[featured-image link=”null” link_single=”inherit” single_newwindow=”false” alt=”mental illness”]123rf.com[/featured-image] [This topic was requested by one of my regular readers, that is, one of the people who receive this blog via email.] I have been stunned by the ignorance I have encountered since the 2011 suicide attempt of my daughter. Some people said she just did it to getContinue reading “7 Ways to Fight the Stigma of Mental Illness”
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Anxiety and Depression: Coming Out of the Closet
In 2006, Approximately 15.7% of people reported being told by a health care provider that they had depression at some point in their lifetime; approximately 11.3% of people reported being told by a healthcare provider that they had anxiety at some point during their lifetime. Persons with current depression and a lifetime diagnosis of depressionContinue reading “Anxiety and Depression: Coming Out of the Closet”