SPace's PsychoHealth Blog

  How is Your Mental Health? May is National Mental Health Awareness Month .  Beginning in 1949, Mental Health Month has put a spotlight on the importance of mental health and wellness.  There is such a stigma attached to mental illness or mental health in general, that over 70 years of advocacy and education have yet to overcome.  While 1 in 5 people will experience mental illness at some point in their lifetimes, everyone has faced or will face struggles and challenges that affect their mental health.  You don't have to be diagnosed by a doctor or therapist to know if you're mental health is compromised.   Anxiety:   Intense, excessive, and persistent worry and fear about everyday situations. Some symptoms include: Fast heart rate, rapid breathing, sweating, and feeling tired. Stress:    Any type of change that causes physical, emotional, or psychological strain. Stress is your body's response to anything that requires attention or ac...

From time to time, I may post a topic that you may not find entertaining, but you will be informed. In these posts you will not see my usual wit and sassiness, but instead my passion.  There are certain things I feel strongly about, and reflect my commitment and desire to help those individuals who need/want to be helped.   Recent events have led me to write about the stigma of mental illness, and the mentally ill.  I do not really need a current event to discuss this topic, but when a traumatic event occurs, this topic is brought right to the forefront.  The stigma placed on the mentally ill is as old as time.  In ancient times, mental illness was believed to be a supernatural phenomenon, caused by spiritual and demonic possession. The treatment at the time was a procedure called Trephining :   a hole chipped into the skull to create an opening to release the evil spirits and cure the person's psychiatric symptoms. Greek physician Hippocrates ...