We must respect each other, too

Not long ago, I posted a blog entry about how people who do not suffer from a mental illness should treat people who do with respect. I said that people who have mental illnesses deserve to be treated how you want people to treat yourself.

Well, today I'm inclined to make another blog entry about respect.

If we in the community of people who have mental illnesses want the outside world to show

Coping with loneliness and depression

I don't know where this came from originally, but I saw where someone posted it on Tumblr. It is pretty spot-on, and I wanted to share it


Cope with loneliness/depression:


Expectations:
Accept Yourself
Contact Old Friends
Visit Internet Chat Rooms
Volunteer
Find Hobbies
Support Groups
Exercise and Eat Healthy

The Reality:
Blast Your Music
Eat Comfort Food
Cry In Secret
Drugs and Alcohol
Self

Living in the Grey Area

I've talked on here about Skylar Grey. She's quickly becoming one of my favorite female singers and she hasn't even released her solo album yet.

She started a Tumblr page titled "The Grey Area" the other day, which I think is mostly because she wanted a place separate from her official blog where she could talk frankly with her fans. Her first Tumblr entry really spoke to me. It's so much like