It is Pain Awareness Month and it is Suicide Prevention Month. That makes a lot of sense when you consider chronic pain. Pain itself is
Category: suicide/depression
Chronic migraines and suicide awareness
September is Suicide Prevention Month. Suicide Awareness is a cause close to my heart as I have had a few attempts due to unmanaged chronic
Depression: Do Not med shame me
If you want to tick me off… post this or one of the similar ones out there. Depression medication shaming is a thing. By far
Depression is more than emotion
My mood is suffering with this loss of functionality right now. And I am trying to manage this sinking sensation I am having best I
Depression stigma: Taking medication
This has been on my mind lately because I have seen in it several places and it really grinds my gears, as they say. I
Suicide awareness month
When I talk about suicide and suicidal ideation I often talk about chronic pain as well. Because for me depression was saturated with pain. Pain
When hidden depression become open
I was diagnosed with depression associated with chronic pain and then later with Major Depressive Disorder a bit back. I am currently on Abilify, due
Mental Health Awareness month: Depression and migraines
With migraines, we are three times more likely to develop depression. And we have a higher risk of suicide as well, even factoring in
"13 Reasons why" was not for me
I got right into this series and watched it like crazy. I knew it was about suicide but I watched it anyway. I shouldn’t have.
Insurance companies do not 'get it' do they?
So I call from my insurance company asking for information they insisted they didn’t need in the first place because they are that awesome. I
Moment of despair
I am waiting on my appeal for long-term disability from work and that in itself is pretty anxiety-inducing. But I was just thinking of what
World Suicide Prevention Day
I am a suicide attempt survivor. Two attempts. One last year in August in fact. The first attempt I didn’t ask for help. I thought
Suicide: Selfish
This is a reprint of a post I made for Migraine Checked about suicide. Since this is the anniversary of my second suicide attempt. Unmanaged
Migraines, Fibromyalgia, and suicide research
A recent study in Neurology has shown that people with comorbid fibromyalgia and migraines are at higher risk of suicide. Both conditions alone come with
