Approximately 40% of Americans reported feeling more anxious in 2018 than in 2017 when surveyed by the American Psychiatric Association.
Tag Archives: mental illness
I’m A SUPERHERO
You are a superhero each day you wake up and survive the dark moments in your life.
Early Intervention Set Me Free
They intervened and showed me how special life is, how much love can do and how much family means. Intervention gave me life and set me free from my eating disorder.
5 Ways To Challenge Mental Health Stigma
In America, 1 in 5 adults will have a mental illness during their lifetime. Nearly 60% of adults with mental illnesses do not receive treatment in a given year. Stigma generates shame, hopelessness, exclusion, lack of social support and low self-esteem. Those impacted by stigma are less likely to seek help and accept help if offered. So how do we fight stigma?
Let’s Take Away The Shame Of Depression And Suicide
Sometimes as much as someone may think that saying that to someone who is suffering from suicidal thoughts or depression will help them but that doesn’t always work. Our editor hopes that through his piece, more conversations will generate on these issues, and more people will seek help.
Here’s A Way You Can Change The Stigma Around Eating Disorders
After a long battle with an eating disorder, I realized I had been paralyzed by negative thoughts, unable to see my beauty. I finally decided that I wanted to help erase the stigma around eating disorders and mental illnesses.
Living Off Medications: When Normal Experiences Hit Home
Life is already hard enough with all of its stresses and challenges, but imagine having to persevere through having take medication to even have a somewhat normal life. RIZZARR editor Benjamin McAfee says he has realized that it’s not easy having to deal with the extra stresses, but it definitely can be handled.
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