#LetsTalkMentalHealthKE

💚A support group for people living with mental illness,their family and friends

[#LetsTalkMentalHealthKE @LetsTalkMHKE]

"One day you will tell your story of how you overcame what you went through and it will be someone else's survival guide"
-Brene Brown

#Healing
#Trauma
#recovery
#MondayMotivaton

[c @ahealingheart_]

We don’t always appreciate the ways we’ve healed bc others might not view it as progress or would say it’s too small to matter.

But the little things are the big things. They all add up to recovery, to something new, to hope. Don’t discount yourself. Every bit belongs to you.

[#LetsTalkMentalHealthKE @LetsTalkMHKE]

"Healing takes time,and asking for help is the first step"

#mondaythoughts
#BlackMentalHealth
#MinorityMentalHealth
#MondayMotivaton

[#LetsTalkMentalHealthKE @LetsTalkMHKE]

Let's talk facts versus myths about #PTSD

❌MYTH:PTSD affects someone immediately after a traumatic ordeal
✔️FACT:Many times it takes months or even years for symptoms to appear

Source 👇🏾
#FactFriday
#mentalhealth
#MentalHealthMatters
#PTSDAwarenessMonth
https://t.co/0Ha48uqfyk

[#LetsTalkMentalHealthKE @LetsTalkMHKE]

What's the link between #PTSD and domestic violence?

#mentalhealth
#ThoughtfulThursday
#PTSDAwarenessMonth
https://t.co/ixnhgbwT6t

[#LetsTalkMentalHealthKE @LetsTalkMHKE]

Once those protectors trust that it is safe to separate,the self will spontaneously emerge,and the parts can be enlisted in the healing process."
Bessel A.Van Der Kolk

#Healing
#trauma
#Wellness
#Wellbeing
#BodyKeepsScore
#PTSDAwarenessMonth

[#LetsTalkMentalHealthKE @LetsTalkMHKE]

"Beneath the surface of the protective parts of trauma survivors there exists an undamaged essence,a self that is confident, curious,&calm,a Self that has been sheltered from destruction by the various protectors that have emerged in their effort to ensure survival

#mentalhealth

[#LetsTalkMentalHealthKE @LetsTalkMHKE]

Recovery and healing is a process.

The hardest and most important step will always be the first step.

You got this 💚

#MondayMotivation
#mentalhealth

[#LetsTalkMentalHealthKE @LetsTalkMHKE]

"I thought of #PTSD as something only soldiers get after going to war,now I know it can be triggered for anyone who has had a traumatic life-changing or life threatening event",says Elliot

#FathersDay
#SoulSunday
#MensHealth
#PTSDAwarenessMonth

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[#LetsTalkMentalHealthKE @LetsTalkMHKE]

"unfortunately,some people equate self-care with self-indulgence,as if attending to your mind,body and spirit is a https://t.co/ObosbY04Hu's quite the opposite.Self-care is a necessity"
-Forbes

#WorkLifeBalance
#wellness
#MentalHealth
https://t.co/LkXLhjhhNY

[#LetsTalkMentalHealthKE @LetsTalkMHKE]

Self-care has been thought of and marketed largely to women,men are behind the curve and may not know where to start

Just like women,men too need to take care of their mental,emotional &physical health

#MensHealth
#MasculinitySaturday
#SelfcareSaturday

https://t.co/s4RdeeDP1r

[#LetsTalkMentalHealthKE @LetsTalkMHKE]

Self-care is a deeply personal practice.

There's no "one size fits all" kind of formula and that's the beauty.

It can mean anything you want it to mean as long as it will help you stay healthy both physically and mentally.

#Selfcare
#Masculinity
#Men

https://t.co/QinzFMeUFQ

[#LetsTalkMentalHealthKE @LetsTalkMHKE]

"Infact more than 25% of new fathers experience depression in the first year-which is almost always undiagnosed and UN treated"
-Psychology Today

#FactFriday
#menmentalhealth
#PTSDAwarenessMonth
#FathersDay2022

https://t.co/Ovcy7IVg57

[#LetsTalkMentalHealthKE @LetsTalkMHKE]

"Support for the changes and challenges new fathers face is largely absent from discussion of perinatal and postpartum health.
for many men,this means the entry into #fatherhood is confusing, painful,and stressful"

#mentalhealth
#postpartumdepression

https://t.co/EohSnTSqPl

[#LetsTalkMentalHealthKE @LetsTalkMHKE]

People who suffer #PTSD may feel stressed or anxious even when they are not in danger"
Dr.Diane Roberts Stoler

#mentalhealth
#MentalHealthMatters
#MentalHealthAwareness
#Healing

[#LetsTalkMentalHealthKE @LetsTalkMHKE]

Is there a difference between #trauma and #PTSD

"It is not unusual for people who have experienced #trauma to suffer from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Symptoms may not appear until several months or even years after the traumatic

#PTSDAwarenessMonth

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[Mel Basinger @redmeld]

After having heard way too many times that “boys can’t be raped” ….

[#LetsTalkMentalHealthKE @LetsTalkMHKE]

@AshaJaffar Asha,Thank You for Sharing 🙏🏾

[#LetsTalkMentalHealthKE @LetsTalkMHKE]

We all respond to #Trauma differently,are there things we can do to release&process trauma to pave way to healing?

#wellness
#selflove
#Wellbeing

https://t.co/QBoRn0XXvJ

[#LetsTalkMentalHealthKE @LetsTalkMHKE]

"Self-care is vital to #trauma survivors because,by the nature of #trauma,a person's neurological system is on alert in fight or flight mode"
-Andrea Schneider
Psychologist

#SelfCareSaturday
#selfcare
#mentalhealth

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