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Kelsi Cronkright, new author of “Debunking Addiction,” talks about her history with drug and alcohol addiction and her hopes for the future.
My name is Kelsi Cronkright, and I am thrilled to join the "Debunking Addiction" blog at HealthyPlace. My history with addiction is extensive. As a highly sensitive, neurodivergent human, the demands of our capitalistic and heteronormative society have always felt overwhelming. About 20 years ago, when I was a freshman in high school, I began struggling with an eating disorder to gain a (false) sense of control. When I went to college, alcohol and other drugs were added to the mix, and my life quickly spiraled out of control.
Witnessing verbal abuse between parents creates a set of challenges that might stay with children for life. Learn more at HealthyPlace.
Verbal abuse can impact the way children view relationships and themselves. Sometimes parents exhibit verbally abusive behavior toward each other without involving the children as recipients. Although the kids may not receive any verbal abuse from their parents, this dynamic still profoundly affects a child and how they develop into adults.
Self-injury affected my health. Maybe I can help you better understand the full extent of what you—or maybe a loved one—may be going through, at HealthyPlace.
The repercussions of self-injury go beyond the obvious. By sharing a bit about how self-injury affected my health, I hope to help you better understand the full extent of what you—or perhaps a loved one of yours—may be going through.
Thinking about schizophrenia is an all day, every day experience for me. It's not so much the symptoms as it is the constant presence. Learn more at HealthyPlace.
Schizophrenia is a big part of my life. There are times (almost always) when I think it is too big of a part of my life. I doubt anyone wants to believe that their whole life and thoughts revolve around their mental illness, but hardly a moment goes by when I'm not thinking about schizophrenia. For example, I frequently have symptoms that make me aware of my illness.
Supporting someone in mental health recovery can be challenging and confusing. Get some tips on how to support someone in recovery at HealthyPlace.
If you’ve clicked on this blog post, someone in your life has likely begun taking steps to recover from their mental health struggles. First of all, thank you. I can say firsthand that having the support of loved ones has an impact on the process. It certainly has for me. Given that, I wanted to share how my loved ones have supported me and how you can support someone, too, in mental health recovery.
马特是看ing for joy in unexpected places and finding it in work. Learn how to become more motivated when performing tedious tasks at HealthyPlace.
An idea that I keep returning to with my journey toward a happier life is looking for joy in situations that aren't typically very joyful. I'm sure you've heard the phrase, "Hard work is its own reward," but what does that mean? How can something that you loathe doing be in any way rewarding? How can you look for joy there?
Understanding how to change can make your new year’s resolution stick. Learn how to change by learning this magical equation. More at HealthyPlace.
At this time of year, we might think about how to change various aspects of our lives. We might want to change our looks, habits, or many other things. These changes are often expressed in the form of new year's resolutions. And as most of us have witnessed, new year's resolutions rarely last past the year being new. I think this, in part, is because we don't think about how to change and what's required to change. And in many cases, change begins with one simple idea: not changing has to be more painful than changing.
一个厌食症患者心态通常是联系在一起的d with eating disorder behaviors, but did you know it can impact many other areas of life too? Learn how at HealthyPlace.
When I think about an anorexic mindset, two primary features stand out to me: deprivation and control. Within the eating disorder framework, these attributes often manifest in behaviors such as caloric restriction, compulsive exercise, food rituals, or body image obsession. However, an anorexic mindset can impact many areas of life outside the parameters of an eating disorder as well.
What is paperclipping? What does it have to do with abuse in relationships?  It might be a narcissistic behavior. Learn all about it at HealthyPlace.
Navigating relationships can be confusing, especially with narcissistic behaviors like paperclipping -- being kept on the backburner -- from a partner. Are you the victim of paperclipping? Knowing what to look for can help you avoid hanging onto the idea of a potential relationship with no possibility of commitment.
There's a lot of stigma surrounding hearing voices. Learn how stigma and my self-stigma affected me during the years I heard schizoaffective voices, at HealthyPlace.
I haven’t heard schizoaffective voices in over a year, but when I used to hear them, I encountered a lot of stigma and became reluctant to mention them. Much of it was self-stigma, in that I wouldn’t talk about them to the people around me unless they were people I trusted and who knew already that I heard voices. But, the thing is, I was correct in not revealing, say, at work when I heard voices, as there is both stigma and self-stigma involved.

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Benjamin Kenneth Morris
I have been diagnosed with D.I.D I have 14 alters these ranged from a war veteran to a female fashion model these deter me often from what I want to do.
Dal
Hey Luke, I am feeling for you, I have woke up for 14 months with that dreaded, anxious, depressed almost paralysis feeling. That is the time frame since I was diagnosed with bipolar. What a evil beast of an illness, I am not going to sugar coat it, it’s been and still is bloody hard. Just keep the faith, and roll with it. Just keep telling yourself it is just the illness..
Anonymous
Hi,
I am 11 years old and started sh when I was 10.
Life got so hard and I was at my lowest point of my life. Im still in pain but I'm just to tired to sh I feel like there's something deeply wrong with me because I'm to tired to hurt myself. I've tried to quit many times but just can't, although most of my cuts healed I still always seeing them when I put on my sweater or put on my bracelets and i just get scared if anyone would see them like my oldest sister. Seeing my scars make me remember bad things but knowing I healed from it more then ever really helps. If you ever need help with anything or need to talk with someone there will always be someone with you that cares for your truly. Decide who you feel comfortable telling.
Troy
I'm learning a lot reading thru this site n the articles n resources around 10months ago my wife of 27 yrs starting showing signs n symptoms of DID n a 7yr old version of herself was very undeniable. To nutshell what could n would go on forever with me explaining instances switches being front stuck or scattered n being whole n trying to explain her system n I'm sure I don't need to here but without official diagnosis I know n my wife knows she has DID and dissociative amnesia n huge blackout periods gaps n now we know of 6or 7 me's or alters but none of them like alters so me's or other's has been acceptable n there is one me that has other's or me's of her own it's a mess n my wife the host is very weary been self defeated n rose again to fight n keep goin for so long so so long I do everything I can to hold space for her n all of them n am learning about DID n more importantly I'm always learning about my wife as a husband should n I have never been more in love with another human n never have had a deeper connection with anyone we're definitely each other's person in this world n any other n she needs real help professional help with someone she can trust she is a true empath n can sense n has that sense where she can see right thru a person n into their heart n soul n she has a calling n passion to heal n help heal can you please help us, well help her which would help me tremendously
Cataline Di
Interesting I came across this article about sensory overload. It is exactly the word I would use to describe what I feel to my neurologist. I was given PTSD from an assault that happened in 2021 and it has been a year on Nov. 2022. Though I have experienced a lot of symptoms and have analyzed myself as more of an introvert but can become an extrovert in my work environment I did not expect to have experienced what I did Dec. 2022. I noticed with all the Christmas activity and being in a customer service I realized my body shutting down when I took a step as I started to fall which felt almost like a faint. Of course I was scared of what was happening due to the inability to move but trying to understand why it happened only made sense that I had been doing too much than I was able to handle while in recovery from my mild TBI. Did not actually expect something to happen but I find great closure in finding this article as it helps me cope with the fact that it can be normal. I find myself to be good at understanding myself and what I need. Thank you all for sharing.