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[fromawithlovex]

The Painter

Soft oils,

Warm canvas

Sharp thoughts,

A wild mind,

I flow

Effortlessly,

Into

Abyss,

A calm storm rains inside me

But on the outside,

Bliss

Raging waters crash down in my sides;

A fiery dragon,

Waiting to capsize

And they bloom

Cool

Waters so

Like Georgia O Keefe’s flowers

Corn

Through

And when those waters rise

The painter cannot weep

His eyes are tired,

From nights’

He cannot shout

He cannot scream,

He only shuts the door

Unto the fiery chasm

He is waiting for

As in his room:

The secret place

Fire and water collide,

His patient storm

Is open to all

That are within reach

But solitude his friend

He opens wide his mouth,

Cries out to the living God

I need you to get me out!

Life rolls into another day

Peace evades his presence,

The calming seas of happiness

Seem just so out of reach

A sigh comes to him,

A hand on the shoulder

A warm smile

God...?

He wonders...

I am here for you child,

I am here for you my son.

In order to make solid gold

You must be pressed in stone.

And so he walked

His next art piece

‘A living wonder’

The caption of those in seats,

His ears rung

And his heart was magnified;

God I don’t understand?

A miracle resides,

On this living paper,

What you have made in me

An artwork so pure and true

I can hardly breathe,

For inside my heart burns

With so much pain and sorrow,

Which you chose to rise up in me

To bring me out

Of dark tomorrow’s,

To uplift my soul from cascading seas

To right my wrongs,

Which pain to see

Magnified

Magnified

My heart

It cries

Thankyou lord God Above

For the soul you made inside.

I don’t always understand your ways,

But I know you have my peace in mind.

[thecpdiary]

Being Institutionalised

In a country that is supposed to be fair and equal, there are now minority groups who are institutionalised, marginalised in the pandemic. Please spare a thought for those who aren’t, because of lifting restrictions.

Why are we not hearing from disabled groups?

Why are we not hearing from disabled groups lobbying, so their members can play an active part in society instead of them having to continue to self-isolate? Where are the voices looking after people with disabilities and the vulnerable, whose rights and interests have been adversely affected by lifting restrictions?

Why do we not we hear about groups, lobbying for those interests, as lifting measures has widened and deepened the exclusion of disabled and the vulnerable from society? It is incredulous that politicians in the UK, sit back and do nothing.

Scope’s Coronavirus Disability Report findings are:

“Half of disabled people (46%) say they have had issues getting essential items;

63% of disabled people are concerned they won’t get the hospital treatment they need if they become ill with coronavirus;

Over a quarter 28% feel forgotten or ignored by the government;

A quarter of disabled people 26% say they have faced negative attitudes from other shoppers;

Nearly 9 in 10 disabled adults (86%) reported they are very worried or somewhat worried about the effect the pandemic is having on their lives;

6 out of 10 disabled people (59%) are currently not leaving their homes;

More than a third of disabled people (38.5%) feel extremely concerned about their mental health and wellbeing if they need to self-isolate for more than 3 months;

40% are extremely concerned about making medical appointments if they have to self-isolate for more than 3 months.” (https://www.scope.org.uk)

Reduced independence and anxiety are also cited as being an issue. Three months has now turned into years. I am part of the 86% very worried about the effect the pandemic is having on my life. It is why I write about it so much on my blog. I am ‘home.’ My life is now centered around my home.

The findings are stark and yet nothing is being done about it. It is not enough for charities to write about the stats and not lobby the Government, to effect change for those who need them to. It’s a human basic right.

Forced to stay in our homes to keep safe

With lifting restrictions, I like many thousands of disabled people are now institutionalised, cut off from society. I still ask myself the question how can this be? Without us realising, disabled people are now marginalised and institutionalised. But we all have the right to be able to live our lives.

Feeling exposed

I have never felt so unsafe and exposed, as I do today, having to navigate the pandemic, living with a disability and with no restrictions to keep me safe. Also, feeling hemmed in and locked-up is difficult and continues to make me feel anxious; not knowing when I can comfortably and safely get back into my life.

Trying to find an acceptance

I would like to think I can find an acceptance on most things, but how do you get your head around the fact that you deal with a disability and through lifting restrictions, you are home?

For more inspirational, life-changing blogs, please check out my site https://www.thecpdiary.com

[ruthypie100]

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[findingyourchii]

Anxiety in the UK has many triggers, and these are the most common ones for many people. Learn how to manage them in healthy ways.

[lifeasamotherhen]

I MADE IT!!!! Today I managed a 4 hour shopping trip with NO anxiety attacks, NO panicking and NO stresses! I AM COPING WITH MY ANXIETY! Just through daily self care, self development and meditation practice. I am learning to understand myself, understand my thoughts and deal with my anxiety. The result is I managed today to go in 4 shops without an attack. Today I am proud of myself! . . . . . If you are suffering with anxiety, please know it won't last forever, there are practices you can do yourself at home, to help deal with it. You may read my posts and think "what a load of rubbish" but I am not on any medication, and I am working through my issues with the help of the @femalepreneurs_academy ! Not only do they help with business, but personal development aswell! #selfcare #selfwellness #selflove #selfcareday #selfdevelopment #mentalhealthmatters #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealthblogger #mentalhealthisimportant #anxietyuk #anxietyrecovery #anxietyattacks #anxietysufferer #anxietyfighter #lookafteryourself #instagood #instadaily #instapic #instagramlife #mumlife #bloglife #motherhen #lifeasamotherhen (at Bristol, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFZ3ZSnFx2k/?igshid=dk7f23t5v4av

[autisminmind-blog]

Fear of the Unknown

We understand that fear of the unknown is a huge trigger for anxiety in autistic people.  Being able to predict outcomes in our day to day lives is what can keep autistic people well and help the function effectively.  The Covid-19 pandemic has introduced an enormous amount of change in our daily lives.  The unknown or uncertainty can be difficult for many people, it’s not just autistic people that struggle with this but research suggests that the prevalence of anxiety due to uncertainty is higher in autistic people.  The rules we have learned to complete ‘everyday’ tasks such as shopping, paying bills and attending appointments have all been changed and no one can say for sure how long these changes will go on for and what the eventual outcome will be.  This is causing a lot of anxiety across the whole world and it is important to remember that everybody is struggling to manage these changes.

It is also important, however, to try our best to manage this uncertainty.  AnxietyUK suggests practising the "Apple" technique to deal with anxiety and worries.

Acknowledge: Notice and acknowledge the uncertainty as it comes to mind.

Pause: Don't react as you normally do. Don't react at all. Pause and breathe.

Pull back: Tell yourself this is just the worry talking, and this apparent need for certainty is not helpful and not necessary. It is only a thought or feeling. Don't believe everything you think. Thoughts are not statements or facts.

Let go: Let go of the thought or feeling. It will pass. You don't have to respond to them. You might imagine them floating away in a bubble or cloud.

Explore: Explore the present moment, because right now, in this moment, all is well. Notice your breathing and the sensations of your breathing. Notice the ground beneath you. Look around and notice what you see, what you hear, what you can touch, what you can smell. Right now. Then shift your focus of attention to something else - on what you need to do, on what you were doing before you noticed the worry, or do something else - mindfully with your full attention.

Most importantly, remember we are here to talk and help you work through your fear and anxiety.  Contact us through the website if you need someone to talk to or need advice on how to manage at this time.

[moodswingsabz]

My pal and fellow blogger @little_magpie1 rocking her mood swings tee. Still a few small and medium left. Posting orders out tomorrow. Get at me! 365aberdeen.bigcartel.com #moodswings #365aberdeen #anxiety #anxietyuk #mentalhealthawareness

[glurg]

has anyone used AnxietyUK for therapy? or any other recommendation for urgent care

[fromawithlovex]

Anxiety

I wish to speak,

But I cannot,

A tightly wound wire

Binds my tongue,

A hangman's rope,

Afflicts my throat,

And the mind replays every wrong doing possible,

Every way

I could fuck up,

Turning slowly

On a loop,

A movie I cannot bear to watch

But am bound,

And cannot break loose,

I watch as my voice speaks another's words,

As my hands spin webs like an intruding curse,

Coming closer and closer,

To the minutes by the hour,

To the moment

I speak and am again faltered,

A kick to the stomach,

A thrash to the brain,

Why would I say that?

How stupid!

How dumb,

What a thought even,

'Oh'

Pathetic exscuse,

Better to be quiet,

Your mind is too loose.

[surveycircle]

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— Fre Sveva (@FreSveva) January 15, 2020

[superanimationthingsba2b]

Proposal Draft 3 Final

Proposal:

Could Presenting Mental Health Issues to Children, Through Animation Help Reduce The Negativity Around Mental Health Issues?

The main focus of my research report is on Mental Health issues,“Mental Health problems effects about 1 in 10 children and young people.” (Mental Health Foundation, 2018). The question I am considering for the report is “Could Presenting Mental Health Issues To Children, Through Animation Help Reduce The Negativity Around Mental Health Issues?”. For my research report I intend to write a 10,000 word extended essay as it will be the best option for me to present my findings and there my argument. I feel that I will be able to collect a lot of information on this topic as it is are people should start to talk about more and have a clear general awareness of all of effects it has as opposed to the stereotypes they know. I have chosen this topic as I feel it is an area that people are uneducated about, as there is so much information to learn about different issues. Symptoms can also present differently depending on the person as well as their age, their background and gender. I feel that it is important to educate children and have complex issues such as mental health, shown more in day to day setting. This could be demonstrated in movies and TV shows with a positive outlook ensuring that these issue are not something negative they will learn from societies pre decided views, especially as it could become something that effects them or a family member. 

Mental Health is a serious issue that can often be overshadowed or given negative connotations in society due to stereotyping and the way it can be presented, “violent representations are becoming more common in films and television—one in four mentally-ill characters kill someone” (Beachum, 2010). It is reasonable to suggest that people are not as enlighten on the subject as they are with other issues such as physical health. Large amounts of people are unaware of the effects different mental health issues can have on a person and even less so with the effects it can have in children. “depressed children will often show more irritability than depressed adults, who more typically show sadness.” (Mayo Clinic, 2018). 

Research Question:

In this research report I intend to look at how mental health can affect children, as well as how it may “help reduce the negativity”, presenting the topic in an everyday life manor may remove the stereotypical views already in built by society. I would like to see if this is something that could help or whether it would be too much to present to a child and would it more appropriate to show to different age groups. To “present Mental Health Issues to Children” I am going to look at whether it would be an appropriate tactic to use animated shows and if it could be the best way to present this topic.

Aims:

To answer my research report question there are a few aims I will need to achieve. 

To Show that there is existing negativity around Mental Health.

To examine whether it is appropriate to present mental health issues though animation media.  

To explore alternative ways to present mental health issues.

To explore the positive effects presenting mental health issues to children may have.

Research methods:

I will need to do extensive research to be able to achieve these aims. I have chosen these aims as they link to my question and they are necessary elements. I need to look into to being able to develop my argument and investigate both sides to make an appropriate conclusion. Whist thinking about my aims I wanted them to cover every aspect of my question and the different areas I want to focus on when writing my essay even the parts that have not been stipulated within my question. 

The research I intend to carry out mainly revolves around secondary research methods and will look at professional reports or medical sites, utilising prior research in order to identify the effects mental health issues have on children and how they may be identified. “70% of children and adolescents who experience mental health problems have not had appropriate interventions at a sufficiently early age.” (Mental Health Foundation, 2018). Another area I would like to do secondary research on is the already existing representation on mental health issues in the media and the affect they can have especially with stereotyping. I will need this research as it will assist me with my aims I have set for this project. I will hopefully be able to seek professionals advice on mental health issues and their effects on people and they best ways to cope with them. For the secondary research I intend to look into a range of different sources such as websites, books, leaflets and podcasts to insure I am getting a range of views and that wouldn't be as biased should I just stuck with one type. Some examples of books I want to look in to are, “How Mental Illness is portrayed in children Television” (Wilson, Nairn, Coverdale and Panapa, 2000) and “Psychiatry and The Media” (Byrne, 2003). One area I want to look at is if there are mental health issues that children could be presented with that aren’t as sensitive topics for example, suicide, eating disorders and self harm. These areas are very emotionally distressing and would not be suitable. However Issues like OCD, ADHD and Anxiety could be slightly easier to present and could be less emotion damaging to children, “Symptoms of ADHD typically first appear between the ages of 3 and 6.” (Healthline, 2018), Also “Many anxiety disorders begin in childhood and adolescence, and the average time a person waits to seek help for their condition (particularly for OCD and chronic worrying or GAD as it is known) is over 10 years” (AnxietyUK, 2015). An additional area of secondary research I would like to cover is the charities that raise money for mental health awareness. I think it would be interesting to look into what the charities do to help raise awareness and the different ways they do this. I would like to be able to think about how these could be pushed further and targeted more at the younger generation. 

I intend to carry out some primary research, as my focus for the essay is on children I would like to get parents opinions as well as teenagers. I intend to send a letter out with a link to my surveys to my local primary and secondary schools and ask if they could hand them out to their students and parents. The letters will explain what the survey is about so participance can make an informed decision on whether they are willing to answer questions on this topic. Hopefully this will prevent anyone being offended by the questions or feel uncomfortable. I believe it would be interesting to have parents opinions on the matter and to see if it is a topic they also feel should be present in their lives or if it is something they would prefer to have addressed later in life. It would be interesting to have these opinions which I will collect through a survey. With this information I will be able to see their opinions on the matter as well as why they have come to this conclusion. Being able to have parental opinions would be really beneficial as they will be deciding if shows are appropriate for their children to watch and to know where they stand on this kind of issue being presented though animated media or shows in general. 

To help either support or counter act the arguments of the parents I will also run teenagers survey, which I hope will be completed by students, as mental health is a big factor in their lives. I would like to see if teenagers would have liked to have been presented with these issues when they where younger child. It is desirable to have these answers as I am intrigued to see their opinions on the matter. I have taken into consideration that teenagers may not have all the answers for the survey, so I am prepared to write the research report without their response. The results will be used to see where parents will fall in this argument as they will be the ones that make discussions for children and the results of that teenagers will give me an idea of how having or depriving child of this information at a younger age could be an advantage or disadvantage as they grow older. I am aware that this could be a sensitive issue to talk about so I will be sure to give enough notice to all participants of the survey about what they will be asked and I will be sure to ask for permission to quote and use the results. I do not wish to offend or cause any emotion distress to any participant if they do wish to take part. To reduce concern about identity, I will ensure the whole survey is anonymous. The questions I would like to ask do not require personal experience or to reveal private information. Having two sets of surveys will hopefully be able to help me avoid biased opinions as having a range of people complete the surveys will present a range of answers and opinions not just from the different age ranges but also different people and their backgrounds.  

Table of Contents: 

When dividing up my essay for chapters I am considering having five separate chapters,

What is the state of our mental health as a nation, it affects everyone.  

How Mental Health is being negatively presented in the media. 

The use of YouTube and social media when talking about mental health and the benefits it has for teenagers. 

Are certain Mental Health Issues suitable to present to children such as OCD, ADHD and Anxiety. 

Is animation an appropriate format to present these issues to children in a positive manner? 

Potential Outcomes:

I found that mental health is a big topic to try and cover so I wanted to make sure that my chapters covered the areas I specifically wanted to focus on and can involve the kind of information I am going to be looking at. I have chosen to use separate chapters for how movies and TV shows present Mental health and the use of social media and YouTube for teenagers as media is a strong platform that is presenting to such a wide range of people. Depending on how the medium presents the issues this could cause an increase of stereotyping thoughts. Also YouTube and social media is a platform that is constantly growing and become a big part of children and teenagers lives. Being able to see how they are potentially benefited by this topic is important to look into, “eMarketer estimates that 17.5 million social network users between the ages of 12 and 17 will use a social network at least once per month in 2016, with that number growing to 18.2 million by 2020.” (Duran). These chapters are suitable topics for my research report and achieving my aims. 

Overall, I am confident in my research plan, as well as my different topics and how I can use them all to answer my research report question. I feel that I will gain a better understanding of these issues and the effects they have on people individually as well as society’s view on mental health. I believe that if people agree mental health is an area that should be shown in a more positive light to children and teenagers not just in live action shows but also animation then it could be something to consider in the industry when creating representative characters to help show everyone and to help reduce marginalization of people.  

This is my final draft of my proposal. I am really happy with how it has turned out and I was able to include all the information I wanted to talk about in my research report. I am also really happy with my chapters I feel like I will be able to talk about more of a range with in this subject but I wont get to lose and end up going off of my main topic. 

[joe4design]

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[lifeasamotherhen]

My Mildred...... Mildred is one of my favourites (I say that about every chicken 😂) but she is truly adorable! She loves to spend time in the house with the kids and watching what we get up to! Today definitely didn't turn out as planned, but thats just life! I have managed to get my priority list done but that was about all! Oh well I'm not going to beat myself up about it, tomorrow is another day and i can try again tomorrow! Do you ever stress when your day doesn't go to plan? Do you feel like a failure? WELL DON'T! Even if you don't get the priorities done, it doesnt matter! We are all just trying to get through each day the best we can!! #mentalhealthmatters #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealthblogger #mentalhealthisimportant #anxietyuk #anxietyrecovery #anxietyattacks #anxietysufferer #anxietyfighter #anxietywarrior #anxietystoppedmetoday #anxietywon #mybackyardpoultry #motherhen #ilovemychickens #backgardenchickens #lifeasamotherhen #chickenmum #chickenowner #chickenblogger #chickenlife #chickenuk #happyhens #mildredthechicken (at Bristol, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFKVFTwlDWw/?igshid=sd0wleknryc3

[tomasrawcliffecreativeconscience]

This is my development sheet, as you can see im trying to show how i worked towards the final piece. On the breathe side i started working with overlapping the word breathe in colour as it is trying to helping people with anxiety. I then decided to have the word breathe really messy and the as it goes down it gets less and less messy. Showing that breathing slowly can make a difference. I decided to turn this into a help poster so started to work with text and different companies that help with anxiety such as anxietyuk and no panic. I attempted to put them at the bottom of the poster once i was happy with the size of the logo and font of the text. After deciding that it would look better in colour rather than black as well as it looks better in capitals and then as it gets less messy it comes back to lowercase. This works really really well. 

On the word anxiety side, i deiced that the circle from the first sheet was too normal and controlled as it should be messy so i deiced to take the parts that i liked and try and make a new and better one. So i tried to show this on the sheet, there were many attempts but i didn't want to put them all on the sheet so the rest are in my book. I wanted to keep the detail of the same word written over and over again but i wanted it to look more messy, and then later on i came up with the idea of making it look like a tunnel. That in the centre of the page was a void. So i used different pens to write the same word over and over again but angled from the centre.  I felt that this worked really well, keeping the whole messy but still has a controlled aspect.

[linkinparkperuoficial]

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