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I have bipolar disorder. I like to see myself as the fun spontaneous person I am half the time, but the depressed did of me is also part of may identity. Accepting this as a part of myself helps me cope with who I am and manage my brain. I know I am so much more.

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Watching guided yoga or meditation on youtube, hanging out with friends, baking or even watching a feel good movie

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More options for therapy. The online therapy program this year has been amazing. But limited sessions don't allow for much growth.

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For a long time I felt my mental health was my identity, being a person with anxiety is part of who I am. Eventually, I couldn't understand what it would me to be a person without anxiety

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Mental health” itself is part of EVERY humans life experience.  Just like Physical health is part of the human experience.  I want people to understand that Mental health is just as important as physical health, and that mental health is not something that affects just certain youth but can affect any teenager, young adult or grown adult.  The stigma around mental health disorders prevents people, especially youth, from seeking real support.  The next time you think about mental health, think about yourself, your mom, your neighbor, your boss, the kind barista at Starbucks.  ALL Humans have emotions and regulating those emotional experiences isn’t easy and it certainly isn’t taught in school.  A person that struggles with depression or anxiety isn’t “different” from the rest, they’re another human having a human experience. There is no shame in the challenges we face as humans with mental health, and judgement of mental health only exacerbates the problem.  — Mila.

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It's not always obvious when a young person is struggling with mental health and it's really common to struggle, so nobody should feel alone and always be nice to people because you don't know about what they're going through.

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There is still a lot of stigma surrounding resources like safe to tell, etc. and just offering these programs isn't enough. Converations about mental health shouldn't just happen behind closed doors.

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It is hard to talk to an adult about and for those with friends who have mental health issues, it's just as hard to help that person. I know for me I worry about my friends with mental health.

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Listen to young voices! Both in my personal experience, and from what I have heard from others and seen, far too often young people's experiences with mental health, especially children, and even more so teens are viewed as "problem child" or "troubled teen" issues, instead of being viewed as issues with abuse within households. More often than not, parents are believed way over children and teens, and children and teens are left to suffer without a place to be heard.

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My neurodivergency is a big part of who I am and my self expression and relationships with others.

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As a member of the LGBTQ community, I know I’m at higher risk for self-harm and suicide, especially as a trans person.

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My mental health and identity go hand in hand for sure. On one hand, I feel like having dealt with mental health struggles has strengthened my passion for advocacy and helped me connect with and understand others on a deeper level. However, on the other hand, mental health and its struggles have definitely clouded my identity a lot and made me question who I am, and what my morals and values truly are along with my worth.

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I have struggled with mental health for a long time and as I have grown I have learned that even though I have mental illnesses that it does not stop me from being me just puts a damper on things.

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Have more youth participate in providing services and creating the support structures for youth. They know how best to relate to and get help to other youth! :)

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Peer recovery coaches!  Peer support specialists!  People who understand and have been through it, that kind of support is untouchable, it is so helpful.

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I think having people the same age and going through what you are is a great way to talk and understand what each other are going through.

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I have a litte makeup bag full of fidget toys and things to stimulate each sense (touch, taste, smell, sight, sound). You can make a small one to keep in a purse or backpack, or you can make one to keep in your room. Whatever works for you!

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A self-care tip I like to do is a journal. It helps get out all the feelings I feel like I can't speak about or know how to talk about. Also, take the time to ask yourself "how am I doing?"

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I have worked to discover things that are a healthy distraction from my feelings, as well as things that are a healthy way to explore my feelings. When I want to escape, I work out. When I want to explore and control my feelings, I write.

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Go on walks alone. The best time is when the air's that perfect temperature that you can barely feel it on your skin.

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Trauma is the second studio album by American rock band I Prevail, released on March 29, 2019. The album was the fourth best-selling album of the week in the US upon release, and its second single, " Breaking Down", hit the top 10 of the Mainstream Rock Songs chart in May 2019. Two Grammy nominations were received in relation to the album: Trauma received a nomination for Grammy Award for Best Rock Album, while the song " Bow Down" received a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance.

The album's creation was heavily affected by the band's earlier rise to fame, complications, and struggles with depression. The band received a quick rise to fame with the release of a Taylor Swift cover of the song " Blank Space", followed by their debut album, . However, in 2017, frontman Brian Burkheiser had a polyp in his vocal cords, halting their 2017 tour and momentum; this caused Burkheiser to spiral into depression. Despite the band almost breaking up during this time, they instead found inspiration to make an album around the concepts they had been struggling with. The album's emphasis on mental health was also inspired by the death of Kyle Pavone of We Came as Romans, of which the band had toured with in 2017. Guitarist Dylan Bowman outlined the album in comparison to Lifelines:

" Lifelines was about what happens in the wake of getting popular off of the cover we released on our current album. Lifelines is a continuation of that, and how it affects our lives. Trauma is more along the lines of the things that have happened since we have been touring and relationships that have been severed because of our lifestyle and how we're away from home. A lot of people don't realise how hard it is to keep a relationship when you're gone nine months out of the year."

The band spent 10 months of 2018 recording the album.

Band member Eric Vanlerberghe described the band's approach to the album:

This is probably the most eclectic we could've sounded on a record. We don't want to scare people away and say, 'It doesn't have metal on it, it doesn't have rock on it.' But with all these musicians and artists saying rock and roll and metal is dead, we just wanted to write a record that was a big middle finger to them all... not every song is gonna be a riff-driven song, but we didn't just drop all the rock out of it and go to a pop record. We wanted to stay true to our roots, but experiment and evolve...don't say rock is dead because there are ways to make rock fresh and different.

He also said that the band was entirely in control of the album's sound and direction unlike their prior album, , which the band felt received too much outside input on its direction. The band sought to create a more original sound after the common criticism that the band's talents were squandered under the "cookie-cutter", generic sound of Lifelines. Guitarist Dylan Bowman described the approach as pushing the limits of the band's sound in two directions, both as its most poppy, and its most heavy.

On February 19, 2019, the band announced that their forthcoming album was called Trauma. Three songs and music videos were released in advance of the album: " Breaking Down" and " Bow Down" in February, and "Paranoid" in March. The album was released on March 29, 2019. It debuted at number four on the Billboard Top Album Sales chart. It placed at number 14 overall on the Billboard 200 chart, which factors in music streaming and album equivalent units. As of March 2020, the album has earned 181,000 album equivalent units.

A music video for "Hurricane" was released shortly after the album's release as well.

The album was generally well received. Wall of Sound praised the band's efforts to "push musical boundaries", praising the album for instill[ing] a newfound appreciation of how absolutely talented these guys are because the way every song manages to stand so well on their own has to be highly praised. I Prevail have definitely outdone themselves, redefining their sound. Loudwire named the album one of the best rock albums so far in a mid-year review of 2019.

Two Grammy nominations were received in relation to the album: Trauma received a nomination for Grammy Award for Best Rock Album, while the song " Bow Down" received a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance.

I Prevail

Brian Burkheiser - clean vocals

Eric Vanlerberghe - unclean vocals

Steve Menoian - lead guitar, bass

Dylan Bowman - rhythm guitar, backing vocals

Gabe Helguera - drums

Guest

Delaney Jane - vocals on "Every Time You Leave"

Justin Stone - rap vocals on "Rise Above It"

Production

Grammy Awards

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Trauma is the second studio album by American rock band I Prevail, released on March 29, 2019. The album was the fourth best-selling album of the week in the US upon release, and its second single, " Breaking Down", hit the top 10 of the Mainstream Rock Songs chart in May 2019.

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self care on tic tok

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A really cute way to prioritize self care. My friend and I both have little finches :)

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Colorado could create more Outreach teams that go to into the community to help homeless people of all ages receive help or housing if they want to be inside and not homeless ! They could have a mobile health van too for physical injuries to be seen by a doctor. They could also have a dental van. I have seen many people refuse services as well and that's ok. But if there is an equal option every week or month to receive services or medical help that would be there in the community to help them. It would be reoccurring event for the local community. Also community partners, such as schools, churches, 4-H clubs, nonprofits can collaborate to help their lower class people in the community. If we all work together to solve a problem that is bigger that just ourselves then as a city or state we can accomplish a lot including mental health. Mental Health is a major problem in the homeless community, however there is no mental health resources for direct homeless trauma.

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Spotify.com

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Hey TGTHR is having an open Wellness Fair on July 7th from 1pm-3pm. Its open to ages 12-25 for youth needing information for resources in the Boulder area. If anyone is interested here is the flyer for it !

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Mental health should not be defined as someone's identity. If someone is having a hard time dealing with their mental health some people think it's apart of that person's personality or apart of who they are on a regular basis. Most of the time it is not the case. Identity is who a person is, like the characteristics that make up that person. I have always said I am just me. Everyone is unique in their own way. I wish people wouldn't assume that a mental health disorder is apart of someone's personality. It's unfair since no one actually gets to know a person when they have a mental disorder. When my mental health disordered was treated and is being maintained I am not acting out of my mental health anymore in a negative way. I am a positive person now since I found help. We need to not judge people on how they act if we can tell they have some kind of disorder.

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I wish people wouldn't assume youth have just behavior problems. They don't connect the mental health to behavior issues. People always think when youth "act out" it's for attention or just fun. Most of the time it's not that way. If someone is fearful when they are young , they might run away. Maybe if they are struggling in school and they can't pay attention. There is a lot of things that are not investigated thoroughly to see if that young person is having any mental health crisis or problems. Most are just assumed being a "normal" teen or kid. It's not normal when a young person wants to hurt themselves or others. Please older people learn about the signs of different mental health issues so when they arise you can help your younger people around you.