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When A New Job Became My Worst Nightmare

"Three months after my hospitalizations, I got my overdue six-month review. The director cataloged every mistake I ever made so that my four-page evaluation read...

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When Discrimination Starts in Elementary School

"The principal said that something had to be done about my son because 'he’s simply too dangerous and needs to be put in another environment.' My...

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Don’t Assume I’m Violent Because I Have Mental Illness

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My Brother is Not a Threat, He Has Schizophrenia

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When I Was Fired After Medical Leave

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That Time in the Psych Ward

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It’s Not Stigma, It’s Discrimination

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But I was a Victim, Right?

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Millennials and Mental Health

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Anxiety, the Sneaky Symptom

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Millennial Mental Health in the Workplace

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Coping with Mental Illness: What Not to Do

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Conquering Each Day with Dissociative Identity Disorder

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How I Cope with Health Anxiety

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Why I Have to Convince Myself My Anxiety is Real

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5 New Year’s Resolutions for Depression

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5 Things You Can Do to Help Your Child with Depression

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You Don’t Look Like You Have Depression

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How My Depression Made Me A Better State Representative

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How Easy it is to Neglect Your Mental Health

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Please, Don’t React; Respond

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The Scariest Panic Symptoms People Don’t Talk About

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