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Living Well with Mental Illness
Canada
Приєднався 14 лип 2022
Is it possible to live well with mental illness? Does everyone have a bit of mental illness in this day and age? Why do we both stigmatize and glamourize mental illness? Join us for a wandering examination of mental illness (and mental health!) in our society. Co-hosted by Lauren Kennedy West (host of the UA-cam channel Living Well With Schizophrenia) and her partner Robert Kennedy West.
Accommodations for Mental Illness in the Workplace?
In this tenth episode of the Living Well with Mental Illness podcast, Lauren and Rob discuss types of accommodations in the workplace that can be helpful for people living with a mental illness. They also discuss what it takes from leadership in a company or organization to create and promote an accepting workplace culture that prioritizes employees mental health and wellbeing.
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MENTAL HEALTH APPAREL
livingwell.myspreadshop.com/
Wear your support for mental health! Our t-shirts, sweaters, and mugs not only spread awareness but also help support this channel. Pick up some mental health apparel today and make a statement while making a difference.
ONLINE THERAPY:
trybetterhelp.com/livingwell2free
We do not currently offer online therapy. Our sponsor BetterHelp can connect you with a licensed, online counselor. The link above allows you to try them out for free for two weeks.
Instagram: livingwellwithmentalillness
Website: www.livingwellwithmentalillness.org
#mentalhealth #mentalillness #livingwellwithmentalillness #workplace #accommodations
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Our Experience Dating with Mental Illness
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In this ninth episode of the Living Well with Mental Illness podcast, Lauren and Rob share about their experience dating with mental illness. Lauren lives with schizoaffective disorder and talks about her experience dating with this illness, and together they chat about what their experience dating each other was like with Lauren's mental illness. MENTAL HEALTH APPAREL livingwell.myspreadshop.c...
When I First Knew I Needed Help
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In this eighth episode of the Living Well with Mental Illness podcast, Lauren and Rob share about when they first knew they needed help with their mental health. They discuss what symptoms made them decide to reach out for additional support, and provide some signs to be aware of when determining if you need additional support as well. MENTAL HEALTH APPAREL livingwell.myspreadshop.com/ Wear you...
What is Grounding and How Do I Do it?
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In this seventh episode of the Living Well with Mental Illness podcast, Lauren and Rob explore what it means to work on grounding yourself and times when it can be beneficial to do so. They share what has been most helpful as grounding techniques and strategies for when they're feeling that sense of discomfort or misalignment within themselves. MENTAL HEALTH APPAREL livingwell.myspreadshop.com/...
Lets Get Comfortable Talking About Suicide
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In this sixth episode of the Living Well with Mental Illness podcast, Lauren and Rob seek to normalize talking openly about suicide. Suicide and the experience of suicidal ideation is an often shied away from topic enmeshed in stigma. This episode seeks to bring it out into the open where much needed conversations can be had in an effort to deal with these problems more effectively. If you are ...
Struggling with Loneliness
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In this fifth episode of the Living Well with Mental Illness podcast, Lauren and Rob explore the topic of loneliness as it pertains to the experience of living with a mental illness. They share vulnerably about their own experience with loneliness and share ways to work at overcoming loneliness in the face of mental illness. MENTAL HEALTH APPAREL livingwell.myspreadshop.com/ Wear your support f...
Should Everyone Be in Therapy?
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In this fourth episode of the Living Well with Mental Illness podcast, Lauren and Rob discuss the benefits of engaging in therapy, and argue the case for why everyone would benefit from it. They share what they've gotten out of therapy and reasons why it may be a good idea for you too. MENTAL HEALTH APPAREL livingwell.myspreadshop.com/ Wear your support for mental health! Our t-shirts, sweaters...
Can You Live Well with a Mental Illness?
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In this third episode of the Living Well with Mental Illness podcast, Lauren and Rob discuss whether or not it's possible to live well with a mental illness. And what does living well with a mental illness even mean? MENTAL HEALTH APPAREL livingwell.myspreadshop.com/ Wear your support for mental health! Our t-shirts, sweaters, and mugs not only spread awareness but also help support this channe...
We're Not Built for This
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In this second episode of the Living Well with Mental Illness podcast, Lauren and Rob discuss how we as humans simply aren't built to withstand the demands of modern society. They speculate as to the effects and toll our society as it currently is, is having on our mental health both at an individual level and a collective level. MENTAL HEALTH APPAREL livingwell.myspreadshop.com/ Wear your supp...
What is Mental Health?
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In this first episode of the Living Well with Mental Illness podcast, Lauren and Rob set out to define what exactly mental health is, both by standard definitions, and delving into their own understanding of what mental health is. MENTAL HEALTH APPAREL livingwell.myspreadshop.com/ Wear your support for mental health! Our t-shirts, sweaters, and mugs not only spread awareness but also help suppo...
All my relationships failed because of my mental health issues. I was never good enough for them no matter how hard i tried
Thinking about the sexual molester who I witnessed molesting a little boy, I became suicidal. I made a suicide attempt when I was only twenty. I kept calling the hotline, but they were mean to me. They didn’t take me seriously. I was not asked if I had dark thoughts. I did. When I was 20, I took a bunch of prescription pills. Then I had my stomach pumped. Then I stayed at the medical hospital for around four days. Then after being in a short term hospital, I was in a long term hospital. Not all of the patients were well behaved. I was at the state hospital for four months. I believe it was good that I spent a total of six months in a hospital in around one year. It’s worth being alive. After only one try, I started to desire to become older. Last year, I had a breast biopsy. It was uncomfortable. Extremely uncomfortable. I’m supposed to get my next mammogram. I was told that if I have breast cancer, it is being caught quickly. I didn’t feel any lumps on my own in or on my left breast. I don’t want to die from cancer. I’m a fighter. I don’t care if breast cancer treatments hurt. I willing to live. If I need chemotherapy, at least I will be living. When I worked at the supermarket, there were some bald ladies shopping there. I never thought that this is my destiny, but now, I believe it is a big possibility.
I dated a little person. He was handsome, had a baritone voice, and he asked me if I liked Elvis. He was easy to get along with. He was perfect. Then he passed away before we had a chance to get very serious. It’s so sad for me. I like that Johnny Cash song when he’s going to meet his woman in the heaven,
Talking about suicidal ideation makes me feel worse. Therapy and counselling bring up more pain and despair, hopelessness. I only see myself as a burden on society.
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My boss also does not want to listen to any personal problems. She’s not open to listening to this… she immediately turns the conversation back to “the professional” portion. I get that but I can’t explain what I need without explaining my personal situation.
Sharing your "personal" situation would be unprofessional. You aren't obligated to share it, so why force it on her? She's not your therapist.
I asked for an accommodation & was denied. My employer said I can’t complete the core responsibilities of my job. I had done it previously. I think they just want me to get frustrated and give up but I love my job. All the coworkers. I just struggle with 1 member of leadership. I also have a special needs child. That makes it really hard too because I need to be here when he’s home from school, etc. I have a panic disorder & I have a counselor, therapist and a PCP who diagnosed me with anxiety disorder. What can I do?
Thank you
Somebody said "it means nothing to be well adjusted to a sickly preverse society "..... but who?
I have always been a high performer and as soon as I hit ADHD paralysis and artistic burnout my employer will not listen to me and I am terminated. Of course they come up with pretext for the termination. I would love to see a video on this. Not the discrimination, but why this happens. It is as if employers think overachievers can't have a mental health breakdown. My last employer told me to stop throwing around the word mental illness
Thank you for this video. I had a mental health breakdown due to a toxic workplace that refused to provide me FMLA pfmla or allowed me to use my 3 months of accrued leave. It is so amazing to see two individuals that actually get it that are out there to support those of us with mental health issues. Your work is so very much appreciated
I really like your channel. Your voices are so caring and you are looking at things methodically. I really hope you keep going now that I’m subscribing ❤️
Everyone should go to therapy. Mental health is getting worse. Why does no one look into the disconnect between these two concepts? It is always just more therapy brainwashing. Americans seem to be absolutely oblivious to the results of the things they advocate for. More people are going to therapy than ever, and none of these people ever heal. And a ton of therapists just outright suck at their job, but they checked a lot of feminist boxes, which is why they have work to begin with.
you guys are awsome. this story is so cute and informative. thank you for sharing
This is the best, most honest, most open conversation I’ve ever listened to about suicide. Thank you so much for doing this! Thank you so much for helping me get this burden off my shoulders. I’m sure I’m not the only one here.
~17:20 "There are better people for both of us" What the hell Rob? Definitely adding THAT clip in my compilation. Absolutely evil sociopath that he is...
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She has the most incredible support and resources of a serious mental health Issue. It shows the difference
Most families and friends get tired of mentally ill and count u out. American Mental health cares is for the upper class.
My problem is asking for accommodations but my supervisor feeling like it’s not needed for my job. I asked twice and she kept saying it’s not needed. I have always had accommodations. I can’t do to HR without my supervisors approval
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Having personal space, is one thing that helps. Having management who take the reasonability as leaders seriously. Not just talking the leadership role for the extra pay. Jobs that has a no harassment policy and actually mean it. That's one of my biggest triggers. Witnessing my coworkers and managers bad mouth each other. Makes it difficult me to feel safe. Being able to communicate with management without the conversation being spread around the work place.
Why do i not trust Rob whatsoever. 😂 Him always making snide comments "Oh, she pointed at me for the record when she said highs", well i fn hope so she's your wife???? Why did he make note of that for the viewers? Why does he feel the need to clarify that he's a 'good' guy you've dated??
also that other video on your main channel where he sexualizes the word 'phat' as some p0rn brain acronym he somehow knows of???? What i know 'phat' by, is the fashion brand.
Lauren, you are not crazy for being worried if he's being faithful or a good guy. Get the facts, accumulate evidence. I don't trust this guy.
Rob always focuses on how YOU have mental illness and he doesn't -- but does he have psychopathy? It seems like it! That would quantify him as mentally ill as well -- but of course he doesn't want to bring awareness to that. :)
I've also noticed the correlation of your blinking. You blink more when ROB makes a snide comment, or a superficial comment for the video. That's why you blink. This isn't because of some medication side effect. I see the DIRECT correlation between when you over-blink, and it's in tandem when Rob says something covertly rude or performative for camera.
*No.* *In most cases, I have found it to be a waste of time and money.*
It's difficult to say who is mentally ill in the workplace and who is not. It's difficult to say who needs special accommodations and who does not. "Working from home" is special needs accommodations unless you are married with children and a stay at home mother or housewife.
I was 21 when I wrote a suicide note, that said(I'm done). Addressed it to my mom. I was being abused. Had been abused by so many different people, through out the years and forced to hide it.. Couldn't take it anymore. Didn't have a plan. Then I realized they didn't have a exclamation for way. So I took the note off the door and I kept writing. I wasn't able to stop. For 6 months I wrote each day and night. When I felt I had run out of things to say I gave the letters to my mom on a Tuesday night. Asked her to read them. She responded to the letters the same as she did me. She ignored them. Pushed them to the side. Each passing day I asked her if she read them. She would say no and tell me to leave her alone about those letters. I don't feel like reading no letters! I said to her. For all you know, I could have been telling you I was going to kill myself! Well son if you going to kill yourself, there's nothing yo' momma could do to stop you!. There's plenty you can do if you actually cared! She finally read the letters on Sunday morning. She shunned me. Gave the letters back. Then days later, she acted as if they were never written. I continued to add to the letters over the next 9 years. One of the poems was published in a book in 2006. The poem is titled (know Me) book (poems of the heartland.
I’m dating now too and I’ve fallen in love… Something i never thought was possible. ❤
Another excellent video. I can relate to so much of your stories. Thanks for your honesty and openess it does really help 🙏🦋 xx
I keep having suicidal thoughts, but the thought of rebirth in a worse situation/body is stopping me.
I don't know if you'll notice this comment or have energies/time to reply to it, but I'll try anyways. One question I have is, when you are close to someobody who has a big burden on himself, one thing that might happen is that you can help him/her, but he/she might not be able to be there for you for a long period of time. How do you deal with it? I mean, if one of the two people of the couple suffers, he or she will probably be able to give less, so there will probably be a lack in reciprocity. Is there a way you can restore reciprocity in this situation?
I think some of the very reasons people commit suicide is because they truly feel alone, misunderstood and there is no one on earth they feel they can relate to and the very reason they want to die is because people in their lives in their orbit are the problem.
yeah misunderstood is the big reason and no one seems to understand them it seems
Definitely IN The Downward-Spiral Of Depraved-Reprobate-"Minds" Rendered Senseless and Useless - ROMANS 1:18-32 🕊️
Suicide rates in the USA are probably higher then they should be. It's intentional. The problem is the HIPAA laws and no longer accepting clinical and third person reporting. All service providers are paid to turn away services The person going through the psychotic episodes are having trouble, needs to advocate for themselves and they're not getting help. Having worked in the. USA mental health industry as a director of a psychiatric halfway house, I will venture to say that it's actually worse in the USA because of a lot of our medications, food additives, extremely unhealthy lifestyles are absolutely contributing to the suicide rates. The hopelessness in other countries may be contributing to their rates, but medications like singulair, allergy meds, antidepressants are making it worse in the USA - we have plenty of evidence. It's been there for decades.
I give myself two years if things don't get better
No one loves me. No one will miss me when I'm gone
Right to die needs support!
I don’t think so. Things get better. Have you ever heard the song, “Oo child everything is going to get better. Oo child, everything is going to be brighter. Etc” That song keeps me going. I have no dark thoughts anymore.
In the comments it talks about everyone being on board with assisted dying. Are we promoting suicide? I think the word commit is OK. When you’re more worried about words than saving someone’s life I’m very scared. I want to live and want to find a reason to live and you’re pushing videos that push suicide and is more concerned about words. That’s very upsetting.
I came here, hoping for hope. But it seems like everyone’s commenting on how great it is to have assisted suicide. And more concerned about autonomy and people feeling safe. It’s not safe to die. I’m very afraid of what I’m gonna do.
Thank you
Hey I thank you for this podcast I was diagnosed with psychosis 7 years ago and it was a journey to go thorough it the good and the bad but recently I been struggling with a thought where I think that my brother who has psychosis is doing small aggressions toward me and like cracking his knuckles toward me or getting annoyed towards me or close the door by the time I get there i don't know what's going on so can anyone please help me thank you
do not call 988. they just send cops and make shit worse
Death is a gift,.. life is punishment and suffering. Wanting to die is seeing the truth. Life is not worth living in modern times.
its a gift when you feel good its not a gift when you feel non-good
Life will end in it's own good time, till then, no need to rush towards it my darling.
@@pierzing.glint1sh76 yeah, it make sense Thx for great comment
I am am struggling with suicidal thoughts
no way to "get comfortable' I had a mother who threatened and alluded to suicide ALL OF MY LIFE ! ALL OF MY CHILDHOOD !! and into my middle age when I was in my fifties! The threats and semi-attempts never stopped.
Wow that is so abusive to you all these years!!!!!
I have dealt with suicide thoughts for 13 years and not always it was a sick thinking, I guess. it was more on a philosophical way, if I may, when I was not sad but still had the knowledge I acquired during these times that manly is: life does not make sense and if I could choose, I wouldn't be alive, even if I'm not willing to end things right now. that is to say that I have never found someone that shared this same thought about the right to die and kinda of to choose when it will occur. if one can choose when to eat, to sleep, to do anything, why not when to die? right now I have not have a suicide thought for over a year (which I have never believed it was possible), but I still believe in keeping this as an option for the future instead of shaming people and making it super wrong to not want to live. as I said, suicide thinking doesn't happen only when your literally depressed, your life can just suck and you can be tired of trying to get it better. we shouldn't blame the individual. as a society we need to fight agaisnt suffering and providing better quality of life, but as we have our flaws, we can only embrace people that doesn't want to be here. thank you so much for this conversation and for your vulnerability!