SUNDAY Sanity?!

This week’s Saturday Sanity is actually SUNDAY Sanity. That’s right, folks – I got a bit behind, but I didn’t forget!

Beyond that “Read more…” you’re going to find an exciting mix of mental health news and related articles and websites.

Learn to build your self-confidence, journey into the world of manic depression – even enjoy a popular stress reducer that’s now interactive!

OK, enough with the theatrics. I sound like a carnival worker trying to lure you into the sideshow. Just check them out.

• 10 Ways to Instantly Build Self Confidence: I loved this list. My favorite? “Focus on contribution.” I don’t know if it’s building my self-confidence, but I do know that with every volunteer action I take and “good deed” I do, I feel great.
• Bush could face first veto override: He’d rather the State Children’s Health Insurance Program, which may be reauthorized, focus only on children from low-income families.
• Overcrowding at mental hospitals poses new problems: West Virginia is taking a closer look at its housing facilities for mental health care patients deemed unfit to stand trial, or, awaiting to be deemed unfit to stand trial.
• Catching a Darkness: One man’s take of his deceased sister’s manic depression; he describes it as “An Interactive Journey into the World of Manic Depression.”
• Check out this tried and true stress reducer – now interactive!

That’s all for now, folks! I hope you are all enjoying the rest of your weekends, and preparing yourself for a great week to come!