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Stigma Hurts Everyone
I’ve found out that many people really do stigmatize people with mental illness. Stigma has affected my life in many different ways and I try to educate people when I can.
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Practicing What I Preach: #IAmStigmaFree
The professor asked the class if anyone had experience in a talk therapy setting. I needed to show that there was no reason to be ashamed. I raised my hand. -
A Little More Time
I have a constant desire to spread a positive message that there is hope for those living with mental illness. There is no reason to feel ashamed.
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Student of the Game
I am a teacher. I am a wife. I am a mother. I am a coach. And I am bipolar. But most of all, I am a student of this game we call life.
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OMG, I’m So OCD
Ponder the question of why we use mental illnesses, such as OCD, as terminology for certain qualities like being organized. -
It’s Time to Speak Up
Over time I have learned more about my mental health conditions. Each day that I struggle, I also learn that I’m beautiful, strong and will persevere.
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Another Day
I hope that receiving care will become less of a struggle. It’s bad enough fighting your own mind while also trying to navigate your way through a broken system.
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Hold On
My name is Amy and today I am going to do the unthinkable and share my experience with suicide. We all deserve to live and we are all worth saving.
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So Dark & Deep: A Story of Mental Illness
Admitting that you have a problem is probably the hardest thing to do. Telling my best friend that I have anxiety, depression and OCD took me months.
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In the Grip of Panic
I have ADHD, anxiety, OCD and a tic disorder. But none of them rule my life. Most importantly, I am no longer a prisoner to panic attacks.