Topic Tuesday: The positive side of mental health difficulties *closed*

clarity...

I think people who suffer physical illnesses, also report a similar phenomenon

BatGuano - is 'peace of mind & happiness' what you were referring to as important to you?

yep

if you're making a list I also deserve to be filthy rich, have a loving partner, win a Nobel prize, .... and a large meat lovers with garlic bread and extra jalapenos

Woah BatGuano - that is very... specific 🙂

For me it's been friendships. Either new friends that I have bonded with over common experiences, or becoming closer to pre-exisiting friends as I've opened up to them (& vise versa)

Some really cool posts so far -

My positive was my career choice! After experiencing certain things it made me passionate about mental health & wellbeing, I wanted to understand it better.

I can definately relate with you Eagle. And when you find something you're passionate about, it doesn't even feel like 'work'

What about any positive impact your experiences has on others in your life?

I was once told when that when you don't get what you want, it's a blessing in disguise. I look at having a MI this way. The blessing that I see is that the dark cloudy days helps me to appreciate the brighter days a whole lot more. It makes me thankful of the simple of things in life.

Here's a thought,

Say we look at illness, not just mental illness but all health problems,

& if more than one person has a particular complaint,

then its a problem for, in escalating order,

a pair, a group, a cadre, a whole crapload of people.

Its an outbreak, a syndrome, an endemic, an epidemic, a pandemic.

If we regard the society and environment as having a problem then the addressing of that problem should be the concern of all those affected.

The whole society.