My self help information journey

I came across the following clues towards self-help on the internet : A testimony by a female law professor who battles with schizophrenia shares her difficulties in a Helpful video for self esteem.

    For helpful approaches  into work, for instance, we are beginning to see a scheme where people with mental health problems can find meaningful work that is good for them through a well established method of  Individual Placement and Support.

  For anonymous online therapy ( be very careful who and what you interact with) there is the
website horsesmouth.co.uk where you can find a mentor or be a mentor for a particular
difficulty. Or simply browse the inspirational profiles and stories.

Scottish Recovery Network for those who live in Scotland or a similar network in your area
offers up to date news on the issues facing people with mental health conditions and raises
awareness on recovery.See helpful site dedicated to recovery

Or you might like to contribute to one of the many health blogs out on the web like Daily
Strength which offers a community of 500 anonymous support groups at helpful anonymous support/

For clinical definitions and information there is the Royal College of Psychiatrists see clinical information

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Finding helpful mental health websites and onward to employment

This post is meant to serve as a stimulus for self-help. Written by a person who struggles to find
employment in the present recession AND  who has been fighting a long term mental health
condition.
There two main strands here are:

• Finding work
• Managing our mental health condition

It is my belief that if we become expert at managing our health then we increase the chances of
finding meaningful employment that is good for us.

It means we are doing our best no matter what happens to raise our self esteem and gives us a
inner goal to succeed even if we are experiencing failure all around us.

Family and friends are our main support in hard times because they love us for who we are.
When we look outside this circle we need to tread carefully in order to find bonefide help.

So I would like to research the web for clues to self-managing our mental health and stimulate
other sufferers to do the same .

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Apparent memory-concentration losses in mental health

What will an employer want ?
An employer wants a person with an alert memory he can use to do a days work for him.A mind he can fill with the business of today.He wants us to be as productive as we can. All there, working for him.Will he excuse tiny lapses of concentration? Will they be noticed at all?
Connectivity
 The functions of our memory can be so absorbed in dealing with unwanted thoughts that we miss what is going on around us.The degree to which this happens is an indication of how well we are.There is a big difference between an occupied memory coping with the distractions of mental illness and actual memory loss.It is a connectivity issue.
Presentation lapses
   We don't present well , we seem to need to wake up and pay attention even if it  is for a fraction of a second and use our memory or we will lose that vital piece of information we need to do the job. 
Sinking feelings
We become unconfident and our behaviour suffers if we feel we are not grasping what we ought to.
Panic sets in ,we berate ourselves with a hemorrhage of negative thoughts. We doubt whether we can remember or follow instructions. We forget even more information.
Outcome
 If this loop continues we get unwell under increasing pressure to do just normal things. The things we can do perfectly well when this is not happening.
  

 

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