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Jasmine Ray-Symms
Dec 26, 20182 min read
Keep Up the Fight
I have had people ask me why I use such aggressive terms as “fight” or “fierce”. It’s not that I’m advocating violence, I’m advocating...
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Jasmine Ray-Symms
Dec 2, 20183 min read
We Are Fierce!
Having a physical, mental or emotional illness is draining. Pain, exhaustion, fear, frustration, loneliness, anger become constant...
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Jasmine Ray-Symms
Nov 21, 20183 min read
Betrayal
I’ve suffered from mental illness my entire life. I’ve been judged my entire life. I’ve been seen as “weak”, ignoring the strength it...
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Jasmine Ray-Symms
Apr 11, 20182 min read
Recovery
How do you define “recovery”? I recently went through training to become a Certified Peer Counselor. The key message of this training was...
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Jasmine Ray-Symms
Dec 12, 20173 min read
The Treatment Dance
I spent the night a few days ago talking with a friend who was suicidal. Diagnosed with bipolar she had been taking a medication but it...
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Jasmine Ray-Symms
Nov 17, 20173 min read
Second Chances
Ever make a mistake? If you’re human, the answer is yes. It’s easy to forgive some mistakes: forgetting to take the trash to the curb on...
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Jasmine Ray-Symms
Oct 4, 20173 min read
Hanging on to Hope
I’ve led a challenging life. I’ve struggled more than some and been blessed more than others. Through it all I’ve had one goal: to help...
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Jasmine Ray-Symms
Aug 26, 20172 min read
You Are Strong!
You have two people, same age, same ability level. One is walking along a flat sidewalk, the sun shining, the other is attempting to...
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Jasmine Ray-Symms
Jul 13, 20174 min read
My Dancing Shoes
I thought I was prepared for ECT. I had researched it. I thought I had a pretty good grasp of what was going to happen but the reality...
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Jasmine Ray-Symms
Jul 6, 20173 min read
Yes, We're Angry
This blog is written to provide encouragement to those struggling with life to have hope, joy and fulfillment. I try very hard, however,...
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Jasmine Ray-Symms
Jun 20, 20173 min read
In the Midst of the Storm
I’ve written before that my life motto and the theme for this blog is “Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass, it’s about...
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Jasmine Ray-Symms
Jun 16, 20175 min read
Facing Addictions
When the pain of life gets too strong, what do you do? When you’re hurting or struggling, lonely or scared, how do you cope? Finding...
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Jasmine Ray-Symms
Apr 22, 20172 min read
You HAVE Overcome!
I have struggled with mental illness my whole life. Sometimes it feels like I’m winning the battle, sometimes not so much. When I think...
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Jasmine Ray-Symms
Feb 10, 20173 min read
Walk a mile in my shoes
I get up in the morning more tired than when I went to bed the night before. I go about my daily routine without thinking - the heaviness...
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Jasmine Ray-Symms
Feb 7, 20172 min read
FIGHT!
This is written for those in pain, discouraged, lonely and afraid. This is not a call to violence, it is a call to love yourself enough...
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Jasmine Ray-Symms
Feb 4, 20174 min read
Boundaries
Have you ever read a book that changed your life? I have several that I read at just the right time with the message I needed right at...
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Jasmine Ray-Symms
Jan 16, 20174 min read
Do You Want More?
It is so hard when you’re depressed, it is so hard when you are discouraged, to get out of the “mud”. You get stuck in the pain you’re...
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Jasmine Ray-Symms
Jan 1, 20172 min read
2017, Bring It On!
A new year, a new start, so much potential lying ahead and yet, I wonder, will this year be better than the last? Twenty years ago, when...
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Jasmine Ray-Symms
Dec 22, 20163 min read
After the Longest Night
Last night I went to a “Longest Night” service at my church. Held on the longest night of the year, just a few days before Christmas -...
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Jasmine Ray-Symms
Dec 17, 20164 min read
Our Plea to Those Who Love Us
While struggling with mental illness is hard, it’s no cake walk for those who love someone with mental illness. They love us. They...
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