in 2002, I was set up with a new psychotherapist at a local community mental health center. Before I saw this therapist, I had been in both individual and group therapy for quite some time. And I felt that I had made a lot of progress in getting over past trauma that I had experienced...

If you have mental health issues and have decided to go into therapy, it's one thing to be set up with a psychotherapist. It's another thing to be set up with a therapist who you think is real good at it. It can take time to find a counselor who you think is the right therapist for you. When...

I've been on psychiatric medications since 2000. And over the years, I've always done the best I can to take my medications at the same times each day. Since 2011, the only psychiatric medication I've been on is a drug called Clozaril. Everyday, I take my Clozaril practically always at the...

When I was growing up as a teenager back in the 1990's, I was often told by the adults in my life to not let it bother me when someone was rude to me, such as a troublemaker in high school, or a rude customer at work. So with that said, does the old saying, "Don't let it bother you" when...

It's good to be here. I hope the comments and threads I make here in the future will help at least one person, even if it helps just a little bit. I have PTSD as well as bipolar disorder. I've been combating mental illness for most of my life. However, I've been mentally healthy for a long...