Introduction Right now, there are 12 million people living with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in the U.S. PTSD is a mental health diagnosis that is given to some people who have dealt with a “shocking, scary, or dangerous event.” Individuals don’t necessarily have to go through the event. For instance, a 911 operator could be diagnosed with PTSD due to the traumatic nature of the calls they take. Or a diagnosis could stem from the trauma of a loved one…
It was 20 years ago today that Mister Rogers died. The world lost one of the most loving, caring, joyous, silly, and creative people on the planet. He has always been a hero of mine. As a child I absolutely adored him. I watched his show all the time, sometimes with my mom and sister, sometimes on my own. I loved Daniel Striped Tiger so much that I even wrote a play about him when I was six years old.…
I’m sure that some of you have mastered how to use apostrophes and know the difference between these words. Still, when we are tired, or in a hurry, our grammar skills can go out the window. Hopefully, this list of commonly misused words will help you with your writing no matter how much knowledge you have about apostrophes! (Almost) always use an apostrophe to show possession, and (almost) never a plural Example sentence: I prefer not to touch my…
1. Serendipity (my favorite word of all time) Definition: The occurrence of random events that lead to positive situation Example sentence: When my car crashed, it was pure serendipity that two Good Samaritans quickly pulled me out of the wreckage and saved my life. (Why is it my favorite word? I read a series when I was very young about Serendipity, a lovable sea monster who learns that “knowing who you really are will bring you happiness.”) 2. Zoanthropy…
Approximately one percent of people in the United States live with schizophrenia. That’s around 3 million people. Of any mental health disorder, schizophrenia is likely the least understood, those with the disorder are often painted by mainstream society as violent individuals who have little to no ability to live in the real world. They are therefore some of the worst feared people in the country. Having schizophrenia does not mean you have a “split personality” or have “multiple personalities.” I…
Bipolar disorder is a mental health diagnosis that directly affects 2.6 percent of adults in the United States each year—that’s about 5.7 million people. The number of children and teens is in dispute, as the method of diagnosis ranges depending on the treatment provider. Someone who has bipolar disorder will go through periods of clinical depression and periods of either mania or hypomania. The general definition of depression is more widely known, but in clinical depression the person may be…