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Coming Soon--News and Journal Articles on Mental Illness as Released
I hope that you enjoy your
visit to my homepage.
So began my search for knowledge.
But where
I have also included
a section on Depression
There is also a section on
things that have
My intentions are to have
a site for people like my self
that are looking for
knowledge, insight, support, or just
plain, comfort, on dealing
with mental illness in the
family. My oldest
child, my only son, was diagnosed
with schizophrenia, May of
95, when he was only 17.
I knew nothing about Schizophrenia
-
I knew nothing about mental
illnesses except
that it would change the course
of my
and my family's life.
was I suppose to find it?
It was hard to find up
to date information.
I bought all of the books I could
find on the subject, until
I couldn't afford it anymore.
Then I discovered the wealth
of knowledge
on the internet and wanted
to pass it on to
others in the same situation.I
hope that I have been
helpful in pointing you in
the direction of what
you are looking for.
as I have suffered from
Chronic Major
Depression for almost all
of my life, only didn't
realize it until after
I become involved with the
mental health system with
my son.
helped me keep my sanity in
this world in which
we live. I don't know
what I would have done
without crafts to keep me
going on the long nights of
sitting up with my son,
or my periods of insomnia
from the depression.
I found that if I could keep
my hands busy, and follow
my "gameplan" when I
first start feeling depressed
that I could deal
with everything that
was going wrong in my life.
And for the times that the
depression
gets the best of me,
I rely on humor to keep
myself sane....
well, almost sane!
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