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Learning How to Maintain Employment with Bipolar Disorder
Identifying my diagnosis and learning coping skills has been key to keeping a job. -
Exploring the Connection Between Trauma Healing and Physical Health
When people think they are responsible for emotional trauma, this false belief disturbs the mind, body and spirit. -
Bipolar Depression: The Lows We Don’t Talk About Enough
Many people don’t fully understand the role of depression in bipolar disorder. -
NAMI Is Here To Help for Feelings of Trauma, As Anniversary of 9/11 Approaches
Reminders of 9/11 are all around us — in the news, in documentaries, on social media and in the broader public discussion. For many people, those reminders vividly bring back the trauma they first felt two decades ago. We respond to grief and tragedy in our own ways and our own time. You should know that you are not alone — and that help is available. -
Survey Finds Treatment Cost and Stigma Are Major Barriers to Accessing Care for Mood Disorders
The cost of treatment and access to quality, affordable care, along with stigma, are major barriers to Americans seeking help for mood disorders, according to a national survey out today. The 2021 Mood Disorder Survey was conducted by The Harris Poll on behalf of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). -
Finding my Voice in Therapy as a South Asian
I’ve come to see therapy like a compass, the center from which I can chart my course. Each week, we venture forward toward a better self. -
Juneteenth: Freedom is a Work in Progress
There is a saying in mental health: recovery is not linear. Healing is a work in progress. It turns out, freedom is too.
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I Thought I Understood My Daughter’s Mental Illness, But I Had No Idea
"Just because we have the same thing doesn’t mean it is the same thing. Everyone’s mental health displays differently." -
Dissociative Identity Disorder: A Misrepresented Diagnosis
Thanks to dramatized media depictions of DID, simply hearing the name of my condition may conjure images of brokenness, violence and terror. -
Learning My Warning Signs Through Each Stage of My Life
"While I wasn’t diagnosed until adolescence, I’m hopeful that my childhood experiences are useful for other caregivers."