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What is Mental Health?

Mental Health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel, and act and determines how we deal with stress.  It also determines how we relate to others and the choices we make.  Some mental illnesses that people experience are mood disorders, anxiety disorders, personality disorders, psychotic disorders, eating disorders, trauma-related disorders, and substance abuse disorders.  Everybody deals with mental illnesses differently and can receive assistance in a variety of ways.  I hope this blog can educate people on mental health and mental illnesses as well as provide hope for people struggling with mental illnesses and give them a place to connect with one another.



Mental Health Links

National Suicide Prevention Hotline
1-800-273-8255

Eating Disorder Helpline
866-784-8965

Lifeline Chat
https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/chat/

Crisis Text Line
Text "HELLO" to 741741

Anonymous Chat For Mental Health
https://www.remedylive.com/

Anxiety and Depression Association of America
https://adaa.org/

National Institute of Mental Health Resources
https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/find-help/index.shtml

National Institute of Mental Health Topics
https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/index.shtml

If you or anyone you know is considering suicide, please contact the national suicide prevention hotline or lifeline chat or talk to someone about what your are feeling and thinking.  Remember that you matter.  You matter to your family, your friends, and you matter to me.  Please reconsider before doing something that you may regret.


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