Your Neighborhood Professional Deviant

I know a lot of people were looking forward to Oh Honey No today, but issues with My health and family are getting worse. This entire week isn't looking good but we'll see.  

Welcome to Saturday, which is Mental Health day here in Blogtown. From now on I'd like to do weekly posts concerning mental health. My own struggles, how to help others, how to help yourself.   Today, since it's our first post, I'd like to start off by giving you a tour of My mental health history.   At the age of 4, I was diagnosed with Clinical Depression, Anxiety, and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. The therapy and the medications had begun. This was before the ADHD craze, so someone so young being medicated wasn't a common sight. Great, I was a freak already. Or at least that was My mentality by the time I hit Junior High.   To add to the issue I already had, I was also diagnosed with chronic insomnia at age 4. Lack of proper sleep doesn't really help poor mental health.   My depression never led to the point of wanting to die. For that I am thankful.   I was unfortunate enough to have a possibly schizophrenic step mother who was chums with My ...