They Called Me Mental. Personal stories of mental health recovery.

My Hallucinations Drive Me Crazy: Dayley's Story

A look into multiple diagnoses, living with changed realities, and having to navigate mental health systems. www.coastmentalhealth.com [https://www.coastmentalhealth.com/] MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES CANADIAN RESOURCES: · Canadian Mental Health Association (Talk Suicide) [https://talksuicide.ca/]-1-833-456-4566 · Wellness Together Canada  [https://www.wellnesstogether.ca/en-CA] ·  24/7 Counsellor Line- 1-866-585-0445 ·  Hope for Wellness Indigenous Line - 1-855-242-3310 ·  ADULT Immediate Crisis Support - Text WELLNESS to 741741 ·  YOUTH Immediate Crisis Support - Text WELLNESS to 686868 · Indian Residential School Crisis Line [https://www.irsss.ca/faqs/how-do-i-reach-the-24-hour-crisis-line]- 1-866-925-4419 · Kid’s Help Phone [https://kidshelpphone.ca/] - 1-800-668-6868 BC RESOURCES: · BC Crisis Line [https://crisiscentre.bc.ca/contact-us/] - 1-800-SUICIDE (1-800-784-2433) · 310Mental Health Support - 310-6789 (no area code needed) · Alcohol & Drug Information and Referral Service [https://www.healthlinkbc.ca/mental-health-substance-use/resources/alcohol-drug-information-referral-service] - 1-800-663-1441 · Care to Speak [https://www.careforcaregivers.ca/caretospeak/] - 1-866-802-7337 · Kelty Mental Health Resource Centre [https://keltymentalhealth.ca/] - 1-800-665-1822 · Kuu-Us Crisis Line Society [https://www.kuu-uscrisisline.com/](crisis services for Indigenous people across BC) · ADULT LINE - (250) 723-4050 · YOUTH LINE – (250) 723-2040 · Métis Crisis Line [https://www.mnbc.ca/news/2020/launch-of-metis-crisis-line/] - 1-833-MétisBC (1-833-638-4722) · HealthLink BC [https://www.healthlinkbc.ca/] – 811 (to speak with a nurse any time of the day or night) Please call 911 for Urgent mental health or substance use concerns. If you feel you or someone else might be in danger of hurting themselves or someone else, call 9-1-1 or go to the nearest hospital emergency department right away.

Origins and Evolutions in Hospital: Sam's Story

An interview highlighting the ups and downs of psychiatric care while integrating ones own self identity.  www.coastmentalhealth.com [https://www.coastmentalhealth.com/] MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES CANADIAN RESOURCES: · Canadian Mental Health Association (Talk Suicide) [https://talksuicide.ca/]-1-833-456-4566 · Wellness Together Canada  [https://www.wellnesstogether.ca/en-CA] ·  24/7 Counsellor Line- 1-866-585-0445 ·  Hope for Wellness Indigenous Line - 1-855-242-3310 ·  ADULT Immediate Crisis Support - Text WELLNESS to 741741 ·  YOUTH Immediate Crisis Support - Text WELLNESS to 686868 · Indian Residential School Crisis Line [https://www.irsss.ca/faqs/how-do-i-reach-the-24-hour-crisis-line]- 1-866-925-4419 · Kid’s Help Phone [https://kidshelpphone.ca/] - 1-800-668-6868 BC RESOURCES: · BC Crisis Line [https://crisiscentre.bc.ca/contact-us/] - 1-800-SUICIDE (1-800-784-2433) · 310Mental Health Support - 310-6789 (no area code needed) · Alcohol & Drug Information and Referral Service [https://www.healthlinkbc.ca/mental-health-substance-use/resources/alcohol-drug-information-referral-service] - 1-800-663-1441 · Care to Speak [https://www.careforcaregivers.ca/caretospeak/] - 1-866-802-7337 · Kelty Mental Health Resource Centre [https://keltymentalhealth.ca/] - 1-800-665-1822 · Kuu-Us Crisis Line Society [https://www.kuu-uscrisisline.com/](crisis services for Indigenous people across BC) · ADULT LINE - (250) 723-4050 · YOUTH LINE – (250) 723-2040 · Métis Crisis Line [https://www.mnbc.ca/news/2020/launch-of-metis-crisis-line/] - 1-833-MétisBC (1-833-638-4722) · HealthLink BC [https://www.healthlinkbc.ca/] – 811 (to speak with a nurse any time of the day or night) Please call 911 for Urgent mental health or substance use concerns. If you feel you or someone else might be in danger of hurting themselves or someone else, call 9-1-1 or go to the nearest hospital emergency department right away.

The Shared Reality - Anne's Story

A journey of finding the middle path between their unique reality and the shared reality, Anne takes you through their experience with the mental health system and finding groundedness in the shared reality. www.coastmentalhealth.com [https://www.coastmentalhealth.com/] MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES CANADIAN RESOURCES: · Canadian Mental Health Association (Talk Suicide) [https://talksuicide.ca/]-1-833-456-4566 · Wellness Together Canada  [https://www.wellnesstogether.ca/en-CA]          ·  24/7 Counsellor Line- 1-866-585-0445          ·  Hope for Wellness Indigenous Line - 1-855-242-3310          ·  ADULT Immediate Crisis Support - Text WELLNESS to 741741          ·  YOUTH Immediate Crisis Support - Text WELLNESS to 686868 · Indian Residential School Crisis Line [https://www.irsss.ca/faqs/how-do-i-reach-the-24-hour-crisis-line]- 1-866-925-4419 · Kid’s Help Phone [https://kidshelpphone.ca/] - 1-800-668-6868 BC RESOURCES: · BC Crisis Line [https://crisiscentre.bc.ca/contact-us/] - 1-800-SUICIDE (1-800-784-2433) · 310Mental Health Support - 310-6789 (no area code needed) · Alcohol & Drug Information and Referral Service [https://www.healthlinkbc.ca/mental-health-substance-use/resources/alcohol-drug-information-referral-service] - 1-800-663-1441 · Care to Speak [https://www.careforcaregivers.ca/caretospeak/] - 1-866-802-7337 · Kelty Mental Health Resource Centre [https://keltymentalhealth.ca/] - 1-800-665-1822 · Kuu-Us Crisis Line Society [https://www.kuu-uscrisisline.com/](crisis services for Indigenous people across BC)         · ADULT LINE - (250) 723-4050         · YOUTH LINE – (250) 723-2040 · Métis Crisis Line [https://www.mnbc.ca/news/2020/launch-of-metis-crisis-line/] - 1-833-MétisBC (1-833-638-4722) · HealthLink BC [https://www.healthlinkbc.ca/] – 811 (to speak with a nurse any time of the day or night) Please call 911 for Urgent mental health or substance use concerns. If you feel you or someone else might be in danger of hurting themselves or someone else, call 9-1-1 or go to the nearest hospital emergency department right away.

The only thing that made me feel safe was a song in my head. Kyle's Story

A lost boy's story to find their way home.  www.coastmentalhealth.com [https://www.coastmentalhealth.com/] MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES CANADIAN RESOURCES: · Canadian Mental Health Association (Talk Suicide) [https://talksuicide.ca/]-1-833-456-4566 · Wellness Together Canada  [https://www.wellnesstogether.ca/en-CA] ·  24/7 Counsellor Line- 1-866-585-0445 ·  Hope for Wellness Indigenous Line - 1-855-242-3310 ·  ADULT Immediate Crisis Support - Text WELLNESS to 741741 ·  YOUTH Immediate Crisis Support - Text WELLNESS to 686868 · Indian Residential School Crisis Line [https://www.irsss.ca/faqs/how-do-i-reach-the-24-hour-crisis-line]- 1-866-925-4419 · Kid’s Help Phone [https://kidshelpphone.ca/] - 1-800-668-6868 BC RESOURCES: · BC Crisis Line [https://crisiscentre.bc.ca/contact-us/] - 1-800-SUICIDE (1-800-784-2433) · 310Mental Health Support - 310-6789 (no area code needed) · Alcohol & Drug Information and Referral Service [https://www.healthlinkbc.ca/mental-health-substance-use/resources/alcohol-drug-information-referral-service] - 1-800-663-1441 · Care to Speak [https://www.careforcaregivers.ca/caretospeak/] - 1-866-802-7337 · Kelty Mental Health Resource Centre [https://keltymentalhealth.ca/] - 1-800-665-1822 · Kuu-Us Crisis Line Society [https://www.kuu-uscrisisline.com/](crisis services for Indigenous people across BC) · ADULT LINE - (250) 723-4050 · YOUTH LINE – (250) 723-2040 · Métis Crisis Line [https://www.mnbc.ca/news/2020/launch-of-metis-crisis-line/] - 1-833-MétisBC (1-833-638-4722) · HealthLink BC [https://www.healthlinkbc.ca/] – 811 (to speak with a nurse any time of the day or night) Please call 911 for Urgent mental health or substance use concerns. If you feel you or someone else might be in danger of hurting themselves or someone else, call 9-1-1 or go to the nearest hospital emergency department right away.

What to do when you're not "sick enough". Adrienne's story.

The frustration of desperately asking for help but being denied services due to appearing too "functional".  www.coastmentalhealth.com [https://www.coastmentalhealth.com/] MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES CANADIAN RESOURCES: · Canadian Mental Health Association (Talk Suicide) [https://talksuicide.ca/]-1-833-456-4566 · Wellness Together Canada  [https://www.wellnesstogether.ca/en-CA] ·  24/7 Counsellor Line- 1-866-585-0445 ·  Hope for Wellness Indigenous Line - 1-855-242-3310 ·  ADULT Immediate Crisis Support - Text WELLNESS to 741741 ·  YOUTH Immediate Crisis Support - Text WELLNESS to 686868 · Indian Residential School Crisis Line [https://www.irsss.ca/faqs/how-do-i-reach-the-24-hour-crisis-line]- 1-866-925-4419 · Kid’s Help Phone [https://kidshelpphone.ca/] - 1-800-668-6868 BC RESOURCES: · BC Crisis Line [https://crisiscentre.bc.ca/contact-us/] - 1-800-SUICIDE (1-800-784-2433) · 310Mental Health Support - 310-6789 (no area code needed) · Alcohol & Drug Information and Referral Service [https://www.healthlinkbc.ca/mental-health-substance-use/resources/alcohol-drug-information-referral-service] - 1-800-663-1441 · Care to Speak [https://www.careforcaregivers.ca/caretospeak/] - 1-866-802-7337 · Kelty Mental Health Resource Centre [https://keltymentalhealth.ca/] - 1-800-665-1822 · Kuu-Us Crisis Line Society [https://www.kuu-uscrisisline.com/](crisis services for Indigenous people across BC) · ADULT LINE - (250) 723-4050 · YOUTH LINE – (250) 723-2040 · Métis Crisis Line [https://www.mnbc.ca/news/2020/launch-of-metis-crisis-line/] - 1-833-MétisBC (1-833-638-4722) · HealthLink BC [https://www.healthlinkbc.ca/] – 811 (to speak with a nurse any time of the day or night) Please call 911 for Urgent mental health or substance use concerns. If you feel you or someone else might be in danger of hurting themselves or someone else, call 9-1-1 or go to the nearest hospital emergency department right away.