It’s World Mental Health Day! Mental illness and celebrate aren’t usually two words that are paired together. So why celebrate? Well, we all know someone struggling with a mental illness, whether we’re aware of it or not. All of these people in our everyday lives constantly battle something most of us take for granted- our mental health. We celebrate these people for their strength and their dedication to getting healthy. Mental health is also making headway to becoming a less taboo topic. The topic isn’t sexy, but it’s becoming increasingly less frightening and uncomfortable for most people. How can we help further alleviate the stigma attached to having a mental illness?
EDUCATE!
The more people know, the more they become comfortable with the idea. Mental illness shouldn’t be viewed as a character flaw; mental illness is a medical condition. The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) has a great website with a lot of great information: http://www.nami.org/template.cfm?section=about_mental_illness. Get informed!
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