This is the third of a four-part series on mental health disorders and how real people handle them. These people are your neighbors, brothers, sisters, children, parents, even your grandparents. You know them. They’re around you every day. Well, not specifically these interviewees, no, but you get the idea. They are perfectly normal people facing…
This is the second of a four-part series on mental health disorders and how real people handle them. These people are your neighbors, brothers, sisters, children, parents, even your grandparents. You know them. They’re around you every day. Well, not specifically these interviewees, no, but you get the idea. They are perfectly normal people facing…
This blog post will overview when it’s time to check in with your doctor/prescriber for an adjustment or a new medication altogether, as promised. There are so many medications out there as discussed in my last post that most people only try two or three from any given class to find the one that works.…
This post is part of the Psych Writer series on how psychopharmaceuticals work. They’re also called psychoactive or psychotropic. Those all mean the same thing: they’re medications that work to change your brain with what it’s missing so that you can get back your functioning. This post is for educational purposes only, and doesn’t cover…
Let’s talk about what it means to have a mental illness. Mental Illness has stigma written all over it. Let’s work on changing that. On Quora, I liken having any kind of mental illness to having a chronic medical condition such as diabetes. Diabetes is probably one of the better analogies. Here’s one of my…
Some of my beloved humans on Facebook are starting on a medication journey to help them with different mental health issues. The following series is dedicated to them. The Analogy: Mental Illness has stigma written all over it. Let’s work on changing that. Medications Bazaar: An overview of how medications for psychological issues are prescribed…
This is the final installment of The Psych Writer series on Major Depressive Disorder. This week, we turn our focus on MDD with Psychotic Features. Of course, when writing any disorder, focus on showing rather than telling, and remember, your character is human. Give them more dimensions than their disorder. What’s tricky about writing MDD…
Welcome to part two of my series on Major Depressive Disorder (MDD). If you’re looking for the introduction to what MDD is all about, you can find that here. I have made updates to this article as of August 23, 2021, because Treatment Resistant Depression is so prevalent thanks to 2020 and 2021. Isolation and…
Disclaimer: This is not a substitute for medical advice and is for educational purposes only. If you read this and any of the below sounds like you, seek the help of a licensed professional in your area. Depression is a big topic. There are different types of depressive disorders, but for the purposes of this…
This is part of a series of The Psych Writer. I tend to write about pretty heavy topics because they’re mainly about mental illness, and though there are many things we can laugh and joke about to alleviate pain, these topics can be painful for some. So I ask you to stay with me and…
