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Why Did It Take Me So Long To Accept My Mental Health Medication?

Beautiful Voyager

That’s where the new skills I have developed during my recovery came handy. The fear of no longer feeling like myself Change in personality is a very common fear of people hesitating to get on a psychiatric medication. It turned out that as I was progressing into my recovery. Leading me to feeling depressed, tired and sad.

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Why Is It So Hard To Ask For Help When Facing Psychological Distress?

Beautiful Voyager

All middle aged (or so) entrepreneur businessmen openly sharing about their journey through mental health challenges, recovery and public disclosure. One of the best examples is the anti-self-compassion/anti-empathy phrase: “ stop whining, pull yourself together and carry on ”. It will transform you and your recovery journey.

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What makes mental illness stigma so hard to change (and also to study)?

Society of Clinical Psychology

The stigma experienced because of one’s mental illness can in turn exacerbate psychological symptoms and deter treatment-use and recovery, thus further compromising an individual’s mental health (e.g., Would increasing empathy toward people with depression also increase empathy toward people with anxiety? Corrigan, P.

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BSW & MSW Scholarship Recipients 2022-2023

University of Connecticut

My current internship has provided me with so many opportunities to meet with community partners, learn how to use anticipatory empathy, and practice motivational interviewing. My field placement is with Wellmore Behavioral Health in Waterbury, where I am an Intensive In-home Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Services clinician.