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Introducing the Not Like The Others Shop!
Not a post, but an announcement! The Not Like The Others Shop is live! Check it out for apparel and home goods inspired by life with mental illness. By seeing both the strength and the lighter side of experiences like mine, we can open the door for conversation and help normalize mental illness! You can navigate to the shop using the menu bar above on this site or go directly to the shop on Etsy here. If you don’t see something that speaks to you, let me know! I’ve got new designs and new items in the works and I would love to hear what you would like to see! Let’s…
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We Moved!
Moving with limited help takes time and takes a toll on you mentally and physically, but we’re almost done unpacking! Sorry for the silence, but I’ll have a new post up as soon as we’re settled in!
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The Trauma of Experiencing Mental Illness
Trauma is often a trigger for mental illness, but experiences had due to mental illness can also be traumatic themselves. I’ve had near death or serious injury experiences. I’ve been threatened, manipulated, and emotionally abused by an ex-boyfriend. I’m a rape survivor with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). While my PTSD is triggered by things that remind me of my traumas, I’ve also discovered that I have a similar response to fears about experiencing symptoms and actions related to my schizoaffective disorder. For much of my life, I have battled depression At certain points in time, beginning at a very early age, I would think about suicide. Sometimes it was just…
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Check back next week for a new post
During these times of struggle on the road to change, I don’t want to detract from the voices of those at the heart of the fray. Because of that, I will not be putting up a new post this week. Instead, I implore you to look at the things going on in the world with an open mind, much like how you read my posts with an open mind and the desire to learn more and better understand what others are going through. I encourage you to listen openly, challenge your biases, and choose where you stand on your own.
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UPDATED: Q&A with Katie! Send me your questions by June 26th!
Got questions about schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder? Send them to me on social media or by emailing katie@katiesanford.net and on Saturday, June 27th I will compile them into an anonymous list and answer them in a post right here at katiesanford.net! This is your chance to ask all the questions you never had a chance to ask or have been too afraid to ask! Send questions in an email, or through social media by June 26th Email: katie@katiesanford.net Twitter: @NLTO_Blog Instagram: @NotLikeTheOthers_Blog Facebook: @NotLikeTheOthersBlog