I am going to start a series of contests for different disabilities. For this first one, I want to know what makes people with mental health issues very worthwhile. I DO NOT WANT THE FOCUS ON THE ILLNESS. I want it on what about that illness causes you to be more creative, funny, lovable, talented, genuine and just plain an awesome person. I know many, including myself, who have things such as bi-polar and agoraphobia(for instance) but are wonderful people. This first contest focuses on mental health. Others will focus on other disabilities so please be patient.
Rules:
1) PLEASE for the love of writing and my eye sight--run spell check.
2) Keep it clean.
3) Make it personal.
4) Focus on the positive. Negative writes will be dq'd without reason.
5) If you have issues with poor sportsmanship or hassling hosts--don't
bother to enter.
Thank you and I am looking forward to reading and commenting on all the writes. Viyanna
Rules:
1) PLEASE for the love of writing and my eye sight--run spell check.
2) Keep it clean.
3) Make it personal.
4) Focus on the positive. Negative writes will be dq'd without reason.
5) If you have issues with poor sportsmanship or hassling hosts--don't
bother to enter.
Thank you and I am looking forward to reading and commenting on all the writes. Viyanna
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on May 22, 2006
- Rewards: Gold: 300
- Final notes: thank you everyone for entering. viyanna
Entries [4]
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In my head, out my head, a discription of meLook at psychiatrist examining meMaking good use of the things that they find<BR• Commented on by judge.
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Eye am labeled perfectly,
Meaning I suffer from a irregularity,• Commented on by judge.
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Merry meet,
Great idea Viyanna. I have it written down. (I lose things when I bookmark them for some reason.
) I see what percolutes in the brain for a bit and see if I can work something up for an entry.
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Great contest idea Viyanna and unique (I don't think I've seen one like this before that was for "mental illness". I will try and come up with something. Best of luck to you hope you get lots of entries!
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great idea for a contest especially the focus on the 'up' side of mental illness. it would be interesting to read those entries
i've bookmarked this in case my mind is inspired
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Oh my word, this is going to hard (for me). Great idea for a contest though. I will try and enter. Hope it'll be a success
All the best
Fin
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i hope you do enter.
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thank you and i hope i have better luck with this one than i have with my recent ones. viyanna
i would feature it but i keep breaking myself by hosting contests. lol -
thank you sweetie. and i hope you do enter
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i really hope you do enter. i think you can do it.
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i beg to differ with you. my writing is not the greatest but i do not do bad either. i am bi-polar as well as a few other things and it often adds to the creativity. the way your comment sounds like it is to everyone and i really hope not. i know what you mean though as when my mind races it can be difficult but i can do it. i just write through it. i know i have lots of crap but that is due to the issues i have as well as the illness. i allow me to write through it all to sort out the feelings then try to write what i consider a poem. i hope you enter. viyanna
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Kind of a pity prewrites aren't allowed, Viyanna, because I wrote one a couple of days ago - "Life Through the Eyes of a PMT Depressive" which would probably fit into this contest.
rose
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if it is completely hopeful and not at all depressive i may consider it. let me think about this. i am not trying to be difficult. as a non-gold member now i can only have so many entries and i want some fresh writes also. that is why i did this.
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I am thrilled to see you hosting another contest. I too am bipolar (without medication) and so this one is close to home. I have had an awesome year despite the disease, so I think I can come up with soemthing. I will put in it my muses kettle and let it come to a boil.
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i hope you do enter. i am looking forward to reading the entry. viyanna
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I only ever use medication for the purpose of sleep, and find I am able to deal with manic depression BETTER without my GP's help. Why? Because I am able to write when not on meds having my creativity and inner-drive stunted and my mind "normalized"!!!! Depression is a blessing and a curse akin; the blessing for the writer; I find I am much more productive and able to draw deepest when I am living "naturally".
Excellent contest; perhaps the poem entries should be emailed to every GP every EMPLOYER and to each "normal" member of society
It'd certainly wake them up a little from their "normative-obsessed" existences
Nice to see originality returning to the contests on AP lately
I shall bookmark and try to produce something suitable
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thank you again, rosemarie, for this contest about a sensitive topic. and bravo to the winners who express with a skillfull talent their most intimate feelings. with love and friendship to all of you!
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Thank you so much for the Gold, and for running a contest that helps us, and others to look at our struggles in a different light. I am learning to say I have bipolar disorder rather than saying I am bipolar. Congrats to the other winners and everybody who took the time to see things differently.
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