I am the Stigma

Until we end the stigma of mental illness, people will continue to not get the help they need. So here’s my truth: I have mental illness I matter This is a disease Diseases require treatment I have gotten help I take medication I have taken medication for 25 years, since I was 20 Medication saved

It’s All in Your Head

I really wish it was all in my head. That way, I could go to counseling, work on myself, reduce my stress, relax my mind, maybe take some medicine, and the muscle pain, the constant trips to the bathroom, the fatigue, it would go away. Wouldn’t that be nice? I know there is history to