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People living with mental illness are geniuses, says Majek Fashek  - Describing people living with mental illness as geniuses whose talents should never be neglected, Majek admitted being helpless with his situation at ...

My Biggest Pet Peeves About Living With Mental Illness  - Living with mental illness can be exhausting: remembering your medications, monitoring your symptoms, going to doctor's appointments. It can also be ...

What's it like living with mental illness ? Ask Wil Wheaton.  - Wil Wheaton is the latest in a line of people to tell his story of what it's like living with mental illness for Project UROK.

Endon mum-of-two speaks out about living with mental illness  - She said: "I think mental illness needs to come out of the shadows and be on a par with any chronic physical illness. People who have heart disease ...

Mental Illness Yoga Program Aims To Support Those Living With Depression And Bipolar Disorder  - Through the Blu Matter Project, she's offering outreach to individuals living with mental illness through yoga. Malone ended up being connected with ...

Special Report: Eastern Iowans Living with Mental Illness CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - The National Institute of Mental Health says about one in four American adults has a diagnosable mental disorder . But only six percent of the population lives with serious, persistent mental illness . It's this smaller cohort that ...

Police Aren't Doing Enough To Protect People With Mental Illnesses - As somebody living with mental illness , my most frequent contact has been with healthcare and community service providers. I have consistently struggled in having these two sectors listen to me and understand that after living with mental illness for over 15 years, I know what treatment methods and ...

People With Mental Illness Should Not Be Denied the Right to Bear Arms  - Cable news might lead you to think that someone with a mental illness is likely to be violent. The fact is that people living with a mental illness are ...

Penticton woman living with mental illness speaks out  - I have a mental illness ,” she declares to the group of friends and strangers. “The day I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, all my faith, hopes and ...

Glenn Close and Her Family on Living With Mental Illness : "Scared Shitless"  - Near to home, though, Close, 67, has long been dealing with the reality of mental illness : Her sister Jessie, 60, has bipolar disorder, and Jessie's son, ...

Living with mental illness : Recognising and accepting the role..  - Over the last 6 months or so, my attitude towards mental health and mental illness has shifted quite dramatically. It hasn't been an easy shift, or one ...

6 Things You Need To Know About Living With Mental Illness , From People Who Have It  - May is Mental Illness Awareness Month, dedicated to breaking the stigma of mental health issues like depression, anxiety, bipolar, obsessive ...

Living with mental illness  - While it is estimated that 20% of 16-85 year Australians are experiencing a mental illness at anyone time, talking about mental health can still be taboo ...

Living with mental illness : Acceptance  - The word recovery in relation to mental illness has always bothered me, mostly because it doesn't make sense. I know I can recover from situational ...

Living with mental illness — and fighting misconceptions  - Gaylord Cohen wants you to know something: He has mental illness , but that doesn't mean he's dangerous or violent. "When I use a knife it's to cut ...

Panel to give firsthand accounts of living with mental disability, illness at ... They'll tell conference delegates — doctors, nurses, social workers, therapists and caregivers — about their experiences with “dual diagnosis,” which, in their case, is a developmental disability coupled with mental illness . For Lexier, who lives on ...

Peer to peer course helps those with mental illness The National Alliance on Mental Illness of Hamilton County announces its fallNAMI Peer-to-Peer course specifically designed for people living with mental  ...

People With Mental Illness Are Most Likely To Test Positive For HIV  - HIV and AIDS are more common among people living with mental illness , according to a new study. HIV/AIDS is four times more likely among the ...

Older Aussies with Mental Illness Experience Lack of Care - Study  - A lack of support and rehabilitation services is one of the major concerns for older people living with mental illness , new research by an Australian health charity  ...

People With Mental Illness Are Most Likely To Test Positive For HIV  - HIV and AIDS are more common among people living with mental illness , according to a new study. HIV/AIDS is four times more likely among the ...