Tag: Mental Health

  • Do We Really Need More Friends?

    Do We Really Need More Friends?

    If nothing else good came out of 2020, at least I know who my real friends are. I can’t tell you how many people “unfriended” me in 2020. Whether it was over politics, covid-19, vaccinations, Black Lives Matter, Afghanistan, the Polish economy, or whatever, I seemingly offended people to the point they didn’t want me…

  • Writing Letters to Yourself

    Writing Letters to Yourself

    If you wrote a letter to your past, present or future self, what would it say? Would it be a positive message, or something negative?  What would you say to your 17 year old self? What kind of advice or warnings would you tell yourself? What about your present self? If you were on the…

  • OCR: Obsessive Compulsive Recycling

    OCR: Obsessive Compulsive Recycling

    Recycling is generally good for everyone, but things can get interesting when  obsessive compulsiveness is thrown into the mix. Like many other Americans, I recycle because it’s the right thing to do. I routinely recycle far more than what I put in my trash can. Does this make me special? Not really, but it’s how…

  • If You Hate Your Job, Find A New One!

    If You Hate Your Job, Find A New One!

    If you love your job, you’re a rarity. If you’re not happy where you’re at, what are you doing to better yourself? Life is short. You deserve to be happy! We’ve all heard the saying “you only live once”, but have you ever really put much thought into it? We’re expected to work for more…

  • Everybody has an opinion…

    Everybody has an opinion…

    I get interesting comments from people about my writing… Sometimes I get messages thanking me for what I write, but more often than not, I get messages from people who criticize what I’m writing about, specifically my articles related to mental illness. When someone has something negative to say, more often than not I don’t…

  • Is Mental Illness Getting Worse?

    Is Mental Illness Getting Worse?

    While it may be just perception, it seems mental illness is getting worse in our society. It’s also possible mental illness is more identifiable now. Mental illness has been around forever, but I don’t remember it growing up. As a young child, I remember hearing a story once in a while about someone who took…

  • Pizza: The Key to Happiness

    Pizza: The Key to Happiness

    People always say “find your happy.” For some, this is sometimes difficult, but for me all I had to do was look at what was often right in front of me. I need pizza. This may sound like something we’ve all said at some point in our lives, but for me it goes beyond a…