When someone you love or someone that’s in your life, is suffering from an eating disorder, it can be heartbreaking. You want to do everything you possibly can do to help. However, when it’s something you’ve not experienced yourself, how can you support them? Seek Professional Help The…
In sixth-form, I was part of a very close-knit group of five friends. Within two weeks, three were diagnosed with a variety of mental illnesses. Mental Health was woefully under discussed in my school, and it felt taboo -– and this less than five years ago. I didn’t know what…
It’s late fall in the Northern hemisphere & winter is fast approaching. Holiday jingles play in the shops & malls & pretty, little lights sparkle along the streets & avenues. ‘Tis the season to be jolly, the song goes but for more than 10 million North Americans, it’s the season…
Anyone with mental illness realizes the struggle that holidays bring up. While the caroling is going around and the joy seems to be spreading there is you and the sadness. It’s as if the sadness floats around you and is the pesky thing that does not know what goodbye means….
Every year as the summer starts to disappear and the dull days and dark evenings start, people, suffer from depression, weight gain, lethargy and the desire for more sleep. They often also get a craving for more than normal carbohydrates such as cakes and cookies. When spring comes some of…
Welcome to my own little space on the internet! My name is Nicole and this is my personal blog where I write about mental health. I’m extremely passionate about raising awareness of mental health and mental illnesses. I love helping and supporting others, spending time with my husband and cats, and traveling and exploring new places.
Nicole Carman