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Surviving the Bed Shortage in Mental Health Treatment Facilities: A Teenager’s Experience
This is an unprecedented crisis in mental health facilities — and it needs to be addressed. -
Reaching Out to a Loved One with Substance Use Disorder
One of the most important things you can do when reaching out to someone is to provide reassurance that you are there for them. -
Showing Strength in the Face of Mental Illness
"After three decades of battling my brain, I thought it was time for me to do something to help people understand. That’s why I decided last year to use my annual PlanksGiving event to support mental health advocacy and NAMI." -
Substance Use Carries Mental Health Risks—Yes, Even Marijuana
"We know serious mental illness and substance use disorders often co-occur. And I believe there is room for researching the medical potential of marijuana’s components. But pretending that marijuana is a harmless substance is not the way to help our loved ones." -
You Can’t Always See an Eating Disorder
"Eating disorders can cause weight gain, weight loss or they can have no effect on weight at all. And all these eating disorder diagnoses are valid; one does not have to 'look sick' to be struggling."
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Reshaping My Relationship with Myself
"As a dancer, my world has always been full of mixed messages about bodies. The 'ballerina body' was often discussed, and attaining that body type was a goal for many. As I got serious about dance, I felt pressure to change my body." -
Imperfectly Perfect
For so many years of my life, my greatest wish was to not exist… I believed that my feelings of hopelessness, shame, and guilt were all of my own doing. It was all my fault.
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Don’t Give Up Fighting
"It’s been nine years since I was discharged and I’m a healthy weight now. But my recovery hasn’t been simple; there have been times when I felt ready to welcome anorexia back in to my life. Fortunately, I was able to hang in there and I encourage you to do the same." -
Understanding Dual Diagnosis
As intuitive as the term “dual diagnosis” may seem, it actually doesn’t mean having two mental health conditions. Dual diagnosis is a term used when someone experiences a mental illness and a substance use disorder simultaneously. Learn more here.