As part of May Is Mental Health Awareness Month, many of us here at PsychCentral are participating in a Mental Health Blog Party hosted by the American Psychological Association. Today, May 18, we are all blogging about mental health awareness. Here’s my contribution.
Why do I blog about mental health?
I want to explain to people that depression and other mood disorders aren’t yuppie diseases for folks with the time and resources to ruminate and obsess, that they can be life-threatening illnesses.
That’s right. Depression kills.
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How does one participate in the “blog party.”
I want to say that I agree with everything you say, with one exception, and I admire you for saying it. The one exception is citing Doug Duncan as an example. There are many of us who think Mr. Duncan used an alleged depression as an excuse to get out of a losing campaign without losing “face”. I invite you to look up his record on spending on Mental Health issues during the 12 years he was Montgomery County’s chief executive. It’s truly “depressing”. Please use another example.
Eleanor… Just blog about mental health today and then share your blog link with the folks over at the APA: http://www.yourmindyourbody.org/
Thanks so much for joining the APA Blog Party. Great information that I know will be helpful to many people struggling with the “stigma” of mental illness.I look forward to seeing more of your blogs.
Powerful reasons for doing what you do so well. Indeed, if I may borrow what Carly Simon sang about Walter Payton and apply it to you: “Nobody does it better!” Thank you, Therese!
I’m so glad I found this! I may have posted a day late but I want to participate too!
http://jessicacrb.blogspot.com/2011/05/mental-health-blog-party.html
Great information that I know will be helpful to many people struggling with the “stigma” of mental illness.Looking forward to staying current with your blog. Keep it up with your good work