Somewhere along the way

It's a thin line betweeen Love and Hate
and somewhere along the way those lines became blurred.

Somewhere we lost touch with our own reality.

Our Dreams suddenly became nightmares that torment us.

What once was positive becomes negative due to the fact that those

lines have now become blurred.

Our Vision becomes Foggy and Faint;

our thoughts soon follow like distant memories of the past.

We become slaves enchained in a mental prison that seems almost

impossible to break free from.

Hope and Faith seem all but lost, Friends and Family seem all but

gone. Pain and suffering has taken the place of happiness and joy.

Somewhere along those Blurred lines, we forgot to Love ourselves, we

forgot all the Beautiful things we can do, and we forgot how

BEAUTIFUL WE STILL ARE!!!

Somewhere along the way we forgot.......


With permision.  By LMP      April 2014   San Juan

mental illness poem by a recovering person

I know you may no think so
But I'm trying really hard
I don't do it on purpose
I did not pick this card.


I'm trying my very best
To get this hurdle jumped
But no one els is there
To help me out of this slump.

I don't know what you want from me
Give me a hint or clue
Please give me a sign
I don't know what to do.

If you only knew
How much I struggle in this war
Maybe you would be there
To pick me off the floor.

It's time to stop pretending
Time to open up your eyes
To give me a hand
Instead of looks and sighs

It's not that I don't love you
And it's not that I don't care
The fact is I need help too
I need somebody there.

With permission from AP   2014 San Juan

Apoya la solución de conflictos humanos. Support solutions to human conflicts

https://sites.google.com/a/capr.org/galarzadiaz/

A cada uno de mis pacientes

Por que yo estoy agradecido de usted?

Por que usted ha confiado en mí.

Porque se ha resignado cuando tuvo que esperar para hablar conmigo

Porque sabe que no lo sé todo.

Porque me alerta si al final del día me ve cansado y que no pongo atención suficiente a lo que me dice

Porque no falta a las consultas.

Porque permite que otras personas me ayuden a ayudarlo.

Porque permite que yo crezca como ser humano.

Porque hace un esfuerzo por seguir mis recomendaciones.

Porque reconoce que ambos somos iguales en busca de una mejor calidad de vida.

English version

Why am I grateful to you?

Because you have trusted me.

Because you waited to talk to me

Because you know I do not know everything.

Because you made me aware at the end of the day if looked tired and was not paying enough attention to what you said

Because you attend appointments.

Because you allow others to help me help you.

Because you allow me to grow as human being.

Because you make an effort to follow my recommendations.

Because you recognize that we are equals in search of a better quality of life.

First VA Community Psychiatrists Seminar

Este sábado 4 de junio a las 8AM el Sistema de Salud de Veteranos de Puerto Rico lleva a cabo un seminario sobre recuperación, prevención del suicidio, documentación y privacidad de los servicios psiquiatricos para Veteranos en Puerto Rico.

Seminario esta limitado a psiquiatras que tienen contrato con esta institución federal.

Cuatro horas de educación continua. Segundo piso del Hospital de Veteranos en San Juan.

Sin costo alguno. Estacionamiento gratis disponible.

La invitacion formal fue enviada a los psiquiatras contratistas por correo general.

Invitación enviada por la Jefa del Servicio de Psiquiatría Dra María L Reyes Rabanillo

Los cinco conferenciantes y consultores trabajan a tiempo completo con el Hospital de Veteranos.

Coordinador de la actividad Néstor J Galarza Diaz

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This Saturday, June 4 at 8AM the Veterans Health System of Puerto Rico will hold a seminar on recovery, suicide prevention, documentation and health privacy of mental health services to veterans in Puerto Rico.

This seminar is limited to psychiatrists who have contracts to serve Veterans through this federal institution.

Four hours of continuing education. Second floor of the Veterans Hospital in San Juan.

No cost. Parking is available.

A formal invitation was sent to psychiatrists.

Invitation sent by the Chief of Psychiatry Dr. Maria L. Reyes Rabanillo.

The five speakers and consultants who work full time at the VA Hospital.

Activity Coordinator Nestor J Galarza Diaz

Superación o recuperación?

El movimiento hacia los servicios de salud basados en los conceptos y los fundamentos de recuperacion de las personas con trastornos mentales es lento, pero es. Yo los utilizo en mi practica y estoy mas feliz que antes.
http://pn.psychiatryonline.org/content/44/22/11.full?sid=e4a25d0a-7d1f-4975-94eb-c88c8b46e6aa


Estos son los elementos para mejorar la Calidad de vida a pesar de la enfermedad mental
http://njgalarza.blogspot.com/2008/12/calidad-de-vida-y-enfermedad.html#links

Esta es una linda pagina http://recoveryhope4all.com/ de donde obtuve la imagen que ven arriba.





Podemos evitar que una persona llegue a estas condiciones

Mutual relevance..........in mental health

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Mutual relevance of suicide prevention and mental health recovery services
Background and history
Ethical principles
Suicide Statistics
Puerto Rico
USA
Risk factors
Protective factors
The 10 fundamental components of Recovery
Recovery readiness assessment
Attitude towards care
Readiness to change
Summary




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Relevancia mutua de los servicios para la prevención del suicidio y los servicios de recuperación en salud mental
Antecedentes e historia
Principios éticos
Estadisticas del suicidio en
Puerto Rico
EE.UU.
Los factores de riesgo
Los factores de protección
Los diez componentes fundamentales de la recuperación
Preparacion para la recuperación
Actitud hacia la atención clnica y tratamiento
La disposición para el cambio
Resumen