Hello to all my wonderful blog readers I have giveaways on all 7 of my mental health books! Please enter as may as you wish for a chance to win a free copy.
My Mental Madness Memoir
How to Survive Depression
How to Survive Bipolar Disorder
How to Survive Schizophrenia
How to Survive Anxiety
How to Survive Borderline Personality Disorder
How to Survive PTSD
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Friday, October 12, 2018
Monday, October 1, 2018
Yet Another Awesome Book Review!
Most recent review of My Mental Madness Memoir!5/5 stars
"I found this to be a challenging read, not because it is written badly or because I didn't like it, more because of the intense trauma Stephanie has been through. Having suffered most of my adult life with depression and anxiety I could relate to some aspects of this book and I agree that the stigma attached to mental illness needs to be addressed. The book is brutally honest provocative and heart breaking. To have been through all that Stephanie has been through and come out the other side positive and with renewed purpose is inspired. One thing I liked about the book is nothing is sugar coated she tells it like it is and how it was, and the truth is this could happen to anybody but with strength and acceptance this book only proves you can come out the other side. To write a book like this I think requires bravery and Stephanie definitely has plenty of it. Thank you for sharing your story with me I wish you nothing but happiness and peace in your life you deserve it!!"
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Saturday, September 22, 2018
Story of Hope
Story of Hope=
"Your Life Awaits You!"
Read now...
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Sunday, September 16, 2018
FRESH (and HOT!) NEW GIVEAWAYS on Inspirational Mental Health Books!
My Mental Madness Memoir
How to Survive Depression
How to Survive Bipolar Disorder
How to Survive Schizophrenia
How to Survive Anxiety
How to Survive Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)
How to Survive PTSD (Posttraumatic Stress Disorder)
Enter now and good luck! May these books help you along your journey of recovery from mental illness!
If you wish to purchase an ebook, paperback, or audiobook copy you may be so now my clicking on this link to my author page.
Much Love to you all!
-Stephanie Anne Allen
Saturday, September 8, 2018
Narrator's Note of HOW TO SURVIVE PTSD audiobook
Narrator’s Note of How to Survive PTSD audiobook:
"Hello Wonderful Listeners!
I certainly don’t have the mental expertise of Stephanie, but I want to take a moment to encourage you to take advantage of all her infinite wisdom and experiences she has had in life. I don’t know anyone who wants to help people more than she and I’m truly honored to be narrating her inspirational and touching self-help books.
I like a lot of you had a lot of trauma growing up. My mother’s suicide and father’s incarceration for years left giant tolls on my life – making me feel helpless and utterly miserable. I felt so alone and judged for the actions of my parents and just gave in to the self-pity and depression. For years I let that negativity just rip a whole right through my heart – it never seemed it would mend.
But I found the strength within myself – just as Stephanie encourages, even when I didn’t think there was any strength there. But I slowly found peace and happiness. I’m not saying it was an easy road. To be honest, I struggle sometimes even today.
But I so passionately agree with Stephanie’s amazing attitude that WE CAN DO IT! We can overcome any illnesses, mental or otherwise! I didn’t deserve anything that happened to me, and my experiences have made me a beautiful person today and I know the power I truly have inside for what I have endured, and it is the same for you! Believe it!
Never give up – sometimes you have to fake it at first – but remember to step up and get the treatment you need and forget all the stigmas and never be ashamed.
It will be worth it I promise.
I hope and pray we can be more open and forget the stigma’s associated with mental illness for the good of mankind!
Love to you all!
Holly Holt"
How to Survive PTSD is currently available in ebook & paperback. Audiobook will be available soon!
NEW GIVEAWAYS!
Friends, it's giveaway time! I would love for you to win a FREE copy of one or more of my books!
My Mental Madness Memoir
How to Survive Depression
How to Survive Bipolar Disorder
How to Survive Schizophrenia
How to Survive Anxiety
How to Survive Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)
How to Survive PTSD (Posttraumatic Stress Disorder)
If you wish you can purchase an ebook, paperback, or audiobook copy now!
BUY NOW!
Good luck to you all on your journey through recovering from mental illness!
My Mental Madness Memoir
How to Survive Depression
How to Survive Bipolar Disorder
How to Survive Schizophrenia
How to Survive Anxiety
How to Survive Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)
How to Survive PTSD (Posttraumatic Stress Disorder)
If you wish you can purchase an ebook, paperback, or audiobook copy now!
BUY NOW!
Good luck to you all on your journey through recovering from mental illness!
Monday, August 27, 2018
STORY OF HOPE!
STORY OF
HOPE
My name is
Stephanie Anne Allen, and I am the new, quickly emerging author of My Mental
Madness Memoir and the entire How to Survive Series. I am also a NAMI Connections peer support group
facilitator. I am very content, and I
feel successful and that my life has purpose and worth. I am grateful for my life. But it wasn’t always this way. I came from a long journey of very difficult
battles with mental illness.
I was first
diagnosed with depression at age 14. At
that time, there was a horrible stigma attached to mental illness. I didn’t want to be any part of it. I was not “crazy”. I remember
growing up thinking I was bad and I felt ashamed for being depressed. But it was obvious to everyone, whether “crazy”
of not, I was definitely sick. I
suffered from helplessness, hopelessness, unworthiness, suicidal
thoughts/attempts, and self-mutilation, among other symptoms.
A few years
later, I was labeled as a manic depressive.
I would suffer racing thoughts, impulsive decisions, risky behaviors,
and insomnia. That diagnosis soon became
a dual diagnosis, when I was defined as a borderline personality patient. I had difficulties making and keeping
friends. I was cutting and burning
myself.
A few years
after that, I was diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder and then
schizophrenia. I was suffering from intense delusions and hallucinations of all
five senses.
Mental
illness has impacted my life in many ways.
I lost friends, relationships, jobs, cars, homes, and even my own
freedom. But despite all the pain, all
the heartache, all the adversity, I was able to beat all the given odds by
finding the courage, strength, faith, and hope to overcome it all.
I have been
in treatment since I was a teenager, but unfortunately treatment is not always
effective with every patient. There are
so many different medications out there, and so many of them wouldn’t work on
me or had horrible side effects. Today,
there are a lot of new psychotherapies available that simply did not exist when
I was a child. And then there’s that
stigma again that causes people to feel guilt and shame for seeking treatment for
an illness that is not their fault.
I have had
several turning points and many downfalls in my life. But the last turning point was definitely the
most life-changing. After committing a
crime when I was insane, I took a look at myself and studied my thoughts and
behaviors and attempted to adjust what needed to be changed. After being incarcerated at a state hospital
for 18 months, you better have gotten some insight and introspection into
yourself. But I believe the turning point
for everyone can be different. For some
it may be almost losing your life to suicide or some other major incident that
causes a person to reflect on his/her own thought processes.
My own
personal treatment consisted of medications and psychotherapy. Finding the right meds is surely a trial and
error thing. But at age 36, I was
finally stabilized. I would much rather
take a pill or two a day, than suffer the pain and heartache and unrest I had
when I was sick. The meds keep me stable
and help me to live a better life.
Currently, I
am doing great! I am working on correcting
all my mistakes, and picking up all the pieces.
It’s not easy, but it’s what I feel needs to be done. I have now found my purpose in life and that
is to inspire as many people as possible.
If my story saves just one life (and it has) then my life truly has
value, purpose, and worth.
If I had not
suffered…If I had not been in mental pain and agony…If I had not learned how to
endure…I would not be who I am today. I
have gained much compassion, empathy, understanding, and wisdom. The pain shaped me into who I am today.
I will
continue taking my medications exactly as prescribed. I will seek help immediately if I feel in
crisis (hopefully never again). The sooner you catch the problem, the sooner
you can receive treatment, and the sooner you will feel better.
I am
involved in mental health advocacy. I am
a NAMI Connections peer support group facilitator. I am also the author of seven books on
conquering mental illness…one memoir and six self-help books.
·
My
Mental Madness Memoir—the provocative true journey through my struggles with
mental illness
·
How
to Survive Depression
·
How
to Survive Bipolar Disorder
·
How
to Survive Schizophrenia
·
How
to Survive Anxiety
·
How
to Survive Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)
·
How
to Survive PTSD (Posttraumatic Stress Disorder)
Also, I am
all over social media with positive uplifting and inspirational posts on
overcoming mental illness! You can find
me on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Tumblr, Goodreads, Amazon, Google
+, Lyf, Pinterest, and I even post on NAMI.
I also have a mental health blog.
Feel free to check me out on any of those…
Mailing
list: http://eepurl.com/dd5jYj
MY MESSAGE TO THOSE WORKING ON THEIR
RECOVERY FROM MENTAL ILLNESS
Life isn’t
easy, and when you have mental illness that has a huge impact on your every day
living. You may feel lost. You may feel alone. You may feel that no one cares. But I want you to know that YOU are worth
fighting for. YOU are worth getting
well. YOU have value and worth and your
goal in life is to find your purpose, and work diligently towards fulfilling
it. You have a reason to be alive. The hardest part is finding it. But once you do, you will be so glad you did.
First you need to recover so that you work towards finding that purpose. Don’t listen to the stigma. Listen to your heart. Your heart definitely wants and needs to be
well again. Have enough self-love and
faith in yourself to seek out the proper help you may need. You don’t have to go it alone. And once you get that treatment and recover,
you will be so happy that you began your journey of recovery in the first
place. Never give up… as YOUR LIFE
awaits you.
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