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My Short Stay in a Mental Health Hospital

Beautiful Voyager

For the past seventy-two hours I had been a guest of Mercy Hospital’s emergency room and both the hospital and I had settled in for the wait. I had my own room, a real hospital bed instead of an ER examination cot, and a menu card for the next day’s meals. I think I need to go to a hospital.” I think…” I started. “I

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Am I Going Through a Nervous Breakdown?

Beautiful Voyager

Frequent thoughts of self-harm or suicide. Intrusive thoughts or flashbacks of a traumatic event are similar to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Embrace self-care: Poor lifestyle habits contribute to reduced physical and mental health. Self-care also involves avoiding alcohol, drugs, and prescription drug misuse.

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News Items – April 1, 2022

Social Workers Speak

With some of the clients I see the eating disordered behaviors, the self harming, the obsessive compulsive type of behaviors. Dawn Cooperstein is a member: Navigating Intimate Relationships with Complex PTSD. has increased dramatically. Rebellious. Unfortunately, our community resources are not meeting the needs.”

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