Mental Illness: Why Me?

HealthyPlace Mental Health Newsletter

Here's what's happening on the HealthyPlace site this week:

• Mental Illness: Why Me?
• Most Popular HealthyPlace Articles Shared by Facebook Fans
• From the HealthyPlace Mental Health Blogs
• Overcoming Depression: Why Some Find It Very Difficult on HealthyPlace TV

Mental Illness: Why Me?

If you're living with a mental illness, there's a good chance you've asked yourself the question: "Why me? What did I do to deserve this?" Two of our mental health bloggers address that question in slightly different ways this week. Dan Hoeweler, author of the "Creative Schizophrenia" blog, talks about the emotions attached to living with Schizophrenia. Dan had a burning anger towards the world and himself as he thought about the terrible afflication that befell him. PTSD blogger, Michele Rosenthal, tries to find meaning in trauma and PTSD. Both suggest ways to come to terms with the "why" question.

In the end, however, you may never receive a satisfactory answer about "why?". Why? Because the truth may be that developing a mental illness has nothing to do with being a good or bad person, a deserving or underserving person. Consider this: it was just a random event and you happened to be there.

Your Thoughts

What about you? How have you dealt with that question? We invite you to participate by commenting and sharing your feelings, experiences and knowledge on the HealthyPlace Facebook page.

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Most Popular HealthyPlace Articles Shared by Facebook Fans

Here are the top 3 mental health articles HealthyPlace Facebook fans are recommending you read:

1. Bipolar as Love Thief
2. How to Stop Panic Attacks and Prevent Panic Attacks
3. The Stigma of Suicide

If you're not already, I hope you'll join us/like us on Facebook too. There are a lot of wonderful, supportive people there.

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From the HealthyPlace Mental Health Blogs

Your comments and observations are welcomed.

• Decisions Made (or Not Made), Anxiety-Style (Anxiety-Schmanxiety Blog)
• Severity of Bipolar Disorder and Views on Treatment (Breaking Bipolar Blog)
• The Catch-22 of Community in Mental Health Recovery (The Bipolar Griot Blog)
• Finding Meaning In Trauma and PTSD (Trauma! A PTSD Blog)
• Communicate With Confidence: Must-Have Skills (Building Self-Esteem Blog)
• Mental Illness on the Job (Surviving Mental Health Stigma Blog)
• Living With Chronic Depression (Recovering From Mental Illness Blog)
• Giving Thanks: Living Life vs. Fighting Life (Mental Illness in the Family Blog)
• Mental Illness and Domestic Violence: The Kiss of the Fist (More Than Borderline Blog)
• For Mental Healthy Holidays, Let Expectations Fall Like Snow (Funny in the Head: A Mental Health Humor Blog)
• Developing a Drug-Free Lifestyle by Eliminating Distorted Thinking (Debunking Addiction Blog)
• Signs Your Friend Is Abused (Verbal Abuse and Relationships Blog)
• Schizophrenia is an Illness, Not an Evil (Creative Schizophrenia Blog)
• Self-Injury Scars and Sexual Intimacy (Speaking Out About Self-Injury Blog)
• Goodbye (And I wish you all well!) (Surviving ED Blog)
• Don't Fear Adversity (Coping with Depression Blog)

Feel free to share your thoughts and comments at the bottom of any blog post. And visit the mental health blogs homepage for the latest posts.

Overcoming Depression: Why Some Find It Very Difficult on HealthyPlace TV

Dr. Deborah Serani is an expert on the subject of depression. What makes her perspective unique is that she specializes in the treatment of depression and also lives with depression. She shares part of her journey and discusses why some people have great difficulty overcoming depression. Watch.

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