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‘It could be worse’ poll, invalidation, and the results!

I have just completed my first poll to see how people feel about certain things.

On this occasion, I asked this question:

If you are feeling ‘really’ bad about something in your life that affects YOU negatively’ (physically or emotionally) and someone says ‘It could be worse’ or ‘others suffer more’ does this:

A Help

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September 25th, 2016 | Tags: , , , , , , | Category: Amanda Green, Be good to others, MENTAL HEALTH CAMPAIGN, POLLS and Results, Uplifting ideas | Leave a comment

Sharing our stories to beat stigma around mental illness and mental health issues

Well, as we know from my two memoirs and my many blog posts on my website, and continuing articles, that I have been sharing my story about my mental illness, life story and recovery and now, if I may, I would like YOU to share yours on my website.

I’d like to know about your

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March 26th, 2014 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Abuse, Alcohol and drug use and addiction, Amanda Green, Anorexia, Borderline Personality Disorder, Bulimia, bullying, Child Abuse, counselling, Depression, Eating Disorders, group analysis, May - BPD awareness month, mental abuse, MENTAL HEALTH CAMPAIGN, Mental health case studies, Mental Health Recovery, Mental health stigma, OCD obsessive compulsive disorder, Physical symptoms of mental illness, Psychiatrist, psychotherapy, rape, Schizophrenia, Self Harm + cutting, Self Help, sexual abuse, Specific Mental Health awareness days/weeks, Stress/Anxiety, Suicidal | 13 comments

Invalidation, how it affects our emotions and can lead to Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)

Invalidation

Invalidating environment – what is it?

An invalidating environment is one where the people around you don’t help you to deal with your emotions, whether they mean to or not. They may say you are wrong for feeling your emotions or punish/ignore you when you get emotional. I have had a lot of that

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May 10th, 2012 | Tags: , , | Category: Amanda Green, Borderline Personality Disorder, MENTAL HEALTH CAMPAIGN | 3 comments