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Krishna Louis: What I wish people knew about anxiety
Krishna Louis: What I wish people knew about anxiety I feel that sharing my story, as a NAMI Ending the Silence speaker, will impact someone to see that there is light at the end of the tunnel. The only thing is you have to keep on walking, step by step. -
Myths and Facts of Bipolar Disorder
It’s essential to learn what the symptoms look like to reduce stigma and encourage people to seek help. -
Redefining My Normal After My Diagnosis
"I’ve built a new identity, one less concerned with the concrete trappings of success." -
Podcasts Featuring Three Unique Perspectives on Serious Mental Illness Released in Partnership with APA’s SMI Adviser
NAMI has partnered with the APA’s SMI Adviser program to produce the Medical Mind Podcast series featuring NAMI Chief Medical Officer Ken Duckworth in conversations centered around experiences with bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder and early psychosis. -
My Emotions During My Husband’s Bipolar Episodes
"I want to pull him out from the depths of the depression, but I know it doesn’t work that way." -
What People Get Wrong About Bipolar Disorder
Here are five of the most common misconceptions about bipolar disorder. -
Join NAMI this Mental Illness Awareness Week to Raise the Voices of Lived Experience
In honor of Mental Illness Awareness Week (MIAW) on Oct. 4-10, 2020, the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) and participants across the country are raising awareness and educating about mental illness warning signs and symptoms. -
What People with Mental Illness Want You to Know
By learning from people with lived experience, we can all help each other thrive. -
Congress Passes New Bill to Improve Veterans’ Mental Health Care
On Wednesday, September 23, 2020, NAMI celebrated the U.S. House of Representatives’ unanimous passage of a landmark bipartisan bill, S. 785, The Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act. -
My Spiral out of Reality
"To never have lived the struggles I’ve endured would be to erase who I am today."