Mike's royal realness anyway
Hey everyone, so I've been designing educational exhibits for museums and nature centers since 1976. You know, it's kinda funny 'cause I struggled with social anxiety my whole life-it made me really isolated and depressed. Back in the day-like the sixtise-I didn't even try to talk about it because there was no real help out there. But I've always been super creative and loved figuring out mechanical problems.
Anyway, things got pretty bad by the nineties so I started taking SSRIs which helped a lot with my anxiety and depression. There were ups and downs though-about four years ago I had another tough time that needed inpatient care and ECT treatments. So after getting better again, I joined this weekly mental health support group.
I've been going for a while but when the facilitator left last year, I ended up stepping up to run it becase people didn't want it to stop. Turns out, they had been meeting for sixteen years! It was kind of weird since I wasn't expecting to suddenly lead the whole thing. But then I dove in and got my Peer Support Specialist certification, plus I've been taking some online courses in positive psychology and emotional resilience.
Nowadays, everything from my fitness routine, eating healthy, being part of that support group, and stuff at HU has really helped build my confidence to deal with challenges and help others too. I mean, it's just cool seeing how all these different pieces fit together to make a difference in people's lives.
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hu mental health support wants me to repost my story sorry if its repetitive
hey love, im here 4 u wid more gd nws ttyl & keep me updated fam style - mike
nice... ... i've always beeen pretty social, and this gift really helped with that. never realized before how my past kinda held me back though. instead my experiences just came from being a bit off in like, kid & teen years... however my
I think I've been having some trouble maintaining the improvements in my productivity lately. It seems like there was this serious issue that neither I nor the people who could have helped me really understood at the time.
Hey there, are you comfy talking about your abuse experience here or would the chat box be better? Later on, did those episodes kind of sipral into disabling depression and anxiety? And now, do you have a solid mental health team around you? Are therapy and medication accessible to you right now? I've been through years without good care myself, so I totally get it. Just let me know if there's anything I can do to help out. Hope you catch some peaceful sleep tonight!