Comments for Autumn Stringam http://www.autumnstringam.com Just another WordPress site Thu, 23 Feb 2012 04:48:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Is It Too Late To Be A Healthy Mom? by Deborah Gregson http://www.autumnstringam.com/2012/02/is-it-too-late-to-be-a-healthy-mom/#comment-232 Deborah Gregson Thu, 23 Feb 2012 04:48:56 +0000 http://www.autumnstringam.com/?p=745#comment-232 Thanks for sharing that, what a beautiful story of victory, overcoming, and... growing up. All the best to James for his next two years, and best wishes for mama, in anticipation of the greatest treasures a mom can enjoy... watching her son grow up in God, and having him acknowledge his mother's part in that process. Thanks for sharing that, what a beautiful story of victory, overcoming, and… growing up.
All the best to James for his next two years, and best wishes for mama, in anticipation of the greatest treasures a mom can enjoy… watching her son grow up in God, and having him acknowledge his mother’s part in that process.

]]> Comment on I would never have signed up for that either, Grandpa. by Mary Siever http://www.autumnstringam.com/2012/02/i-would-never-have-signed-up-for-that-either-grandpa/#comment-226 Mary Siever Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:39:24 +0000 http://www.autumnstringam.com/?p=738#comment-226 Autumn, It is so amazing, and your story is amazing too. My heart breaks for your grandpa and your mum, who didn't have the real blessings and helps that are available today. I honestly believe that those who have struggled with depression and mental illness who saw no other option but to end their lives are now working from the other side to help those who suffer today, to find healing and strength. What a blessing Truehope has been to so many people and what a blessing your story and those other stories of healing and progression are, to so many others. Your children are blessed, and what a wonderful thing that you did NOT listen to those who told you to not have more children. This new generation truly is on an upward spiral where mental illness will not be stigmatised, won't be treated as horrific, but seen as something that does have a light at the end of the tunnel. Thank you. Autumn,

It is so amazing, and your story is amazing too. My heart breaks for your grandpa and your mum, who didn’t have the real blessings and helps that are available today. I honestly believe that those who have struggled with depression and mental illness who saw no other option but to end their lives are now working from the other side to help those who suffer today, to find healing and strength. What a blessing Truehope has been to so many people and what a blessing your story and those other stories of healing and progression are, to so many others. Your children are blessed, and what a wonderful thing that you did NOT listen to those who told you to not have more children. This new generation truly is on an upward spiral where mental illness will not be stigmatised, won’t be treated as horrific, but seen as something that does have a light at the end of the tunnel.

Thank you.

]]> Comment on I would never have signed up for that either, Grandpa. by Jackie Miller http://www.autumnstringam.com/2012/02/i-would-never-have-signed-up-for-that-either-grandpa/#comment-199 Jackie Miller Sat, 18 Feb 2012 20:12:18 +0000 http://www.autumnstringam.com/?p=738#comment-199 Hi again Autumn, and great thanks! I just submitted the final version of my "policy framework" for my current MDCS class at the U of C. In it, I suggest that bipolar individuals on AISH in Alberta should have EMPowerplus paid for, and referrals made by, a properly educated Primary Care Network system. I cited your blog and Joseph's blog; as well as other research from the True Hope website. I wish the whole world knew about this! I'm trying... :) Cheers, Jackie Hi again Autumn, and great thanks! I just submitted the final version of my “policy framework” for my current MDCS class at the U of C. In it, I suggest that bipolar individuals on AISH in Alberta should have EMPowerplus paid for, and referrals made by, a properly educated Primary Care Network system. I cited your blog and Joseph’s blog; as well as other research from the True Hope website. I wish the whole world knew about this! I’m trying… :) Cheers, Jackie

]]> Comment on What Are the Symptoms of Bipolar? DSM-IV Evaluation by Bipolar, Panic and Anxiety…What is the Difference? : Autumn Stringam http://www.autumnstringam.com/2012/02/what-are-the-symptoms-of-bipolar-dsm-iv-evaluation/#comment-165 Bipolar, Panic and Anxiety…What is the Difference? : Autumn Stringam Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:49:10 +0000 http://www.autumnstringam.com/?p=715#comment-165 [...] a minute to  look at the DSM-IV – the manual that your physician used to determine the criteria for your diagnosis. [...] [...] a minute to  look at the DSM-IV – the manual that your physician used to determine the criteria for your diagnosis. [...]

]]> Comment on Defining Second Stage Healing by What Are the Symptoms of Bipolar? DSM-IV Evaluation : Autumn Stringam http://www.autumnstringam.com/2011/12/defining-second-stage-healing/#comment-164 What Are the Symptoms of Bipolar? DSM-IV Evaluation : Autumn Stringam Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:02:03 +0000 http://www.autumnstringam.com/?p=527#comment-164 [...] severe bipolar disorder and all of the dysfunction that comes with trauma. And that’s what Second Stage Healing is all [...] [...] severe bipolar disorder and all of the dysfunction that comes with trauma. And that’s what Second Stage Healing is all [...]

]]> Comment on A Happy Sort of Panic by Autumn http://www.autumnstringam.com/2012/02/a-happy-sort-of-panic/#comment-161 Autumn Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:52:04 +0000 http://www.autumnstringam.com/?p=696#comment-161 Hi Michelle, I just wrote an entire<em> book</em> in response to Connie. Please read it, as well as my other posts concerning panic and embarrassment... I hope that my experience can go a long way to helping you find your way through Second Stage healing! Write again with questions or blog topic suggestions! And <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Autumn-Stringam/189218101168799" title="Author Facebook" rel="nofollow">find me on facebook</a> if you want more immediate contact! Hi Michelle, I just wrote an entire book in response to Connie. Please read it, as well as my other posts concerning panic and embarrassment… I hope that my experience can go a long way to helping you find your way through Second Stage healing! Write again with questions or blog topic suggestions! And find me on facebook if you want more immediate contact!

]]> Comment on A Happy Sort of Panic by Autumn http://www.autumnstringam.com/2012/02/a-happy-sort-of-panic/#comment-160 Autumn Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:45:56 +0000 http://www.autumnstringam.com/?p=696#comment-160 Connie, You and I are not alone in this! I hear it all of the time from people who are confusing panic based on real life or real memories with that of a psychiatric or chemical disorder. Learn to know the difference and acknowledge real pain or real panic rather than assuming you are sick or mentally ill every time you feel something deeply. 'Fight or Flight,' worries, and sorrow are all healthy responses to <em>some</em> situations. If you are having panic at strange times, take the time to wonder why! I deal with occasionally, but I also recognize that I have had really good reasons for panic in my past. Sometimes the brain gets in a habit of panicking over old memories when triggered by normal situations. With a stable mood base you are capable of retraining your memory and your brain. It has been a fascinating journey to figure myself out; sometimes it has been painful, but Second Stage healing really works for me. I couldn't have done or learned this stuff on a five-drug cocktail. I couldn't have felt things as deeply as I feel things now... Joy is thick and happiness is like a light bulb in my chest. Sorrow is like a flannel blanket over my face and anger is red hot. <strong>Feeling real feelings <em>and having the capacity to choose what I will do with my feelings</em> is beautiful.</strong> Check out my post called <a href="http://www.autumnstringam.com/2011/12/defining-second-stage-healing/" title="Defining Second Stage Healing" rel="nofollow">Defining Second Stage Healing</a> for a list of other methods that work for me including a couple of my favorite books! Connie,
You and I are not alone in this! I hear it all of the time from people who are confusing panic based on real life or real memories with that of a psychiatric or chemical disorder. Learn to know the difference and acknowledge real pain or real panic rather than assuming you are sick or mentally ill every time you feel something deeply. ‘Fight or Flight,’ worries, and sorrow are all healthy responses to some situations. If you are having panic at strange times, take the time to wonder why!
I deal with occasionally, but I also recognize that I have had really good reasons for panic in my past. Sometimes the brain gets in a habit of panicking over old memories when triggered by normal situations. With a stable mood base you are capable of retraining your memory and your brain. It has been a fascinating journey to figure myself out; sometimes it has been painful, but Second Stage healing really works for me. I couldn’t have done or learned this stuff on a five-drug cocktail. I couldn’t have felt things as deeply as I feel things now… Joy is thick and happiness is like a light bulb in my chest. Sorrow is like a flannel blanket over my face and anger is red hot. Feeling real feelings and having the capacity to choose what I will do with my feelings is beautiful. Check out my post called Defining Second Stage Healing for a list of other methods that work for me including a couple of my favorite books!

]]> Comment on Defining Second Stage Healing by A Happy Sort of Panic : Autumn Stringam http://www.autumnstringam.com/2011/12/defining-second-stage-healing/#comment-159 A Happy Sort of Panic : Autumn Stringam Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:18:22 +0000 http://www.autumnstringam.com/?p=527#comment-159 [...] you can develop your self-assessment ability by reading books like those listed in my post about Second Stage [...] [...] you can develop your self-assessment ability by reading books like those listed in my post about Second Stage [...]

]]> Comment on Raising James by Lilly Campbell http://www.autumnstringam.com/2011/12/raising-james/#comment-157 Lilly Campbell Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:12:04 +0000 http://www.autumnstringam.com/?p=551#comment-157 I am extremely impressed with your writing skills and also with the layout on your weblog. Is this a paid theme or did you modify it yourself? Anyway keep up the excellent quality writing, it’s rare to see a great blog like this one nowadays.. I am extremely impressed with your writing skills and also with the layout on your weblog. Is this a paid theme or did you modify it yourself? Anyway keep up the excellent quality writing, it’s rare to see a great blog like this one nowadays..

]]> Comment on A Happy Sort of Panic by Connie http://www.autumnstringam.com/2012/02/a-happy-sort-of-panic/#comment-156 Connie Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:23:01 +0000 http://www.autumnstringam.com/?p=696#comment-156 Wow!! That is exactly how I feel sometimes!! As strange as this may sound it is somewhat comforting to find other people experience the same thing!! Thanks so much for sharing. You have been a great inspiration for me!! I am just getting over depression/post partum. And learning how to deal with anxiety. I am on empower plus as well and LOVE IT!!!! Take care and may the Lord richly bless you!! Wow!! That is exactly how I feel sometimes!! As strange as this may sound it is somewhat comforting to find other people experience the same thing!! Thanks so much for sharing. You have been a great inspiration for me!! I am just getting over depression/post partum. And learning how to deal with anxiety. I am on empower plus as well and LOVE IT!!!! Take care and may the Lord richly bless you!!

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