With the help of newer medication and a very competent doctor, I am now in good shape. I appreciate the love and support of my wife, children, family and my doctor.
Jump To: Episode <!-- Share --> Transcript Drea Landry lives in Northern California and has experienced bipolar disorder as well as disorders related to anxiety and post-traumatic stress. She speaks with NAMI’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Ken Duckworth, abou...
I want to spread the word that it does get better, not perfect but better. It is absolutely OK to talk and reaching out is always the best way to begin the recovery process.
This story is my attempt to communicate how critical it is to not only provide adequate mental health services to everyone, but to end stigma as well.
After being correctly diagnosed, learning about it and seeing an amazing therapist once a week, I am proud to say that I have been self-harm free for about two years and am slowly recovering.
They say that “what we don’t know can’t hurt us.” I disagree. While mental health conditions were part of my family’s story, it took me finding NAMI to realize this. I still remember the first time someone at NAMI asked me if I had a family member with mental illness. ...
Many Olympians have talked about various health issues they’ve overcome, but so few have opened up about living with a mental health condition. This is surprising due to the immense mental component of being an Olympic athlete. Many Olympians have commented that the men...
Larry Robison is scheduled to be executed on Friday, January 21st. A few days later, Iowa will cast the first votes in this year's presidential election.
ABC Television has advised the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) that it will add an epilogue to tonight's episode of Wonderland, which includes a graphic suicide scene-but it will not include precautions against the risk of increased suicides in communities wher...
President Obama shared his vision for health care reform—and stressed his support of mental health parity—at a New Hampshire town hall meeting on Aug. 11.
Behind every statistic, there is a person who is loved. Allison was an advocate and a role model for the Native community.
A huge stigma existed on my college campus—and frankly most campuses around the country—that there is weakness in asking for help.
Stigma is a burden that lingers and permeates our society. The misconceptions perpetuated by stigma act as a barrier for people who live with mental health conditions to feel open about their struggles and experiences. Being open and teaching people about these kinds of str...
"Ode to Schizophrenia" by Steven Wilson I suppose all people who are affected by mental illness have that moment when “it” happens—the moment when their condition makes itself known. My moment happened when I was an und...
At the end of the summer, I rented a house on Cape Cod for a family vacation. My 21-year-old son Ryan joined my daughter, Liz, and I when he returned from traveling with friends in Europe. It was clear he hadn’t slept for days. At dinner, he was anxious and rambled on and ...
Four months ago, I fell into a manic episode. Without realizing, I did not sleep for over a week. I was in a super mood, working on crafts, cleaning the house, doing laundry. Then one morning, I looked around the house, and it looked like a tornado had run through it. Thing...
It was the middle of the afternoon when I broke my porcelain ramen bowl. It slipped out of my hands and the thing shattered. I was in tears sitting on the kitchen floor, collecting each piece to throw in the garbage bin. The accident happened when I was washing the bowl...