Ep. 8: What is Mental Health: The Basics Mental Health Conditions and Connection to Neurodivergence

What is mental health? Mental health is just as important as your physical health and it encompasses a wide range of things including your mood, your energy, mental health conditions and more. In this episode we will cover 

• The idea that not everyone starts at 100% battery everyday some people start with less
• Why neurodivergent people are more affected by mental health
• Using person first language with mental health conditions 
• Burnout versus depression what’s the difference
• Bipolar 
• Depression 
• Schizophrenia 
• BPD borderline personality disorder 
• NPD narcissistic personality disorder 
• PPD paranoid personality disorder
• Myths and misconceptions about each mental health condition 
• How to identify if you are struggling with your mental health
• What to do and resources for if you are struggling with your mental health 
• Therapy 
• How to support someone else who is struggling with their mental health
• How to break the stigma around mental health
• How to support and care for your own mental health 

Through this episode you will gain a greater understanding of what mental health is and what certain mental health conditions are and you will gain a greater understanding of how to support your own or somebody else’s mental health and how to identify if you or someone you know is struggling.

Resources for immediate help

U.S Call or text 988 for the suicide and crisis hotlineText 741741 for crisis text line

NAMI Helpline

Trevor Project text start 678678Teen Line call 800-852-8336 or text teen to 839863

U.K

Text shout to 85258

Canada

Text CONNECT to 686868

Ireland

Text home to 50808

If you are in a different country please look up the numbers in case you ever need them.

Want to learn more about mental health myths and misconceptions? listen to episode 7

Spotify

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4dszuQOxK5VywyP8rtQNqU 

Apple Podcasts

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-7-debunking-myths-and-misconceptions-about-mental/id6785985912?i=1000778699938 

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