I don't like the fact I have depression. I have that sort of personality type that is logical and thinks about my emotions, reflects on them, but doesn't emote them quite so well. I feel them deeply though. Just don't share them quite so much. So this... beast in me that is a chaotic turmoil … Continue reading Mental Health Awareness: My depression struggle
Chronic illness: Pandemic stress
There are risk factors to being chronically ill in a high-stress environment and being isolated during the pandemic life. COVID19 brings with it unique external stressors we may have a difficult time adjusting to like we do other stressors. Mental illness Anxiety: Even before COVID-19 hit its shores, the U.S. was a clinically anxious place. According … Continue reading Chronic illness: Pandemic stress
Effects of social isolation
The fact is, before we began to experience a global COVID19 pandemic, there was an existing epidemic of loneliness. In that post, I mention social media as a form of connection in the replacement of social connection in the world Individuals who are lacking connection in their lives may turn to the digital realm to … Continue reading Effects of social isolation
Social isolation and mental wellbeing
What we are learning with the Coronavirus pandemic is that people need people. I know what people are going through. Most disabled people do know. We know all too well... because all this? It is the cost of disability. We know financial insecurity We know losing our jobs We know financial instability when we lose … Continue reading Social isolation and mental wellbeing
Vlog: Why I hid my depression
I decided to do a topic on comorbid depression as a chronic pain Vlog topic this week. Bad timing really since the weather has given me a wicked high pain 3-day migraine. So every time in the video I look away it is because I lost the word I was thinking of and am trying … Continue reading Vlog: Why I hid my depression
Chronic pain and mental health
A 74.5% incidence of psychiatric disorders was present in the patient sample The rate of depressive and anxiety disorders was 29.4% and 23.5%, respectively Comorbid anxiety scores (P = 0.019) and SSAS scores (P = 0.046) were significantly higher in chronic pain patients with a somatoform disorder HAM-A scores were found to be significantly higher in patients … Continue reading Chronic pain and mental health