Sub-duvet Ramblings

This is a comprehensive 30 minute long educational video about Schizophrenia. It was Written and produced by those who live with mental illness.

I made this video today and uploaded it on youtube. It contains a brief overview of the symptoms of depression and also has some advice on how to help someone you care about who suffers from depression. I belive stigma surrounding mental illnesses such as depression can be reduced by making information easily available. The music on the video is '9 crimes' by Damien Rice.

The official definition of binge eating disorder describes a person who: eats very large amounts of food in a rapid manner within a short period of time (two hours or so) two or more times a week for a period of six months or more accompanied by a feeling of being out of control. Here are some tips for stopping the vicious binge eating cycle which can occur for many people with eating disorders: 1. Always eat breakfast. Yes, even you have binged the night before! 2. Try to identify the emotions which are triggering you to binge so that you can learn to recognise and cope with these emotions in a more productive way. 3. Identify your trigger foods and ensure they are not easily available to you. 4. Make a list of some non-food rewards which you can treat yourself to after a binge-free day (e.g. a trip to the cinema, a new book, a manicure) 5. Slow down your eating. Teach yourself to put down your knife and fork a few times whilst you are eating. Even if you are binging! Teach your bod...

Ok so here's my little topic for the day.... deception and eating disorders.... Deceptive behaviour plays a key role in many eating disorders. Individuals with Anorexia will eventually resort to lying about their quantity of food intake to those around them. Common excuses such as 'no thanks, I had a huge breakfast today or 'I'm planning to meet someone soon for dinner' in an attempt to hide their behaviour will be commonplace. The anorexic is an expert in deceiving those around them in order to maintain control over their own food intake. This deception can also extend to the secret abuse of laxatives or diuretics. Bulmics will often maintain normal eating habits in front of others and binge behind closed doors. They often maintain a normal body weight whilst being stuck in a secret cycle of binging and purging. This will often lead to the overpowering urge to purge which is covered in a shroud secrecy - the tip toes to the bathroom to 'get something out of one...

I am what I am I am my own special creation So come take a look Give me the hook Or the ovation It's my world That I want to have a little pride My world And it's not a place I have to hide in Life's not worth a dam Till I can say I am what I am I am what I am I don't want praise I don't want pity I bang my own drum Some think it's noise I think it's pretty And so what if I love each sparkle and each bangle Why not see things from a different angle Your life is a shame Till you can shout out I am what I am I am what I am And what I am needs no excuses I deal my own deck Sometimes the aces sometimes the deuces It's one life and there's no return and no deposit One life so it's time to open up your closet Life's not worth a dam till you can shout out I am what I am I am what I am I am what I am And what I am needs no excuses I deal my own deck sometimes the aces sometimes the deuces It's one life and there's no return and no deposit One...

This is my depressed stance. When you're depressed, it makes a lot of difference how you stand. The worst thing you can do is straighten up and hold your head high because then you'll start to feel better. If you're going to get any joy out of being depressed, you've got to stand like this. -Charlie Brown Depression is the inability to construct a future. -Rollo May It seemed like this was one big Prozac nation, one big mess of malaise. Perhaps the next time half a million people gather for a protest march on the White House green it will not be for abortion rights or gay liberation, but because we're all so bummed out. -Elizabeth Wurtzel "It's snowing still," said Eeyore gloomily. "So it is." "And freezing." "Is it?" ...

Psychiatric diagnoses are categorized by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th. Edition. Better known as the DSM-IV, the manual is published by the American Psychiatric Association and covers all mental health disorders for both children and adults. It also lists known causes of these disorders, statistics in terms of gender, age at onset, and prognosis as well as some research concerning the optimal treatment approaches. Mental health professionals such as psychologists and psychiatrists use this manual when working with patients in order to better understand their illness and potential treatment and to help 3rd party payers (e.g., insurance) understand the needs of the patient. The book is typically considered the ‘bible’ for any professional who makes psychiatric diagnoses in the United States and many other countries. The DSM uses a multiaxial or multidimensional approach to diagnosing because rarely do other factors in a person's life not impact their...

This is an audio mash up of George W. Bush singing the John Lennon classic "Imagine". Made me think...

The Gray Kid and Daniel Stessen. Written and Directed by People Food. Parody of Justin Timberlake's "SexyBack." "I cannot make my phone ring by looking at it" ;)

Clip from a very insightful documentary about bipolar disorder.Includes interview with Tony Slattery and Stephen Fry. Narrated by Stephen Fry.

An Interview with Madonna Part I. Madonna has Bipolar Disorder. She talks about what her mania and depression is like.

An interview with Debra Part II. Debra is an account executive with bipolar disorder (formerly called manic depression). She also talks about how difficult it has been for her family to deal with her mental illness.

An interview with Debra -Part I. Debra is an account executive with bipolar disorder (formerly called manic depression). She also talks about how difficult it has been for her family to deal with her mental illness.

An interview with Megan. Megan is a 25-year old graduate student with Bipolar Disorder.

Beyond Mania and Depression contains additional information about bipolar disorder (manic depression). It is designed to educate people about this form of mental illness. Bipolar disorder effects nearly 1% of the population.

This video (Episode 1) explains the signs and symptoms bipolar disorder (manic depression).

Dr. Xavier Amador, author of "I Am Not Sick, I Don't Need Help", gives a talk about insight in individuals with schizophrenia at a conference. Xavier Amador is an adjunct professor in Clinical Psychology at Teacher’s College, Columbia University in New York City and is on the Board of Directors of the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI). He is a clinical psychologist who treats adults, children, and adolescents in individual, couples and family therapy

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