Have you ever met someone with schizophrenia or a schizophrenia spectrum disorder? Have you ever seen a post talking about our struggles and throwing numbers at you in that old fashioned, block o’ text style and think “that’s a lot to process.” Well, have no fears, because here’s your handy dandy aesthetic summary to the mental illness that 1% of the population suffers with. ( All statistics compiled from schizophrenia.org, NIMH, Mayo Clinic, and various other scientific journals )
When you struggle with your mental health on a daily basis, it can be hard to take action on the things that matter most to you. The mental barriers anxiety creates often appear insurmountable. But sometimes, when you really need to, you can break those barriers down. This week, with encouragement from some great people on the internet, I pushed against my anxiety and made some calls to members of our government. Here’s a comic about how you can do that, too. (Resources and transcript below.)
Motivational resources: There are a lot! Here are a few I really like:
Sharon Wong posted a great series of tweets that helped me manage my phone anxiety and make some calls.
Kelsey is tweeting pretty much daily with advice and reminders about calling representatives. I found this tweet an especially great reminder that calls aren’t nearly as big a deal as anxiety makes them out to be.
Informational resources: There are a lot of these, as well! These three are good places to start:
The 5-3 decision prompts a sharp rebuke from Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who writes that those targeted by police “warn us that no one can breathe in this atmosphere.”
