Being an Asian American, I think it makes it even more difficult to talk about mental illnesses because of our traditional cultures, how we are raised, the model minority myth, or just in general not being taught to talk about our feelings. I know most Asian families don’t believe in mental illnesses, or they’re in denial, or uneducated about it, or there are families who don’t believe we need medications. There’s so much stigma around mental illnesses, or Asians feeling ashamed that they need to hide it and stay silent.
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As long as he lived, he never knew we actually did have something in common. We both had bipolar disorder.
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My first experience with depression started back when I was in year 10 at school in 2014 when my step dad suddenly passed away on Christmas Day.
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My story, my passion, my pain, and my recovery.
When I was young, I was happy. I was a free spirit, known by my family as, 'the wild one.'
But I was also determined, and eventually, my determination became a vulnerability.
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I have struggled with anxiety and depression for last couple of years. I am at a much better place now and have learnt and continue to learn better ways to cope with it.
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I was not happy a lot of the time. I also was not the best behaved student at school, as I was constantly getting into trouble and sent to the office.
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My name is Jessie and I am a Mental Health Warrior.
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My experience with depression and bipolar disorder first started at the age of 15 when I was a freshman in high school. Around that time I first started to experience suicidal thoughts.
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When I was in 7th grade I started experiencing symptoms of anxiety and depression due to struggles that my family was having at the time.
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I suffer from PTSD, anxiety, and have had eating disorders as well. As a child I was sexually assaulted and bullied consistently through public school.
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I have PTSD from a childhood trauma that I have never really dealt with. As a result, I experience severe flashback, depression, and anxiety. In addition, I also struggle with Borderline Personality Disorder.
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My depression probably started in middle school where I have been bullied from beginning.
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My experience with mental illness started January 2016. I didn't realize that I was suffering from depression until my family brought it to my attention out of concern for me. I was slowly shutting down in all aspects of my life.
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In early 2014, my 39-year-old husband died suddenly. Without warning or consent, at 37 years old, I was a widowed single mother of 6 year old twins.
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The past four years have been pure hell. I faced a battle of depression, social anxiety, low self esteem, and self confidence brought on by the diagnosis of Premature Ovarian Failure.
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On the 30th of March 2014 I fell 3.5 stories from a building onto concrete in Sydney. The accident occurred at a friend’s house following my 28th birthday party evening.
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I started having bipolar symptoms when I was 9 but my family didn't take me to doctor until I was 15.
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I had always been an anxious child, but I was not diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder until I was 15.
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I was diagnosed bipolar type 2 in 2009, as well as PTSD, C-PTSD, panic disorder w/o agoraphobia, anxiety, and ADHD. I've also been fighting chronic migraines since 1999.
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My anxiety and problems handling stress started sometime during high school. I also have struggled with accepting and handling my emotions since I was fairly young.
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