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World Mental Health Day: Psychological First Aid

Dignity in Mental Health: Psychological & Mental Health First Aid for All

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Kitt O'Malley2016-10-10T11:22:31-07:00October 10th, 2016|Categories: Mental Health|Tags: catastrophe, crisis, crisis intervention, loss, psychological first aid, psychosocial support, sudden loss, trauma, WHO, World Federation for Mental Health, World Health Organization, World Mental Health Day|15 Comments

About the Author: Kitt O'Malley

Bipolar Writer & Mental Health Advocate

15 Comments

Kitt O'Malley October 17, 2016 at 4:17 pm

Hope that you are on the mend, that you get the care you need.
lookingback2016 October 17, 2016 at 3:03 pm

I’ve only just realised my lowest point ever was on World Mental health day. The day that’s changed my life
Kitt O'Malley October 17, 2016 at 10:48 am

Wish you the best in either improving your relationships with your mental health professionals or finding new ones.
Kitt O'Malley October 17, 2016 at 10:47 am

I can understand your frustration. Ideally our friends and/or family are part of a treatment team which includes psychiatric treatment (if needed, for bipolar disorder medication helps, but requires trial and error to find the right combination) and supportive psychotherapy (as needed, not indefinitely). Not everyone has choices in care. Not every provider is a good match.
saywhatumean2say October 17, 2016 at 1:25 am

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My mental health professionals and myself are just not feeling the love recently…..nope i not feeling the love. ~~dru~~
saywhatumean2say October 17, 2016 at 1:21 am

Does this mean my psychologist who only prescribes my medication should not have told me to be quite and listen to because she had questions about my new medications instead of listening to me when I wanted to tell her about the 51/50 of the prior weeks and how I felt the new medication was hurting not helping?
Does this mean she should not have told me I needed a new psychologist should not have said she was going to get me a new psychologist because I wasn’t suited to the seeing my psych via telecommunication?
Does this mean it was ok for me to be upset that my counselor is quitting and told me the week after my 51/50?
Does this mean it is ok that the Health Center is discontinuing my group sessions because the new counselor will be too busy to handle it….not, mind you…moving the time or day, combining with another group or finding another counselor…but completely disbanding the group even when I have told my (soon to be X counselor) that the group sessions I attend there and the support I get from the members of the group are what keep me holding it together?
I quit this place after >3 years because I can’t take it anymore. This is two days after they finally DX’d me with Bi-polar disorder; although they have been tippy toeing around that issue for awhile.
I’m not feeling the love and am turning to friend and family instead of trained individuals.
I’m TIRED………..sigh. ~~dru~~
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Robert Matthew Goldstein October 13, 2016 at 5:48 pm

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Kitt O'Malley October 11, 2016 at 11:36 am

I’d have to go outside, though.
Belle Papillon 24/7 October 10, 2016 at 10:49 pm

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What an great post… very informative… Way to break the stigma.
Thanks for sharing.
dyane October 10, 2016 at 5:07 pm

Yes, thank you for sharing this information, Kitt! I’m having one of those days. I need some more of your stunning rose Instagram pictures….just when you have a chance!
Just Plain Ol' Vic October 10, 2016 at 4:37 pm

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The only the way to end the stigma is through information!
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cindy knoke October 10, 2016 at 11:24 am

So important. Thank you for posting.