WordPress.com Forums » Tag: mental health - Recent Posts http://en.forums.wordpress.com/tags/mental-health WordPress.com Forums » Tag: mental health - Recent Posts en Wed, 22 May 2013 13:30:03 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.1-alpha-2539 kownroom on "Kids Make the Best Bookies: A Mafia Memoir (and MORE!)" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/kids-make-the-best-bookies-a-mafia-memoir-and-more#post-960714 Mon, 30 Jul 2012 13:08:02 +0000 kownroom 960714@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Hope you will read my latest post--this one about the years I spent living in government-subsidized housing.

http://reinventingtheeventhorizon.wordpress.com/2012/07/30/home-is-where-the-doilies-live-revising-portraits-of-public-housing/

Enjoy!

]]> timethief on "Need your help" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/need-your-help-1#post-960353 Sun, 29 Jul 2012 23:11:50 +0000 timethief 960353@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ On the bottom of your Admin page you will find a link to the Learn WordPress.com blogging Tutorial prepared by Staff. http://learn.wordpress.com/ The support documentation is all found at the Support link http://en.support.wordpress.com which is also on the bottom of your Admin page.
http://en.support.wordpress.com/introduction/
http://en.support.wordpress.com/getting-more-views-and-traffic/

Here are 25 basic steps to take to increase traffic to your blog:
1. Structure a reader and search engine blog;
2. In blogging content is king create unique, high quality content so publish fresh content frequently;
3. Learn basic SEO so you can use keywords effectively and apply basic SEO to your headlines, blog and posts;
Search engine optimization (SEO) is the process of improving the visibility of a website or a web page in search engines via the “natural” or un-paid (“organic” or “algorithmic”) search results.
4. Make your blog posts look professional;
5. Create at least 4-6 pillar posts and continue to create pillar posts;
Pillar posts are also referred to as flagship content. Pillar posts are comprehensive posts that offer great value to readers as the contents are timeless in nature. They define you as having authority in the niche you blog in.
6. Select and link to appropriate anchor text;
7. Leave meaningful comments on related blogs and encourage comments on your own blog;
8. Develop relationships with other bloggers so you can build a blog readers’ community around your own blog;
9. Support the blog centered communities on related blogs by commenting on them and promoting posts from them;
10. Link to authoritative sources in your posts;
11. Deep link to your earlier related posts in your new posts;
12. Assign appropriate categories and tag your posts with care;
13. Link to related authoritative blogs in your blogroll;
14. Provide RSS feeds for subscribers;
RSS (Rich Site Summary or really simple syndication) is a format for delivering regularly changing web content. Many news-related sites, weblogs and other online publishers syndicate their content as an RSS Feed to whoever wants it.
15. Having a well designed theme is important, evaluate your theme for effectiveness, and if required, create a new header, make improvements or replace your theme and reduce page loading time;
16. Avoid cluttering your blog with widgets that lack reader value and slow page loading time;
17. Buy your own domain and domain mapping;
18. Verify your blog with the three big search engines.
19. Get organized, use an online to do list by developing a blogging workflow;
20. Join social networks and social media sites like Facebook and use Twitter, Friendfeed and other Free RSS directories to promote your blog posts;
21. Promote your blog through social networks, online groups, and selected directories;
22. Develop a social media time management strategy and stick to it;
23. Submit your latest pillar article to a blog carnival;
24. Become a guest blogger on sites with higher page rank than your own site.
25. Create newsletters and/or ebooks for your subscribers.

]]> 2012lastawakening on "Need your help" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/need-your-help-1#post-960346 Sun, 29 Jul 2012 23:05:05 +0000 2012lastawakening 960346@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I have just joined wordpress and I am not sure on how to help people find and read my page. If you would not mind, read some of the things I have to say and if you like them perhaps pass on the page to someone else. I appreciate any help you can offer. Thank you, Paul.

]]> kownroom on "Kids Make the Best Bookies: A Mafia Memoir (and MORE!)" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/kids-make-the-best-bookies-a-mafia-memoir-and-more#post-957566 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 11:11:43 +0000 kownroom 957566@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ This post is off-topic for me, but I bet you'll never guess what the Beatles, Santa, and your local mail carrier have in common. This most recent post to my blog will, at long last, put you in the know.

http://reinventingtheeventhorizon.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/what-the-beatles-santa-and-your-local-mail-carrier-have-in-common/

Check it out!

]]> kownroom on "Kids Make the Best Bookies: A Mafia Memoir (and MORE!)" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/kids-make-the-best-bookies-a-mafia-memoir-and-more#post-954062 Mon, 23 Jul 2012 12:23:53 +0000 kownroom 954062@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I'm writing a memoir about my mafia childhood, about my father having made his money in organized crime, sometimes even involving my siblings and me in the process.

Check out my posts about this particular past—and other writing along the way that deviates in the direction of art and my partner's work in international disaster response. (I sometimes even write about blogging, gardening, and my battle with bipolar disorder.)

A link to the first chapter of my memoir is below:
http://reinventingtheeventhorizon.wordpress.com/2012/05/21/an-adolescent-munch-encounters-the-fbi/

But as you scroll down, you’ll find links to my latest posts.

I'm currently doing a creative project that is related to my memoir--transforming a staircase into art:
http://reinventingtheeventhorizon.wordpress.com/2012/07/23/stepping-up-and-looking-back-more-redemption-in-paper-and-paint/

Hope you’ll stop by and join the fun—maybe even subscribe and leave a comment. I can’t wait to meet you!

]]> kownroom on "The Far Side of Sanity and Back Again: An Evolution in Thank You" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/the-far-side-of-sanity-and-back-again-an-evolution-in-thank-you#post-884261 Fri, 11 May 2012 14:05:45 +0000 kownroom 884261@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Please read this guest post I did for Deb at "The Monster in your Closet." It's written in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month and shares details about my 20-year battle with bipolar disorder and the gratitude I have found in recovery.

http://deborah-bryan.com/2012/05/11/the-far-side-of-sanity-and-back-again-an-evolution-in-thank-you/

Thanks so much!

Hugs,
Kathy

]]> johnshinavier on "Making positive changes in your life..." http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/making-positive-changes-in-your-life#post-861582 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 18:53:40 +0000 johnshinavier 861582@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Hello,
I help people make positive change in their lives through Therapy, Life Coaching and Yoga...

Please check out my blog and feel free to comment!

http://www.johnshinavier.wordpress.com

Have a great day.
-John

]]> cmdiblasio on "Positive Parenting" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/positive-parenting#post-838046 Mon, 12 Mar 2012 00:47:15 +0000 cmdiblasio 838046@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Just trying to get started! How do you connect with others?

]]> timethief on "Advice for how to get new readers?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/advice-for-how-to-get-new-readers#post-809881 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 01:38:22 +0000 timethief 809881@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ @internetnovice
You need to read what I posted here > http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/google-analytics-35?replies=4#post-809876

]]> benefitsofvitamins on "Advice for how to get new readers?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/advice-for-how-to-get-new-readers#post-809843 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:56:15 +0000 benefitsofvitamins 809843@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I was going to say something, but time pretty much covered it all!

]]> sl1k on "Advice for how to get new readers?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/advice-for-how-to-get-new-readers#post-809425 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 07:32:47 +0000 sl1k 809425@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ @TT You're welcome, I have an cold But I am happy. Wishing for well being and happiness for you as well... = )

]]> timethief on "Advice for how to get new readers?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/advice-for-how-to-get-new-readers#post-809298 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:16:49 +0000 timethief 809298@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ @sl1k
Thanks. Hope you are well and happy too. :)

]]> sl1k on "Advice for how to get new readers?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/advice-for-how-to-get-new-readers#post-809262 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:19:32 +0000 sl1k 809262@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Thread moved to Off Topic forum section.

]]> timethief on "Advice for how to get new readers?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/advice-for-how-to-get-new-readers#post-809062 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:48:07 +0000 timethief 809062@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ @clearingthesill
We share community knowledge here at WordPress.com. Here are 25 basic steps to take to increase traffic to your blog:
1. Structure a reader and search engine blog;
2. In blogging content is king create unique, high quality content so publish fresh content frequently;
3. Learn basic SEO so you can use keywords effectively and apply basic SEO to your headlines, blog and posts;
Search engine optimization (SEO) is the process of improving the visibility of a website or a web page in search engines via the “natural” or un-paid (“organic” or “algorithmic”) search results.
4. Make your blog posts look professional;
5. Create at least 4-6 pillar posts and continue to create pillar posts;
Pillar posts are also referred to as flagship content. Pillar posts are comprehensive posts that offer great value to readers as the contents are timeless in nature. They define you as having authority in the niche you blog in.
6. Select and link to appropriate anchor text;
7. Leave meaningful comments on related blogs and encourage comments on your own blog;
8. Develop relationships with other bloggers so you can build a blog readers’ community around your own blog;
9. Support the blog centered communities on related blogs by commenting on them and promoting posts from them;
10. Link to authoritative sources in your posts;
11. Deep link to your earlier related posts in your new posts;
12. Assign appropriate categories and tag your posts with care;
13. Link to related authoritative blogs in your blogroll;
14. Provide RSS feeds for subscribers;
RSS (Rich Site Summary or really simple syndication) is a format for delivering regularly changing web content. Many news-related sites, weblogs and other online publishers syndicate their content as an RSS Feed to whoever wants it.
15. Having a well designed theme is important, evaluate your theme for effectiveness, and if required, create a new header, make improvements or replace your theme and reduce page loading time;
16. Avoid cluttering your blog with widgets that lack reader value and slow page loading time;
17. Buy your own domain and domain mapping;
18. Verify your blog with the three big search engines.
19. Get organized, use an online to do list by developing a blogging workflow;
20. Join social networks and social media sites like Facebook and use Twitter, Friendfeed and other Free RSS directories to promote your blog posts;
21. Promote your blog through social networks, online groups, and selected directories;
22. Develop a social media time management strategy and stick to it;
23. Submit your latest pillar article to a blog carnival;
24. Become a guest blogger on sites with higher page rank than your own site.
25. Create newsletters and/or ebooks for your subscribers.

Hope these help and wish you all the best with your blog.

]]> benefitsofvitamins on "Advice for how to get new readers?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/advice-for-how-to-get-new-readers#post-808596 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:23:02 +0000 benefitsofvitamins 808596@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I would like to link you to a blog post I've written about this, but I just started so it might be a bit before I can do that. I would suggest trying to build up social media. You can make a facebook account (you don't want to use your main one) and build up fans via liking ladders. I've got around 50-100 fans spending 2-3 hours on liking ladders. Then, you just need to post your status. You can do this with twitter too, but I haven't done it.

Other ideas, you can improve your blog's optimization (again, i'd link you but I started this blog today) to get search engine traffic. The easiest way to increase your traffic is probably just connecting with other users. I'd advise you to go to as many blog pages as you can and just leave comments and try to get to know people. Follow other people's blogs and show interest and I'm sure they will respond. You can start with my blog! If you need anymore help with ideas, let me know!

]]> clearingthesill on "Advice for how to get new readers?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/advice-for-how-to-get-new-readers#post-808516 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 03:40:04 +0000 clearingthesill 808516@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I've been blogging for over a year (motherhood, mental health, marriage...um, apparently alliteration, too) and would like to drive more traffic to my blog. My most popular posts get around 120-200 hits, and I think most of these are from my friends and family.

Any suggestions for how to get new visitors? I would love to get some input, if folks have a chance to check it out...thanks!

]]> tessf on "My New Blog: Personal Account of Mental Health Struggle" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/my-new-blog-personal-account-of-mental-health-struggle#post-744665 Tue, 15 Nov 2011 02:43:26 +0000 tessf 744665@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ i write about my bi-polar sometimes too. mostly with self-effacement and playfulness because i want to talk about it, but joking makes me feel safer.i'd rather beat the cynics and projectionists to the punchline anyway.

it's not a joke to be suicidal, but it helps to laugh. ..so that's what i do when the tears get to be too much.

welcome. i hope things get better soon!
--tess

]]> raindropsandvodkashots on "My New Blog: Personal Account of Mental Health Struggle" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/my-new-blog-personal-account-of-mental-health-struggle#post-744221 Mon, 14 Nov 2011 19:00:36 +0000 raindropsandvodkashots 744221@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Aw, I've just been reading some of your posts on your blog and my heart breaks for you. Men can be such bastards. Anyway, I'm following you now.

I agree that writing helps, I only wish I'd thought about starting this blog years ago.

]]> tlch on "My New Blog: Personal Account of Mental Health Struggle" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/my-new-blog-personal-account-of-mental-health-struggle#post-744209 Mon, 14 Nov 2011 18:49:26 +0000 tlch 744209@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I have has severe depression in the past, and I am struggling with some life issues right now, so I am familiar with the process. More so than I'd like to be, certainly. Writing definitely helps. I only started my blog several weeks ago, but It does help to have it as an outlet. Best of luck to you.

]]> raindropsandvodkashots on "My New Blog: Personal Account of Mental Health Struggle" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/my-new-blog-personal-account-of-mental-health-struggle#post-744160 Mon, 14 Nov 2011 17:47:17 +0000 raindropsandvodkashots 744160@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Well, I'm new here and only started my blog early this morning. If you want to read a personal account of living day-to-day with depression, suffer from depression yourself or know somebody who does, please come and drop by.

http://diaryofadowner.wordpress.com/

I hope to see you soon.

]]> helenperry on "My Daily Survival - overcoming depression and suicide" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/my-daily-survival-overcoming-depression-and-suicide#post-717529 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 00:41:24 +0000 helenperry 717529@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Lovely post :) I admire your bravery Anne.

Helen xx

]]> lafemmeroar on "Medical terms you won’t find on WebMD" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/medical-terms-you-won%e2%80%99t-find-on-webmd#post-711714 Mon, 03 Oct 2011 17:47:42 +0000 lafemmeroar 711714@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ These terms might not be on WebMD, but they should be:

http://lafemmeroar.wordpress.com/2011/10/03/medical-terms-you-wont-find-on-webmd/

]]> ardpete on "Symptoms of Brain Damage" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/symptoms-of-brain-damage#post-709124 Thu, 29 Sep 2011 23:22:35 +0000 ardpete 709124@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Well that's not worrying at all, especially considering that's exactly what I did two days ago!

]]> lafemmeroar on "Symptoms of Brain Damage" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/symptoms-of-brain-damage#post-708802 Thu, 29 Sep 2011 17:54:17 +0000 lafemmeroar 708802@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ There are various ways to sustain a brain damage. Hitting the skull on a hard surface is how most people do it. Some just drink and drug it up to oblivion causing their noodle to go stir crazy while others simply go bonkers for ...

http://lafemmeroar.wordpress.com/2011/09/29/signs-of-brain-damage/

]]> survivingdepression22 on "My Daily Survival - overcoming depression and suicide" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/my-daily-survival-overcoming-depression-and-suicide#post-687052 Fri, 02 Sep 2011 02:53:09 +0000 survivingdepression22 687052@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Hello
Talks of depression and suicide are often considered taboo and both issues have a lot of stigma attached to it. That is just wrong. It's a growing problem that affects millions of all ages.

I am writing a book about my life with depression including suicidal thoughts and tendencies. I didn't think I was worth receiving help. I didn't think I deserved to be here. Now my life is completely different. I have learned the skills needed to manage my depression and enjoy this life. I still have hard days, but I am now equipped to handle them.

My blog will showcase snippets and chapters of my book as I write it up until completion. I will also include personal thoughts, links, and resources. The other 2 large components I will include in the future is a place to connect with organizations that focus on depression and suicide. The second component will be a place for others to remember a loved one lost by suicide. It is a reality and we need to address it. My blog may be one in a million+, but my hope is that it helps whoever may stumble upon it. Even if that ends up being just one person.

You are not alone. There is support. You don't need to be embarrassed. Get your life back, don't let depression take it away. Follow me on my personal journey to revisit those dark days and share with you how I made it through.

Thank you.
Anne West

]]> jillnottelten on "A Journey of Recovery by a mental health worker with Depression" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/a-journey-of-recovery-by-a-mental-health-worker-with-depression#post-665003 Sun, 07 Aug 2011 03:14:56 +0000 jillnottelten 665003@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Thanks sami116

]]> sami116 on "A Journey of Recovery by a mental health worker with Depression" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/a-journey-of-recovery-by-a-mental-health-worker-with-depression#post-664552 Sat, 06 Aug 2011 15:04:45 +0000 sami116 664552@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I must say I enjoyed the way you put your feelings in words. Will be looking forward to more :)

]]> jillnottelten on "A Journey of Recovery by a mental health worker with Depression" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/a-journey-of-recovery-by-a-mental-health-worker-with-depression#post-664333 Sat, 06 Aug 2011 06:48:13 +0000 jillnottelten 664333@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I started blogging only a short time ago. I write from the perspective of someone who was diagnosed with depression secondary to major brain surgery when I was about 30 (diagnosis, not surgery - that was a few years earlier). I am also a mental health worker and have been since I graduated from university in my early 20's - so unlike many workers with depression, I didn't enter the field wanting to empower people who had experienced what I had. I learned a lot from my clients. It's a strange place to be - walking in two worlds, anonymous to each much of the time and yet able to identify with both and their criticisms of each other.
My blog is a mix of information, shared experience and poetry. I hope that anyone who takes a look will find it interesting.

]]> acrazybeautifulmind on "I fresh, informative look at Bipolar II" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/i-fresh-informative-look-at-bipolar-ii#post-615161 Mon, 30 May 2011 03:27:31 +0000 acrazybeautifulmind 615161@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I have Bipolar II and I noticed that there is not a lot of info out there on it. So I started a blog about it. I'm going to cover anything and everything about and I welcome your comments for fresh ideas or questions. I'd be thrilled for you to check it out!

~CMc~

]]> aealmon on "Bipolar Disorder, Things I Wish I Knew Back Then" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/bipolar-disorder-things-i-wish-i-knew-back-then#post-590932 Sun, 17 Apr 2011 13:56:07 +0000 aealmon 590932@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I am having difficulty with providing insight unless someone has asked me a specific question. I have another blog that is more of a chat and an artsy site. People ask me questions and my answers are blowing my own mind, I think how the h-e double L did I know that. The answer is of course, life experience. I thought maybe I should take those conversations and develop a blog post through them but it seems like an invasion of privacy because these people are asking me intimate questions as serious as why shouldn’t I kill myself right now. How do I proceed sharing what I’ve learned living with bipolar disorder?

I have an idea, if you are bipolar and have a question, ask, I will not post the comment. I want to know what those who are recently diagnosed or are having setbacks need to know. I have too many stories I’d rather be useful

anonymous setting is now enabled, please help.

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