DBSA President Sue Bergeson's Mental Health Blog

What is it about famous people with our illnesses? It’s always amazing to me how reassuring we seem to find it when we can hold up a list of famous people and say “See, they have it too.” Somehow, we feel more “normal” … more “acceptable.”  ...

I’ve been doing a lot of thinking lately about depression and bipolar disorder in the LGBT community (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender). As is the case with other cultural minorities, there hasn’t been a lot of work done considering the impact of our illnesses in this community—for example...

I was recently at a national mental health meeting. The conversation was interesting, the networking helpful. But unfortunately, what I took away from the meeting was an awareness of a problem we have in the mental health consumer community.   During the meeting, there was a special “invi...

As I sit here today looking at sheets of rain pouring down from dreary skies, I am wistfully remembering yesterday’s sunlight, birdsong, and wildflower-scented breeze. It occurs to me that spring is like living with a mental illness—sometimes you just never know what kind of day you’ll wake up ...

I’m writing this on a Sunday afternoon while my mind is reflecting back over my spiritual journey through the years. I started my professional career in a faith-based organization, and my own spiritual life has ebbed and flowed over time. For many of us, spirituality is a lifeline…for many of u...