Tag: Mental Health
Posted on September 10, 2021
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Today is World Suicide Prevention Day! Some of us have had suicidal thoughts in the past. Some of us are currently having suicidal thoughts. Some of us have put those thoughts into actions and have had abandoned attempts. Some of us have fully attempted… Continue Reading “World Suicide Prevention Day”
Category: All, Behavioral Health, Human ConditionTags: *See All Posts, AFSP, AFSP Advocacy, Behavioral Health, Mental Health, Mental Health Awareness, Recovery, Suicide Awareness, Suicide Prevention, World Suicide Prevention Day
Posted on August 16, 2021
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I would like to share some personal things about myself that I have been experiencing as of late, just in case others can relate. First though, I want to provide some context for why I decided to share my recent experiences. In June, I… Continue Reading “We Are Not the Burden, We Carry the Burden”
Category: All, Behavioral Health, Human ConditionTags: *See All Posts, Addiction, Alone, Anxiety, Behavioral Health, Bipolar Disorder, Compassion, Courage, Depression, Empathy, Fitness, Hope, Hopelessness, Life, Life After Trauma, Major Depression, Mental Breakdown, Mental Health, Mental Health Condition, Mental Health Issues, Mental Health Stigma, Mental Illness, Mental Illness Stigma, Military Suicide Awareness, Mindfulness, Mood Disorder, Online Bullying, Pandemic and Mental Health, Psychiatric Episode, Recovery, Self-awareness, Substance Use Disorders, Suicide Prevention, Unemployment
Posted on August 16, 2021
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In May 2009 I joined Twitter, two months later I deleted my account, and now twelve years after that I have rejoined the quagmire of Twitter for one single reason: it’s the only place where I can follow the vast majority of authors, scientists, philosophers,… Continue Reading “Social Media, Psychopathy, and Time Management”
Category: All, Human Condition, Kephen's Commentary, Miscellaneous, TechnologyTags: *See All Posts, Addiction, Antisocial, Apathy, Attention, Awareness, Behavioral Health, Bipolar Disorder, Delusion, Ego, Empathy, Facebook, Honesty, Human Interaction, Humble, Humility, Instagram, Introspective, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Narcissism, Narcissist, Narcissistic, Numb, Psychopathy, Reality Check, Sam Harris, Self-awareness, Self-esteem, Sensation Overload, Sensory Overload, Social Burnout, Social Media, Twitter, Unemployment, Video Games
Posted on May 6, 2021
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These past several years I have really been noticing a significant rise in bravado, grandiosity, self-aggrandizing, and a false sense of social importance, particularly among young American men. This pretentious view that one is special and important, and that the choices they make have… Continue Reading “The Privilege and Risks of Pretentious and Delusional Self-Importance in American Youth”
Category: All, Behavioral Health, Human Condition, Kephen's Commentary, Miscellaneous, ScienceTags: *See All Posts, Adulthood, American Youth, Behavioral Health, Bravado, Delusion, Grandiosity, Humble, Humility, Hype, Hype Beast, Hype Culture, Legend, Lessons on Living, Mental Health, Pretentious, Reality Check, Self-aggrandizing, Self-awareness, Self-esteem, Self-Importance, Self-worth, Temperance, Youth
Posted on April 8, 2021
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[Warning: this article contains discussions of suicide, caution is advised for readers who may be triggered by this subject] This writing was never intended for this website, but I have a lot to say and no other internet medium allows me unlimited space to… Continue Reading “Down the Rabbit Hole and Through the Looking Glass”
Category: All, Behavioral Health, Human ConditionTags: *See All Posts, Behavioral Health, Bipolar Disorder, Coronavirus and Mental Health, COVID-19 and Mental Health, Depression, Hypermania, Hypomania, I Quit My Job, Major Depression, Mania, Mental Breakdown, Mental Health, Mental Health Condition, Mental Health Issues, Mental Illness, Mood Disorder, Pandemic and Mental Health, Psychiatric Episode, Unemployment
Posted on February 11, 2021
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In this episode of the Ardent Axiom I reflect on how important hope is on the journey of recovery, as well as the other factors that aid in the process of healing after a mental health crisis or struggle with a substance use disorder.… Continue Reading “The Power of Hope on the Journey of Recovery”
Category: All, Behavioral Health, Human ConditionTags: *See All Posts, Addiction, Behavioral Health, Hope, Mental Health, Mental Health Awareness, Mental Illness, Recovery, Substance Use Disorders
Posted on February 8, 2021
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Category: All, Atheism, Religion and Spirituality, Behavioral Health, Human ConditionTags: *See All Posts, Appreciation, Awareness, Behavioral Health, Dealing With Loss, Death, Delusion, Dying, Ego, Ethics, Existence, Existential, Existentialism, Fulfillment, Gratitude, Happiness, Honesty, Human Connection, Insight, Inspiration, Introspective, Joy, Lessons on Living, Life, Loss, Loss of Loved Ones, Meaning, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Mortality, Philosophy, Purpose, Rarity of Life, Reality Check, Reflecting, Ruminating, Truth, Value of Life, What Matters, Wisdom
Posted on September 12, 2020
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My personal interest in behavioral health started two decades ago, through the things I began to experience at the age of 14. I’m sharing this because that teenage version of me would have benefited from someone else defying stigma and having the courage to… Continue Reading “Recovery: Hope is the Spark”
Posted on June 12, 2020
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When Life Hurts the Most We are all broken, none of us are lucky enough to get through life unscathed. What sets some apart from the rest is that they learn and grow and become stronger in the broken places. Who are you? Who… Continue Reading “When Life Hurts the Most”
Category: All, Behavioral Health, Human ConditionTags: *See All Posts, Anxiety, Awareness, Behavioral Health, Broken, Choice, Courage, Depression, Emptiness, Fear, Fitness, Gratitude, Happiness, Hope, Hopelessness, Insight, Introspective, Lessons on Living, Life, Meaning, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Mindfulness, Peace, Peace is Every Step, Power of Belief, Purpose, Recovery, Sadness, Self, Suffering, Suicide Awareness, Suicide Prevention, Teen, Thrive, Tragedy
Posted on June 12, 2020
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Start a Conversation that Matters I can’t begin to tell you how much it astounds me when I ask someone to talk to me about how they feel, to share with me the pain they are afraid of that they harbor within, and their… Continue Reading “Start a Conversation that Matters”
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Posted on August 16, 2021 by Kēphen
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In May 2009 I joined Twitter, two months later I deleted my account, and now twelve years after that I have rejoined the quagmire of Twitter for one single reason: it’s the only place where I can follow the vast majority of authors, scientists, philosophers,… Continue Reading “Social Media, Psychopathy, and Time Management”
Category: All, Human Condition, Kephen's Commentary, Miscellaneous, TechnologyTags: *See All Posts, Addiction, Antisocial, Apathy, Attention, Awareness, Behavioral Health, Bipolar Disorder, Delusion, Ego, Empathy, Facebook, Honesty, Human Interaction, Humble, Humility, Instagram, Introspective, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Narcissism, Narcissist, Narcissistic, Numb, Psychopathy, Reality Check, Sam Harris, Self-awareness, Self-esteem, Sensation Overload, Sensory Overload, Social Burnout, Social Media, Twitter, Unemployment, Video Games