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It’s Not Okay
My mind is still a game of numbers and every day is a battle. It’s okay to lose some days. You can lose a battle and still win the war.
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How We Can Responsibly Talk to Children About Suicide
For the roughly 40,000 suicides that occur annually, there are thousands of child survivors who live with the emotional consequences. Read a child survivor's tips on how to talk to children about suicide.
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How Texting Can Help Save a Life
NAMI has partnered with Crisis Text Line in order to provide resources, hope and help to young people in crisis. -
Experiencing and Developing Mental Illness
Self-harm became a daily routine for me. Nothing else mattered except the sense of escaping from everyday life. Escaping from feeling so numb and hopeless.
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Iceberg Essay: The Mysteries Below the Surface
The underside of my iceberg began to surface; the first ripples began briefly and horribly in eighth grade, when I began cutting myself.
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My Depression Does Not Define Me
I know I will always be a person living with depression, but more importantly, I am Lauren.
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My Depression in My Life
I am the author of my own life and I choose to put a semicolon instead of a period at every point that my depression tells me otherwise.
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My Bipolar Disorder Story
I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder by four psychiatrists in college. My thoughts slowed, I could finally sleep, the depression kind of lifted.
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Better Days
The adults in your life say that it’s just a phase all teenagers go through, but you know that it’s not a phase. It’s something that isn’t “normal.”
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A Young Adult’s Perspective on the 2016 NAMI Convention
A member of the NAMI Young Adult Advisory Group shares her experience attending this years National Convention in Denver.