Taking Back My Adolescence

Growing up, I never would have guessed that three years of my adolescence would be stripped away due to a mental illness that I couldn’t even identify at the time. When I was 12 years old, I decided to watch a thriller TV series with my sister — a series that included themes of suicide, death, depression and paranormal activity. When we began to watch, I had no idea that one scene of a character dying by suicide would soon play on repeat in my mind on repeat for the next three years.

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Tim Jenkins
Mental Health Week Oct 2 - Oct 8 Anxiety Depression and OCD, Oh My!

Each year, millions of Americans face the reality of living with a mental health condition. However, mental illness affects everyone directly or indirectly through family, friends or coworkers. That is why each year, during the first week of October, NAMI and participants across the country raise awareness of mental illness, fight discrimination and provide support through Mental Illness Awareness Week (MIAW).

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