anxiety Archives – The Mental Health Diaries

What is the Baker Act

By Crystal | November 29, 2017

If you’ve read through my posts, particularly the one where I spoke about my first inpatient experience, you might be curious about a term that I mentioned. That was the Baker Act. Read about My First Inpatient Experience. My wish for you today is peace, and so I offer you a cat tail, which in…

Medication and Schedules – They’re Important

By Crystal | November 28, 2017

Good evening. I hope that this fall evening is treating you well and that you’ve had a good day. Tonight, I offer you a Balm of Gilead, a flower which in Victorian times meant healing. Let’s Talk Medication Now Not all people with mental illness take medication. Sometimes a support system is enough, sometimes therapy…