Just Another Day

• By: Alissa Langevin Homemaker
• July 19th, 2023
• anxiety, attention deficit disorder, bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder, depression, mental illness, Summer 2023 Issue, trauma
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What does mental illness feel like? It feels like drowning, alone and helpless, surrounded by nothing but inky black water, and deafening silence. As an icy chill creeps down your spine, a paralyzing numbness begins to set in. Breathing is very difficult now as you feel a sudden scalding hot...

Helping Families Cope with Serious Mental Illness: Maternal vs Social Work Instincts

• By: Ruth Colón-Wagner, LMSW VCS Inc.
• July 19th, 2023
• healing, hope, parenting, recovery, resiliency, serious mental illness, Summer 2023 Issue, trauma
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I am a Social Worker. I am also a mom of an adult child with SMI, specifically bi-polar disorder. My child is 23 and I pray that she welcomes God into her life. That’s the mom in me talking. As a social worker, I want her to get a job, find a great partner who will love her, and become as...

Consumer Perspectives: Overcoming Mental Health Challenges

• By: Herman Raymond Regina Services for the UnderServed (S:US)
• July 19th, 2023
• depression, domestic violence, homelessness, hope, mental illness, overcoming adversity, peer support, recovery, substance use disorder, Summer 2023 Issue
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This article is part of a quarterly series giving voice to the perspectives of individuals with lived experiences as they share their opinions on a particular topic. The authors are served by Services for the UnderServed (S:US), a New York City-based nonprofit that is committed to giving every New...