Depression and other mental illnesses get better at hiding themselves over time, to the point where they are almost impossible to spot. Almost. You can still find the parasites in a few ways. Pauline Palita, a visual artist and mental health advocate who is 22 years old, has shared a reliable way to spot people who have problems with their mental health. It’s getting a lot of attention on Twitter.
I’ve been diagnosed with bipolar disorder,
Pauline said.
I’ve decided to become a mental health advocate because I knew there were a lot of people out there fighting the same silent battles.
I know how hard it is to deal with this kind of illness, the feeling for not taking your condition seriously. I also know a lot of people out there who don’t have the ability to speak about it. The only thing I can do is spread and raise awareness, [trying to] end the stigma around mental illnesses.
According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, about 1 in 5 U.S. adults have a mental illness in any given year. Also, mood disorders like major depression, dysthymia, and bipolar disorder are the third most common reason for people 18–44 years old to be hospitalized in the U.S. Scroll down to find out one way to tell if these conditions are dangerous.
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People thought Pauline’s ideas on the subject were right on.
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