Learn about the main types of mental illness discrimination and ways to challenge unfair practices.
"I was on the path to becoming a physician and experienced judgment from a close family member. I could only imagine what those who actually...
Coming Out with Bipolar Disorder
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My Promise as a Mental Health Nurse
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Mental Illness Should Not Be a Secret
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Two Antidotes to Stigma
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Don’t Invalidate My Depression
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Things Not to Say to a Parent of a Child with Mental Illness
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Here’s What People Get Wrong About Depression
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What I Wish Others Hadn’t Said After My Hospitalization
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Clarifying the Nature of Psychiatric Diagnoses
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How Being Hospitalized Changed My Perception of Mental Illness
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Borderline Personality Disorder Myths and Facts
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The Difference Between a Disorder and a Feeling
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PTSD is More Likely in Women Than Men
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The Messy Truth About Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
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Six Myths and Facts about Mental Illness
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We Need to Take Suicide Prevention More Seriously
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What to Do When You Say the Wrong Thing to Someone with Mental Illness
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How Labels Impacted My Mental Health
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To the Moon and Back
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My OCD Confession
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