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A Message for Anyone with a Treatment-Resistant Mental Illness
"Whatever you do, don't settle, and don’t give up. Never accept that there is no solution or hope for treating your mental illness." -
Three Psychiatric Facilities in Seven Weeks
"I know that going to a good facility makes all the difference in recovery." -
Zoomed: My Experience with Online Group Therapy
"At first I expected Zoom group therapy to fail me. After the first two weeks, online therapy finally clicked and gave me insight…" -
Black History Month: Writing This Triggers My Anxiety
"I only recently started speaking out about generational trauma, racism and being Black in America because…the anxiety and fear can be too much." -
How The COVID-19 Pandemic Has Helped My Anxiety
"Suddenly, my favorite place to be was the place experts demanded I stay." -
Podcasts Featuring Three Unique Perspectives on Serious Mental Illness Released in Partnership with APA’s SMI Adviser
NAMI has partnered with the APA’s SMI Adviser program to produce the Medical Mind Podcast series featuring NAMI Chief Medical Officer Ken Duckworth in conversations centered around experiences with bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder and early psychosis. -
The Use of Language and Imagery as a Tool for Managing Anxiety
"I encourage anyone who is struggling to use images and analogies, or to find your own way of using language and imagery as a tool for managing symptoms and relapses." -
When You Have an Anxiety Disorder, Courage Is Subjective
"Parenting an anxious child is a gift. It's also exhausting." -
It’s Not “Just” Anxiety
“An anxiety disorder can be serious. It can be debilitating…It can make you feel like your life has been taken away from you.” -
Congress Passes New Bill to Improve Veterans’ Mental Health Care
On Wednesday, September 23, 2020, NAMI celebrated the U.S. House of Representatives’ unanimous passage of a landmark bipartisan bill, S. 785, The Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act.