Tag: mental illness stigma
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10 Reasons It’s Important to Open Up About Your Depression
Don’t hide your depressed feelings from the world. Depression is a common but serious mood disorder that impacts millions of people around the world. Despite its prevalence, there’s still much stigma and misunderstanding. Opening up about being depressed is more than a single step towards personal healing. Instead, it creates a doorway that opens us…
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Mental Health Experts Explain 5 Ways to Help Treat Mental Illness
If you’re struggling with a mental illness, you are not alone. According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, nearly 12 million Americans experience a mental illness of some kind within a given year, which significantly disrupts their lives. While medication and psychotherapy are immensely helpful, there are many more things that those with mental illness…
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What Is It Really Like To Live With Mental Illness?
More people than ever are speaking up about living with mental illness. As revealed by the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), approximately 1 in 5 US adults is diagnosed with mental illness every year. Even worse, NAMI reports that over 11.2 million Americans are severely affected by mental illness to an extent of interfering…
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11 Celebrities Who Are Ending the Stigma of Mental Illness
Millions of people worldwide struggle with some sort of mental illness, and it’s nothing to be ashamed of. Many people who previously felt embarrassed or scared to speak up due to the stigma of mental illness have finally allowed their voice to be heard and shared their story. This life isn’t easy, and no one…