January 20, 2009 at 8:57 am (Celebrities, Depression, Self-Injury, Suicide)
Tags: celeb, Celebrities, celebrity sensitivity, depressed, Depression, Lily Allen, mental health, mental illness, miscarriage, self-harm, Self-Injury, Suicide, therapist, therapy
For those of us not hip-to-the-jive, Lily Allen is a British pop singer who allegedly attempted suicide when she was a teen. Celebrity blog Pop Crunch reports:
The 24-year-old singer was committed after she was left so distraught by the breakdown of her first romance that she tried to “slit her wrists,” the 24-year-old singing star’s half-sister has revealed to a British tabloid.
“Aged 18, she tried to slit her wrists when her first relationship ended and she ended up in The Priory rehab clinic for four weeks,” Sarah Owen, 29, who shares the same mother with Lily said in an interview with Grazia Magazine this week.
“I had a big gang of friends but Lily was more of a loner. She had no-one to talk to about getting her first period or breaking up with her first boyfriend.
“Would it have been different if we’d been closer? Probably,” Sarah says.
As you can tell, Sarah was a caring big sister, really looking out for her little Lily. However, it seems like the incident was only a shadow of mental health struggles to come as she became famous. Lily has publicly said that she sees a therapist for depression ranging from constant attacks in the media to a miscarriage. An excerpt from Billboard magazine notes:
And does she ever worry the attention might push her down the self-destructive path that’s been trod by Spears and Winehouse?
“No,” she says. “I know myself well enough. As soon as I feel remotely depressed I’m checked into a clinic and having intensive therapy. I’ve seen enough people fall apart to know that’s not going to happen to me.”
It’s about time we had some smart celebrities who know when to check themselves before they wreck themselves.
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January 17, 2009 at 9:46 am (Anxiety/Stress, Depression, Medicine/Meds, Mental Health/Illness, Self-Injury, Suicide)
Tags: Abdominal pain or cramps, Abnormal smells or tastes, Abnormal visual sensations, Adverse Effects, Aggressiveness, Agitation (restlessness, antidepressant, Antidepressants, anxious, Auditory hallucinations, Blurred vision, breathless), burning, Change in appetite, Chest pain, Chills, Confusion or cognitive difficulties, Crying spells, Diarrhea, Disequilibrium, Drooling or excessive saliva, drugs, Effexor, Effexor XR, Electric shock-like sensations in the body, Electric zap-like sensations in the brain, Elevated mood (feeling high), Excessive or intense dreaming, Feeling detached or unreal, Feeling of restless legs, Fever, Flu-like aches and pains, Headache, Homicidal thoughts or urges, Hung over or waterlogged feeling, hyperactivity), Impulsivity, Insomnia or trouble sleeping, irritability, jittery, justAna, lethargy, lightheaded, Low energy (fatigue, malaise), Manic-like reactions, medication, meds, Memory problems or forgetfulness, Mood swings, Motion sickness, Muscle cramps, Nausea, nervous, nightmares, Numbness, or shaking, or tingling, org, Panic attacks (racing heart, poor coordination, psych drugs, psych medication, psych meds, psychotropics, Ringing or other noises in the ears, Runny nose, self-harm, side effects, Slurred speech, Sore eyes, Spinning, SSRI, SSRIs, stiffness, Stomach bloating, suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempts, swaying, Sweats, tense, The Effexor Activist, theeffexoractivist, Trembling, Tremor, Trouble concentrating, twitches, Uncontrollable twitching of mouth, Unsteady gait, venlafaxine, Visual hallucinations, Vomiting, withdrawal, withdrawal effects, withdrawal symptoms, Worsened mood
justAna posted a comprehensive list of SSRI side/withdrawal effects that can be found on TheEffexorActivist.org. And it's freaking crazy. I've bolded the ones that I've experienced. (I've been pretty lucky, though.) Here we go:
ANTIDEPRESSANT WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS.
1. Crying spells
2. Worsened mood
3. Low energy (fatigue, lethargy, malaise)
4. Trouble concentrating
5. Insomnia or trouble sleeping
6. Change in appetite
7. Suicidal thoughts
8. Suicide attempts
9. Anxious, nervous, tense
10. Panic attacks (racing heart, breathless)
11. Chest pain
12. Trembling, jittery,or shaking
13. Irritability
14. Agitation (restlessness, hyperactivity)
15. Impulsivity
16. Aggressiveness
17. Self-harm
18. Homicidal thoughts or urges
19. Confusion or cognitive difficulties
20. Memory problems or forgetfulness
21. Elevated mood (feeling high)
22. Mood swings
23. Manic-like reactions
24. Auditory hallucinations
25. Visual hallucinations
26. Feeling detached or unreal
27. Excessive or intense dreaming
28. Nightmares
29. Flu-like aches and pains
30. Fever
31. Sweats
32. Chills
33. Runny nose
34. Sore eyes
35. Nausea
36. Vomiting
37. Diarrhea
38. Abdominal pain or cramps
39. Stomach bloating
40. Disequilibrium
41. Spinning, swaying, lightheaded
42. Hung over or waterlogged feeling
43. Unsteady gait, poor coordination
44. Motion sickness
45. Headache
46. Tremor
47. Numbness, burning, or tingling
48. Electric zap-like sensations in the brain
49. Electric shock-like sensations in the body
50. Abnormal visual sensations
51. Ringing or other noises in the ears
52. Abnormal smells or tastes
53. Drooling or excessive saliva
54. Slurred speech
55. Blurred vision
56. Muscle cramps, stiffness, twitches
57. Feeling of restless legs
58. Uncontrollable twitching of mouth
I've also gotten rashes coming off of Effexor. I was also on Lamictal as well so I don't think it's common. Ana puts it best when she says:
Reading these words does not give an idea of what does it really is to feel these symptoms.
Hoo boy, it sure doesn't.
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April 23, 2008 at 12:13 pm (Christian, Self-Injury)
Tags: Biblical counseling, CCEF, counseling, cutting, Ed Welch, Journal of Biblical Counseling, Self-Injury, therapy
I’ve talked about how I get biweekly counseling from CCEF (Christian Counseling Education Foundation) in the past. I attended the foundation’s annual conference last year and have since received their bimonthly newsletters. This month, Ed Welch, licensed psychologist and author of more than more than six books and booklets (some of which are on my Helpful Reading list to the left), wrote an article about self-injury and the relief that comes from the pain. Obviously, he doesn’t advocate it but delves into the thought processes behind it and how to work on controlling the urge with God’s help. Here’s an excerpt.
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