At any given point in time, this is what it feels like to live with mental illness and/or addiction.
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. When people share their stories this month, all I ask is to please pay attention. There is still an extraordinary stigma surrounding the multitude of mental diseases people struggle with on a daily basis. Considering 1 in 4 people have some form of mental illness, chances are you are directly affected by it (duh) either by yourself or a loved one having it. The statistics are still shocking when you think 8.6 million adults think about suicide daily, suicide is still in the top ten list of leading causes of death, and people of color STILL have less access to care.
Let's talk, people.
Here are some handy links to click on for your IIFS: Itchy Internet Finger Syndrome (not in fact a mental illness, but a highly useful useless way to pass the time) -
*Image found on Pinterest as 'uncredited'
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