Stand up for mental illness. Help breakdown the stigma. Share your knowledge with someone who is less informed. This must be a community effort. Communities are the heart and soul of society. Made up of people that can do anything. Stand up in your community and share your knowledge of mental illness. Spreading the word through communities is how to reach as many individuals as possible. Educate your community. Educate YOURSELF!
With the proper medication and therapy mental illness can be controlled. There are many studies being conducted as you read this having to do with mental illness throughout the world. This is nothing new. It has been plaguing people since the dawn of man. There is an implant that releases serotonin in the brains of people with severe depression. That same device cures the symptoms of Parkinsons. There are places like the key clubhouse (www.keyclubhouse.org) that helps people with a mental illness get back on their feet, learn the job skills needed in today's ever changing world, or helps them go back to school. The ultimate result being a productive member of society. They help you along the way and ultimately find you a job that best suites you and the job, and get you back on your feet.
I spend my days fighting for mental illness because I have met hundreds of people that have a severe and persistant mental illness varying from schizophrenia to bipolar disorder, depression, PTSD, and sever anxiety disorder to name a few. They have now recovered and are giving back to society, not draining society's resources. They are great people that have gone through hell and back. A mental hell that is almost unfathomable, an illusion of a horror story.
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