I originally started blogging as a way for me to do deal with my own out of control emotions. As I have grown, changed and become less depressed, I have kept blogging as a way to make people aware of what it is like to live with Clinical Depression, and an Anxiety Disorder, and how Diabetes and Asthma can affect Mental Health.

As I have traveled around the internet, seeing other blogs, I realized that there are many people who blog for the same reasons I do. To put their own Mental Health story out there, with the hope that it can benefit someone.

For today’s Mental Health Awareness post I wanted to take the time to list five of the ones I have found. Each one tackles Mental Health from a different perspective, and some have a different mental illness than I have. Next week I will list five more.

BPD in OKC This is one of the first bloggers I began following. This part of how she describes her blog and why she blogs:

“My life feels like I am stuck riding on a rollercoaster in the middle of a hurricane. I have ups and downs, and I have left a path of destruction in my wake. My sanity dangles on a tiny fragile string, and through this blog I am giving the world a look into my broken mind and my unstable life.”

Our Journey Through Life I love this blog! The author tells her story from the perspective of what it is like living with a spouse who has Bi-Polar Disorder. Although, I do not have a Bi-Polar Disorder diagnosis, her site has been very educational for me. It has given me insight into how my own diagnosis affects my family.

Chato B. Stewart, Mental Health Humor This site is probably one of the best I have found. Mr. Stewart approaches the issue of Mental Health from the humorous side. His tongue and cheek humor, exhibited through his cartoons, and caricatures, is a great reminder that even though we have a serious diagnosis, we do not always have to be so serious.

The Bi-Polar Spouse This is a new site to me, but I like what I have seen so far. This is a very detailed site about what it is like living with a spouse who has Bi-Polar Disorder, and tips and strategies to help maintain a healthy relationship with them.

Up and Down Time Another site that is new to me, but one I like. It has great information and high lights in it. It is the blog for the Colorado Chapter for Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA)