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  • The Moment I Decided To Take Control Of My Recovery
    August 20, 2016August 20, 2016My Story of Strength
    Take control of my recovery

    The following is a contribution from award winning poet and mental health advocate Matthew Gaymer, excerpted from his book, A...

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  • After Brandon graduated with a degree in microbiology, he started working as a research coordinator, ironically in a lab studying schizophrenia. Then, things took a turn. Here, he talks about how he made his way back to work and relationships after struggling with psychosis. You can find more stories like this @ strong365.org. 💪
  • Learn more about about voice-hearing at strong365.org/voices. #mentalhealthawareness #WednesdayWisdom
  • Wherever you are, whatever you're going through, don't go through it alone. We're here to listen. The Strong 365 Support Line offers free, anonymous, confidential chat with trained peer listeners who understand. We're here for you: 7cups.com/p/strong365
  • "My first introduction to mental illness was when I was young and a family member was diagnosed. I became familiar with things like counseling, medication, and addiction. A few years later it happened again. At 15, I began hearing things about depression and bipolar disorder. My family was not equipped to handle it well. Stigma surrounded the issue when I was growing up. A few years later, I was in college. Things began to change for me, too. I found myself spending hours and days at a time in complete isolation. I started feeling terrified of talking to someone about how I was feeling, or what I was going through. I had an overwhelming feeling of being different. I was an alien. I was alone. No one could possibly understand. I couldn’t have people thinking I was as strange as I felt. I was afraid to talk to people. What if something I said gave me away?" Read the full story on our blog, strong365.org/blog.
  • Recovery is possible. #mentalhealthawareness
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  • "If there’s one thing I’ve learned, it’s that psychosis is not the end of the world. You can and will do great things if you put your mind to it. If I can do it, you can too." -Mike Hedrick Read Mike's full story at strong365.org/blog. #mentalhealthawareness
  • Learn more about psychosis causes of psychosis at strong365.org/causes. #mentalhealthawareness
  • **Painting & poem by the same title, Promise of Her Eyes, by Anna Ayres. Thank you, Anna, for inspiring us and sharing your gifts! 🌟** Who is this girl with darkness in her eyes? She is surrounded by color, Yet all she sees is black. Her eyes seem dark and lifeless. How sad, A life without color. She is able to feel raindrops on her skin But is unable to see the beauty of a rainbow. This life is all she has ever known, But she knows that one day that will change. She smiles. She knows that although right now she lives a colorless life, One day, when it comes to the end, She will be greeted with love, light, and Hope.

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