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Mental Health Support

Terra Alta

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5. Based on personal experience with depression and anxiety

Reply to mopinko (Original post)

Sat Mar 22, 2014, 08:21 PM

Mar 2014

I can tell you a few things NOT to say or do.

Don't tell her to "snap out of it", like it's something she can turn on and off like a light switch. Don't treat her illness like a phase she will eventually grow out of. Don't think she is doing this just for attention, she has a severe mental illness that needs to be treated.

You and your daughter are in my thoughts and prayers. Sounds to me like you are doing all the right things by getting her help. I wish my own family had been as helpful with my condition.

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friends with ptsd- how's it going? does anything help? [View all] mopinko Mar 2014 OP

Sorry I do not PumpkinAle Mar 2014 #1

I have it. Lady Freedom Returns Mar 2014 #2

yeah, for all the good docs have done her. mopinko Mar 2014 #4

I've been hearing about Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing geardaddy Mar 2014 #3

I keep trying to remember this is an option. intheflow Apr 2014 #7

Based on personal experience with depression and anxiety Terra Alta Mar 2014 #5

at least not dumb enough to say any of those things. mopinko Mar 2014 #6

The absolute most positive thing defacto7 Jun 2014 #8

without a doubt meditation is helpful mopinko Jun 2014 #9