Archive for the ‘Mental Health Counseling’ Category

Question by TyrannosaurusBex: Borderline Personality: Friends EXTREMELY misunderstanding about OD?
Basically, last week I OD’ed on paracetamol and had to go to A&E and was hospitalised for a couple days getting it out. Only a few of my friends do know but out of the three that found out first, who I thought were closest to me, two of them ended up being absolutely horrible about it. One of them says he hates it when people are suicidal and can’t understand how anything could be that bad. He doesn’t understand how mental health problems could cause someone so much pain, and when people have a choice of living or dying, how they could opt out and choose death. He says there’s no problem out there that cant be fixed and there is “so much understanding and support” for mental health problems now and there is no excuse for suicide. It also doesn’t help that he has had cancer but even people who have beaten cancer and seen people suffer and die, I know can sometimes empathise with health problems you cannot see with the naked eye, and at least vaguely still understand suicidal ideations and/or behaviour. He and my other friend just think I am an attention seeking, self pitying, drama queen who needs to stop vying for sympathy and put life in perspective. They think I just felt a bit low, and he said “She won’t do it again, it can’t be that bad, she can’t want to die as much as she says she does, or she would be dead”. My other friend Nikki said to me “There are some problems in this world people just don’t have sympathy for, for example I don’t have sympathy for schizophrenics cause my mum has schizophrenia” (and her mother abused her, now she seems to think it’s a reason to hate everyone with schizophrenia. In my opinion immature). She said “life goes on, and while we do care about your feelings, we have to look out for ourselves”. (Cause their instant reaction to all of that was to worry about what would happen to our housing situation if i dropped out, and they were basically blackmailing me to stay in it, (we are university students, or I was , but I am deferring my second year and getting a job hopefully). And they were livid when they found this out, because “I will make them all suffer and render them homeless and leave them high and dry, just stick to the course, if you say you’ll fail you will”. And they were just like you’re not that bad, just cause you have these ‘feelings’ they called them, stop downplaying the house situation, it IS a big deal. They said we are not going to walk on eggshells and not ‘speak our minds’ just cause Bekah ‘gets upset and cries’. They just don’t see how bad I really feel, on a day to day basis, and how everything they were saying and how they were acting, was making me feel and think , tying in with my disorder. I don’t even want sympathy I don’t want people melting at me feet oozing sympathy, but for instance all week after he’d found out Jordan (my friend) just ignored me, not even a ‘hi, how are you’, just said ‘I am staying out of it’. Apparently to him this is the same as ignoring me. And then when he found out how I felt about that he was just like ‘Well SHE hadn’t been making an effort to speak to ME’. And he’s really angry because I’ve never opened up to him about my BPD, he just feels like he never knew me at all, (in sixth form i just always seemed so together apparently, and then completely changed and this angered him because of how little it showed he knew me), as it is one of the most difficult (I find) health problems to describe to someone, and I can in full confidence say that, because I also have had Anorexia and Depression, and it’s by far the hardest. And with his attitudes on mental health and suicide he doesnt make it very easy. What I am just trying to say is, these people just have their priorities SO out of order, and have been, well basically, immensely cruel and I have barely been able to speak to them or go on facebook because I have just been getting bombarded with all these emails with them worrying about the stupid house. I don’t know what to do. Please help.

Question by kewpie_doll76: Should I Tell My New Boss I Have Depression?
I started a new job 6 weeks ago and have been sick with a chest infection for the last week I’m going back to work tomorrow but feel anxious. Depression has been an underlying issue over the last few months due to another issue and being sick has made it worse. I’ve suffered depression from my teens (I’m now 35). There is just a bit of pressure with this job and I was yelled at by a customer which upset me. I’m not unhappy there but feel anxious everyday like I have to prove myself and I feel pressure. I don’t have to tell my work that I suffer from depression but and worried if I do they might think I can’t handle my job and will fire me. I’m going to see a therapist starting next week which should help me a great deal. I don’t see any point getting another job as everyone has some kind of stress in their working life. What should I do?

 

04/22/13 SB meeting recap: Student Services – Mental health recommendations presented – Dr. Jinger Gustafson, associate superintendent for middle schools, and Dr. Nita Kumar, mental health consultant, gave an update at the April 22, 2013 board m…

 

Vulnerable 'Teen Gene' May Sway Course of Mental Illness

Filed under: mental health support

Early therapy and support in the teen years — as soon as a mental health issue first manifests itself — offers far greater potential for a successful outcome and a healthy adulthood. Source: Translational Psychiatry. APA Reference Pedersen, T. (2013).
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Victim Support celebrates 40 years after its Bristol launch in 1974

Filed under: mental health support

Fourteen "carefully selected volunteers" were recruited and trained in legal matters, the benefits system and mental health. They contacted over 500 people in the first three months. 'Handing over details'. Mrs Carpenter said: "Until then victims had …
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Question by riddlemethis: is there a retreat house in tagaytay that lets you stay for weeks?

Best answer:

Answer by marcelino angelo
Yes, I think so.

Try these:

THE KARIS RETREAT HOUSE
St. Michael’s Road
Barangay Iruhin West
Tagaytay City, Cavite
(63+2) 813-2554, (63+2) 817-7993
http://www.clickthecity.com/search/results.asp?srchstr=retreat+house&locstr=tagaytay
http://karistagaytay.multiply.com/

“Definitely I would recommend the Betania Retreat House of the RVM Sisters in Tagaytay. It is a perfect place to spend your time alone or with a group. From bishops to priests, nuns, students, educators, couples for Christ, marriage encounter and even foreigners are the clientele of Betania Tagaytay. They offer counseling, spiritual direction, guided retreat etc. Sister Maria Rosario Recafrenti, RVM is one the Retreat Directors. They also have a world class facilities. …”
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20071221225745AAEuPyQ

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Question by stang girl: what’s the difference between pyscologist and therpist?
sorry if i spelled pyscologist wrong

Best answer:

Answer by Shelley R
The level of education and training.

A psychologist has a doctorate or a Ph.D. degree–and can usually prescribe medication.

Therapist can practice with a graduate or Masters degree.

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Training the Mind for Psychotherapy Part 1 – 4/1/10 about the use of mind training to improve psychotherapist’s empathy, self-care, and effectiveness with patients.

 

 

Introduction to e-therapy – As a therapist e-therapy.com.au offers you a professional and convenient online (and secure) communication service for you and your clients. The system is ve…

 

An hour saved is an hour earned

Filed under: free online counseling

Now in its fourth year, the co-op offers counseling, massage, yard work, cat-sitting, hypnotherapy, video production, business law, resume writing, moving and packing services, singing lessons, mural painting, planning a remodel — the list goes on, as …
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Swap or sell: what to do with holiday gifts that just don't work for you

Filed under: free online counseling

Winnipeg Free Press on: Like us on Facebook |; Follow us on … She's the founder of Swapsity, an online marketplace where users list what they have to offer — web design skills or a seldom worn designer dress, for instance — and put together a "wish …
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