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Open SourcingMental IllnessEd Finkler@funkatron • funkatron.com
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Who I am
My Diagnoses
Generalized AnxietyDisorder
Adult ADD
Meds I take
LexaproBusparStratteraKlonopin
What it’s like
Intensity of emotionhttp://j.mp/killbillsiren
Anxiety
Problems focusing
Spiraling chainsof thought
Obsessing onnegative events
Unwanted thoughts
Feeling alone/unlikeanyone else
I'm broken andI will never be right
Suicidal thoughts andself-mutilation
This will kill youone way or another
Anxiety and depressionraise mortality ratehttp://www.newrepublic.com/article/113176/science-loneliness-how-isolation-can-kill-you
“Depression is the worstdisease you can get”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOAgplgTxfc
As a developer
Positives
Working with teams
Conferences &Community
Techniques
Most of usself-medicate
Therapy
Cognitive BehaviorTherapy
Medicine
Exercise
Meditation
Light
Avoidance of triggers
Crying
Finding comfort
Helping friends & coworkers
EmpathyEmpathyEmpathy
Help them feel safe
Acknowledge theirfrustration
Change is terrifying
Encourage & enablethem to seek help
Mental Health First Aidwww.mentalhealthfirstaid.org
Resources
๏ http://helpguide.org/๏ http://www.devpressed.com/๏ http://nami.org๏ http://bit.ly/namilocal๏ Hope For The Day (http://htfd.org)๏ http://www.mentalhealthamerica.net/๏ http://www.nimh.nih.gov
๏ http://www.patientslikeme.com/๏ https://www.moodscope.com/๏ https://www.superbetter.com/๏ http://BlueHackers.org๏ Mental Illness Happy Hour(http://mentalpod.com/)๏ http://mentalpod.com/forum/
One More Thing
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