Trauma Support Community Check-In for May 2024 - Mental Health Awareness Month
Hello everyone,
welcome to this month's check-in! This month is the Mental Health Awareness Month! There will be several group discussions and forum posts about this topic. You can find out more about it here.
Trauma Support Community Check-In for May 2024
1) I found out that May 8th is World Donkey Day! What's your favourite awareness day?
2) What is a myth mental health disorders that you'd like people to know the truth about?
3) What are you going to do for your mental health this month?
If you have a question you'd like me to ask at the next check-in, please let me know!
Take care,
audienta
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@audienta all awareness days are great ❤ and being vulnerable is not a weekness ❤
I've been having really bad nightmares lately 😞 their so real, and make me panic. Then I get really upset, and all memories are surfacing, and I can't think straight. I'm trying not to let it get to me, but it's hard! I'm not doing very well😞
@Tinywhisper11
D: >: teenie❤️it’s okay, doctor yogi bear is here for you❤️
I love you too much to see you struggling so much😞❤️❤️I love you❤️
@iloveyouxx 🙂❤ thanks doc ❤❤ I'm trying to be ok ❤
@Tinywhisper11
I'm sorry to hear that. I hope your mind can calm down soon.
@audienta thankyou ❤❤
@Tinywhisper11 Sorry to hear you're having such a difficult time. I've been having weird unsettling dreams myself, but nowhere near as bad as what you describe. I hope things get easier for you. You are healing, but it's a difficult process. I wish that bad things had never happened to you in the past.
@Amelia763 thanks sweetie ❤❤ sorry about your bad dreams too😟 don't worry we will both be ok ❤ hugs you tightly ❤
1) I found out that May 8th is World Donkey Day! What's your favourite awareness day? Autism Awareness
2) What is a myth mental health disorders that you'd like people to know the truth about? that we aren't "crazy" but we do need support
3) What are you going to do for your mental health this month? find more time for rest
@Mellietronx
Oh, I think autism awareness day was on April 2nd, right?
That's true, mental health problems don't equal to being crazy and support instead of judgement is crucial.
I hope you can find some time to rest and recharge this month.
@audienta It is April 2nd :)
Hi @audienta,
1) I found out that May 8th is World Donkey Day! What's your favourite awareness day?
I'm not really sure. I like DID awareness day, but I always miss it and forget when it is (fitting, isn't it? XD )
2) What is a myth mental health disorders that you'd like people to know the truth about?
DID is not creepy like how it's portrayed often in media with the person's with this disorder having "evil" alters who commit crimes and do horrible things. In reality, a person with DID is much more likely to be a victim of a crime, and no more likely than the average person to do a crime.
3) What are you going to do for your mental health this month?
I'm getting into a healthy bedtime routine so I can sleep better and feel well rested the following day
Thanks for the check in!
@WriteToHeal42 So true about DID. Also DDNOS/OSDD which is also a dissociative response to trauma, but these letters mean nothing to most people. I wish they would call it Dissociation Awareness Day instead. There are links in this space that are helpful for information about different types of Dissociative Disorders.
@Amelia763
I totally agree that there should be more awareness for dissociative disorders that aren't DID. In my experience, people often directly assume you have DID when you say that you have a dissociative disorder.
@WriteToHeal42
I actually made a post for the DID awareness day this year. You can find it here.
I agree that DID is highly stigmatised and the prejudice that people with DID are violent really harms the community.
I wish you good luck with your bedtime routine!
1) I found out that May 8th is World Donkey Day! What's your favourite awareness day?
I don't know.
2) What is a myth mental health disorders that you'd like people to know the truth about?
Bipolar disorder.
3) What are you going to do for your mental health this month?
I don't know. I tried to discuss some intellectual issues with my mom and my sister, but I discovered how deep the intellectual gap between us was. They also accused me of being atheist, which I am not. I feel sad because I remembered my dead dad who was the only one who can explain my point of view, and what saddened me even more that they said some words and pretended that my father said so
@DinaElwy
I'm sorry to hear that you had a conflict with your family and that you've lost your dad. I hope you can find someone who understands you. The community and the listeners of 7 Cups are here for you.
