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How My Husband’s Untreated Symptoms Affected My Anxiety
My experience and insights from therapy allowed me to cope while supporting my husband. -
Five Things to Say to a Loved One with Anxiety
Even well-intentioned loved ones can exacerbate anxiety with a comment that feels unsympathetic or judgmental. -
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. -
Things I Didn’t Expect When I Became a Parent
"I never expected her to abruptly run out of the class and hide in the school bathroom or to receive a phone call from the school informing me they could not find my daughter." -
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.