Tag Archives: mental health

Secret Abuse and Public Outbursts

Posted on December 5, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

So, this isn’t really a writing post.  Clearly, but I feel like I should point out that this is more about mental health and abuse.  I’ve been dancing around posting about this for a few years now.  I was scared … Continue reading →

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Lesser Known Phobias

Posted on October 19, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

Something that is interesting about phobias is that there are maybe hundreds of official names for them.  I will point out here that phobias are not only fear, but can be a sense of strong disgust and aversion.  Most know … Continue reading →

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Numbness’s Effect on Writing And Ways to Recover

Posted on June 18, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

The graphic above from a Google Image Search pretty much covers emotional numbness, which is a problem.  In fact, it seems to be a growing issue with more people getting stressed out and pulling away from general society.  No, social … Continue reading →

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Mental Health and Sleep

Posted on May 25, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

This is why May being a month about mental health and sleep is interesting.  The two are interconnected.  A decline in one causes a decline in the other.  For example: A person who suffers from anxiety may find this mental … Continue reading →

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Mental Health Awareness Month

Posted on May 11, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

Above is only a fraction of the statistics in regards to mental health.  In fact, you can see it focuses primarily on the young.  You can find tons of information if you go by gender, sexual orientation, age, race, religion, … Continue reading →

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Twofer: Mental Health Awareness and Better Sleep Month

Posted on May 4, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

So, I stumbled onto this month being ‘Mental Health Awareness Month’ and ‘Better Sleep Month’.  An interesting combination, but one that makes sense.  For today, I just want to see what people think of this pairing.  Why do you think … Continue reading →

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Teen Mental Health Day

Posted on March 2, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

I’ve read different statistics, so I don’t really know how accurate this is.  I have also read: 20% of adolescents have admitted to considering suicide. 1,952 adolescents committed suicide in 2021, which was 18.6% of deaths for the 15-19 age … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day: Let Me Out

Posted on July 18, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

(Battling our inner demons.  Not an easy struggle, especially since it usually lasts a lifetime.) Everyone has a demon Lurking beneath the skin A voice that asks for freedom To indulge a dark-born craving From the glutton wanting sweets To … Continue reading →

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Loneliness vs Toxic Relationships

Posted on April 19, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

This stems from another comment on a forum where somebody talked about how they stayed in a toxic relationship because they feared loneliness.  Other people joined in by saying that they came out too broken to be anything other than … Continue reading →

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7 Tips to Sleeping . . . As If I Should Talk

Posted on September 6, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

Contrary to what some people think, sleep is very important.  It also isn’t the same for everyone.  Some people need the suggested 8 hours.  Others need more and others can function on less.  It’s about finding what works for you.  … Continue reading →

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