I enjoy a good dose of mental health humor from time to time. As long as it doesn’t make fun of, abuse, or otherwise degrade people with mental illness and promote stigma, I think it’s healthy to laugh at ourselves sometimes.
I’m sure my feelings play a big role in why I heart Chato’s efforts at Mental Health Humor so much.
However, this borderline personality disorder cartoon at Toothpaste For Dinner doesn’t sit well with me.
The t-shirt in the cartoon reads:
Front:
ASK ME ABOUT BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER
 
Back:
OR I SWEAR TO GOD I’LL KILL MYSELF
I’m not an expert on borderline personality disorder …read more

My bookmarks and email inbox have been bursting at the seams this week, just waiting to get into Saturday Sanity for all you fine people! Now that the day has arrived, it’s clear to me there is so much Saturday Sanity-worthy news, I’d best break it up so as not to take up 3/4 of the front page, ha!
So, read on for what’s been going on at Mental Health Notes, in the world of mental health news and advocacy, and throughout the b5media Health & Wellness Channel!

Aaaaahahahahahaha!
My Internet buddy and fellow buster of stigma Chato B. Stewart is a seriously talented mental health cartoonist, and he’s cracked me up again. Check out Chato’s newest mental health cartoon in his blog post Support: Cartoon-A-Thon By: Chato B. Stewart For Mental Health Month.
While you’re there, make yourself comfortable. In addition to his Web site, Mental Health Humor, Chato’s just recently started blogging at mentalhealthumor.today.com.

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Remember! You have until May 31, 2008 to enter the Mental Health Notes Birthday Giveaway, and forever to join the This Is Why I ROCK! series!

What do cows and business plans have to do with mental health?
Remember Chato B. Stewart? The owner of Mental Health Humor and the first participant in the This Is Why I ROCK! series here at Mental Health Notes?
Well, Chato has added two new hilarious mental health cartoons to his already hilarious (and fortunately growing!) cartoon archive, and I don’t know which one is funnier!
Be sure to check them out to find out the answer to the question above, and let Chato know what you think!

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Remember! You have until May 31, 2008 to enter the Mental Health Notes Birthday Giveaway, …read more

Wow, May is going to be a busy month here at Mental Health Notes, huh? Not only is it Mental Health Awareness Month and my blirthday (as Angelique called it!), but it’s also the month for the This Is Why I ROCK! series, which is what we’re beginning right now!
Read on to find out why mental health cartoonist Chato B. Stewart ROCKS!