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Mental Health Myth Busters: Post–Traumatic Stress Disorder | PTSD
Mental Health Myth Busters: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder | PTSD Welcome to Mental Health Myth Busters, a show where we debunk misconceptions surrounding mental health and illness. Today's episode focuses on post-traumatic stress disorder, also known as PTSD. -
The Expert is In: Bipolar Disorder | Part Two
The Expert is In: Bipolar Disorder | Part Two Expertise on mental health conditions can come from all angles and experiences. You don’t need to have a PhD for your experiences to give you expertise around a condition. Many of us have lived experiences or have been caretakers and supporters, and each of these experiences […] -
The Expert is In: Bipolar Disorder | Part One
The Expert is In: Bipolar Disorder | Part One Expertise on mental health conditions can come from all angles and experiences. You don’t need to have a PhD for your experiences to give you expertise around a condition. Many of us have lived experiences or have been caretakers and supporters, and each of these experiences […] -
Using Lived Experience to Adapt Mental Health Language
By using the language of people with lived experience, we can create a more person-centered approach to the way we all talk about mental health. -
Tell Me About Schizophrenia
Tell Me About Schizophrenia To learn more about schizophrenia or to find support visit www.nami.org/schizophrenia -
Ashlynn McNeeley: What I wish people knew about Borderline Personality Disorder
Ashlynn McNeeley: What I wish people knew about Borderline Personality Disorder I feel everything so intensely, it's like having this thin skin, but these things are not always there you can work on them. You can get better. I have a fiancé, two dogs, and am a psychiatric nurse. At NAMI, we are more than […] -
Andrea Landry: What I wish people knew about bipolar disorder
Andrea Landry: What I wish people knew about bipolar disorder Racing thoughts are part of what I experience. For me, hearing first-person stories at NAMI helped in my recovery journey and inspired me to give back to my community by sharing my story. -
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. -
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. -
Self-Help Techniques for Coping with Mental Illness
Some common self-help suggestions people receive are to exercise, meditate and be more present, which are helpful and work for many people. However, other proven methods aren’t mentioned as often.