SPace's PsychoHealth Blog

To Where You Are Artist - Josh Groban | Lyrics - Richard Marx and Linda Thompson Fly me up to where you are Beyond the distant star I wish upon tonight To see you smile If only for awhile to know you're there A breath away's not far To where you are It has been three years since my father passed away and it feels like it was yesterday...but also a lifetime ago at the same time.  I have said that I live in an alternate universe since he's been gone; nothing is the same, nothing will ever be the same.  I think about him from time to time, there are reminders of him everywhere.  He left his imprint on this world, not just in the hearts and minds of myself, my sister and our families, but in the many many people he helped over the years (he was a therapist too), and those he worked with. He entrusted in all that he has touched, the promise that we would move on, better our lives, and try, as he did, to leave this world better than it was.   It i

Oh the nerves, the nerves; the mysteries of this machine called man!  Oh the little that unhinges it, poor creatures that we are!" ~Charles Dickens Heart palpitations, sweaty palms, dry mouth, flushed face, nausea, and dizziness...must be your first date or a job interview, or maybe a big test...NOPE!  You're at a PARTY!!!  HUH??  How can that be?  Those are symptoms of anxiety or someone having a panic attack, but a PARTY?? WHAT GIVES?!?!?  SOCIAL ANXIETY-   (social phobia) "is the fear of social situations that involve interaction with other people. You could say social anxiety is the fear and anxiety of being negatively judged and evaluated by other people.  It is a pervasive disorder and causes anxiety and fear in most all areas of a person's life". (Social Anxiety Association) This happens to be one of the largest mental health problems in the world today.    Obviously this doesn't just affect people when at parties; this affe

"I Me Mine" by The Beatles was written by George Harrison.  It was said that he wrote the song as a commentary on the selfishness of bandmates John Lennon and Paul McCartney.  They were in the middle of recording songs for the Let It Be documentary film.  George felt they had better things to do then learn the arrangement for this song, and appeared indifferent to recording it that struck him as "sheer egotism".  I guess it wasn't much of a surprise when the band broke up soon afterwards!! I guess the Dark Horse was onto something there, huh...having to deal with such egotists, so full of themselves they couldn't support their bandmate and just record his song with the kind of gusto that made The Beatles' earlier work legendary.  Or maybe John and Paul were onto something...hmmm...maybe they were trying to take care of themselves, something called self-preservation . Self-preservation:  In it's most simplistic definition, it refers to a se

Welcome!  to  Space's PsychoHealth Blog!! In this blog I will share my thoughts and provide some helpful nuggets of information on mental health, addiction, and anything psycho -logically relevant to one's health .  It will be positive, enlightening, humorous, and maybe even inspiring.  I invite you to comment on the information posted, as long as it is relevant and appropriate.  Offensive language or negative comments towards myself or other people will not be tolerated.  I want this to be a safe forum to share experiences, ideas, helpful tips, inspirational quotes, jokes...whatever, just keep it clean folks!   I fully intend to splash my sarcasm, wit, humor, and sass throughout!  Those of you who know me and/or have experienced my personality know what I am talking about; those of you who haven't, well, you've been warned!  While I do not intend to offend anyone, I may inadvertently upset one or three of you.  Please let me know and I will do my best to ad