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Stop Putting Sick Children in Jail
NAMI (National Alliance for the Mentally Ill) today condemned state and local governments that warehouse children and adolescents with mental illnesses in the juvenile justice system—simply because adequate treatment and services in their communities are unavailable.
https://www.nami.org/Press-Media/Press-Releases/2004/Stop-Putting-Sick-Children-in-Jail 9/30/2014 7:37:03 AM
Turning Corners
The notion of getting out of bed each day is exhausting before I have even moved a muscle. The thought of having to deal with other people in the world makes me anxious.
https://www.nami.org/Personal-Stories/Turning-Corners 7/12/2016 1:20:52 PM
Please Live
I have struggled with my thoughts for as long as I can remember. In elementary school, I would think about suicide before I even knew what suicide was. I never planned my future or said what I wanted to be when I grew up because I didn’t think I would ever get there.
https://www.nami.org/Personal-Stories/Please-Live 8/8/2017 11:38:13 AM
How I Healed Myself of Shame
  I can’t remember a time when I didn’t feel shame. But I do have evidence that there was once a time when I was shame free. I have a photograph of me as a little baby, smiling with a twinkle in my eye. I look radiant and filled with joy. I have another photo of me at four y...
https://www.nami.org/Blogs/NAMI-Blog/April-2018/How-I-Healed-Myself-of-Shame 4/18/2018 3:49:08 PM
Infographics & Fact Sheets
NAMI's fact sheets offer clear, concise information on mental health topics. Share them with a loved one, bring to a doctor or hand them out at health fairs.
https://www.nami.org/About-Mental-Illness/Mental-Health-by-the-Numbers/Infographics-Fact-Sheets 2/27/2015 3:40:34 PM
NAMI Sponsors Congressional Briefing to Raise Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness
The National Alliance on Mental Illness ( NAMI ), together with the National Education Alliance for Borderline Personality Disorder, today sponsored a congressional briefing on Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD).
https://www.nami.org/Press-Media/Press-Releases/2010/NAMI-Sponsors-Congressional-Briefing-to-Raise-Bord 9/22/2014 11:55:27 AM
Part of my mental illness makes me hear voices. I started to take an antipsychotic to help with my s
Part of my mental illness makes me hear voices. I started to take an antipsychotic to help with my symptoms. The medication helps, but sometimes I still hear the voices. Does this mean the medication is not working anymore?
https://www.nami.org/FAQ/Mental-Health-Medication-FAQ/Part-of-my-mental-illness-makes-me-hear-voices-I 10/16/2015 10:20:09 AM
The Story of Us
I live with dissociative identity disorder, once known as multiple personality disorder. My story is one of redemption, courage and inner strength.
https://www.nami.org/Personal-Stories/The-Story-of-Us 7/7/2015 10:58:51 AM
Bipolar Disorder and Stigma
While there will always be good days and bad days for me, the stigma against speaking out about mental illness is causing me more harm than the mental illness itself.
https://www.nami.org/Personal-Stories/Bipolar-Disorder-and-Stigma 11/23/2015 2:46:45 PM
How to Talk to Your Teen About Suicide
“How are you feeling?” Think about the last time you asked your teen that question. Most likely, what you were really asking was, “Are you physically sick?” And, if you’re anything like me, you immediately entered “fix it mode” if your kid expressed even the slightest p...
https://www.nami.org/Blogs/NAMI-Blog/November-2021/How-to-Talk-to-Your-Teen-About-Suicide 11/8/2021 7:09:42 AM
Tayler's Story
When I was about 13 years old, I told my parents that I didn’t feel right. They thought it was just a phase all teenagers go through.
https://www.nami.org/Personal-Stories/Tayler-s-Story 11/6/2015 1:49:12 PM
Supporting Someone with Borderline Personality Disorder
  “The things I struggle with the most are the feelings of abandonment, feeling like people are always mad at me, the self-hatred and self-harm.” says Katie, who lives with Borderline Personality Disorder ( BPD ). You might notice these symptoms are all related to relatio...
https://www.nami.org/Blogs/NAMI-Blog/June-2017/Supporting-Someone-with-Borderline-Personality-Dis 6/23/2017 12:05:46 PM
Why We Need Better Representation of Borderline Personality Disorder
As any writer or producer knows, dramatic storytelling often relies on shock value. Perhaps an opening scene requires unpredictable behavior or violence to keep the audience engaged and surprised. However, Hollywood often tells its stories at the expense of accuracy, digni...
https://www.nami.org/Blogs/NAMI-Blog/June-2021/Why-We-Need-Better-Representation-of-Borderline-Personality-Disorder 6/28/2021 8:01:35 AM
Another Look at Sandy Hook
As yet another violent massacre occurs in our country—this one involving children, so it makes it all the harder to take—I pause to think about it, as I have done so often since the news broke on Dec. 14, 2012. During the chaos, ABC had on a senior medical correspondent, who...
https://www.nami.org/Blogs/NAMI-Blog/February-2013/Another-Look-at-Sandy-Hook 2/21/2013 10:55:28 AM
BPD Diagnosis and Confusion
I read that BPD was a mess to treat, that most professionals didn’t want to have to see people with BPD and that people with BPD were usually seen as treatment-resistant, difficult, overtly hostile and manipulative. Was that really me?
https://www.nami.org/Personal-Stories/BPD-Diagnosis-and-Confusion 7/6/2017 12:33:29 PM
Convention Speakers
https://www.nami.org/Get-Involved/2018-NAMI-National-Convention/Past-Conventions/2018-Convention-in-New-Orleans/Convention-Speakers 2/16/2018 11:41:20 AM
Hard Work is Worth It
It was hard to accept my mental health conditions, but I am grateful that all of this happened, because I’m stronger than I have ever been before.
https://www.nami.org/Personal-Stories/Hard-Work-is-Worth-It 8/22/2017 10:36:50 AM
Hope Lost, Strength Found
Bit by bit, I peeled away the glue that bound my sense of self with these thoughts. But it took me some time to accept why this all happened to me. It had a name: OCD.
https://www.nami.org/Personal-Stories/Hope-Lost-Strength-Found 7/29/2021 8:10:51 AM
Understanding and Managing Psychosis
Psychosis can be otherworldly — and it can also be completely disturbing when the symptom becomes too intense. This disruption of thoughts and perceptions can be all-consuming, and your new reality often outpaces your understanding of and connection to the world. As a re...
https://www.nami.org/Blogs/NAMI-Blog/February-2022/Understanding-and-Managing-Psychosis 2/16/2022 7:21:22 AM
What Is BPD?
If I say I have depression you know what I’m talking about and you can grasp how I feel. But when I say I have borderline personality disorder I get weird looks and confused faces.
https://www.nami.org/Personal-Stories/What-Is-BPD 7/22/2016 12:13:06 PM
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