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.”
Research actually shows that knowing someone—like a neighbor or friend—is the most effective way to reduce or eliminate the stigma associated with our illnesses. So, we actually do more good by just being ourselves than by associating...
According to The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) about 40 million American adults who are 18 and older have an anxiety disorder.... Read more »
Grammy-award winner LeAnn Rimes is knowk as an acclaimed country music star but her golden journey has been marked with a chronic skin... Read more »
People tend to think of Bipolar I as being "worse" than Bipolar II. In discussions about this, people diagnosed with Bipolar I have... Read more »
The gall of some people. I’m sure something like this has happened to you: I’m on the board of a local nonprofit group. Let’s call... Read more »
I’m at Sacramento Airport waiting for my flight home to San Diego from three days of the NAMI California convention. Conferences always... Read more »
Vincent van Gogh, born in Groot-Zundert, Holland, on March 30, 1853 may have suffered from Migraine or another headache disorder during his short,... Read more »
Albert Einstein struggled with schoolwork; Thomas Edison had a hard time concentrating during school and was home schooled by his mother. Although... Read more »
Many famous people live and work with Migraines, including actress, comedienne, author, and producer Whoopi Goldberg. On November 13, 1955, Caryn... Read more »
Bipolar disorder is being diagnosed more frequently among children and teens, and their parents often need help in understanding the condition and... Read more »
British researchers say as many as one in every four people diagnosed with major depressive disorder may in fact have bipolar disorder. In a recent... Read more »
What is OCD? Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is an anxiety disorder in which people have unwanted and repeated thoughts, feelings, ideas, sensations (obsessions), or behaviors that make them feel driven to do something (compulsions). ...
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