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Mental illness can be in lots of different forms. Some of you may be affected personally by a mental illness or have a loved one that is, but some people are not aware of what all qualifies as a mental illness. This includes depression, eating disorders, schizophrenia and ADD. You may not have grouped one or more of those as a mental illness. Lots of time these illnesses are not even discussed at all.
Millions of people nationwide are affected by mental illness, and so Glenn Close co-founded a nonprofit organization to start people talking about mental health. Bring Change to Mind (BC2M) wants to bring these discussions about mental illness online so that awareness, understanding and empathy can be discussed and learned to end the stigma and discrimination. Mental illnesses are a touchy subject and I can honestly say that talking about them makes a majority of the population uncomfortable.
This partnership is beautiful and I wanted to share it’s mission with you so that you can share your story that has to deal with mental illness. It doesn’t have to be you that has the mental illness but could be a family member or close friend. All you have to do is head over to the BC2M site to share your story. You may just help or inspire someone else that has something similar going on in their life!
By sharing these experiences you can help in the fight to reduce the stigma that is attached to mental illness right now and give someone the courage to reach out. Maybe they just need someone else to speak to that is going through something like them or maybe they just need that extra push to speak up and get the help that they have been needing.
You can read and watch the stories and share your own across social media. If you feel like you want to share, you are encouraged to use #MindOurFuture in your posts. This is such a powerful movement and if you feel that you can reach out and help with your story, you may be the one to change someone’s life that just needs that reassurance that they are not alone in this.
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