Why does this short video go unnoticed??....we who like to think of ourselves as engaged and comitted to ideas, analysis and discussion--do not have the attn. span to watch something useful and relevent?! OK.

The ADA 1990 ( Americans with Disability Act) criminalizes discrimination against what is referred to as "mental incapacity". It can not affect employment, housing, or membership in any gov't agency. Also, it qualifies as a social security disability, for those folks who cannot work full time...although the benefits are ridiculous.

You know, I have a really short attention span, too. But, for some of these folks responding here, the film I've posted is 38 min, 40 secs and may be just what you could watch and identify with the main character. This play/film puts a personal face on chemical brain disorders, demysifies talk therapy & psychiatric treatment...and provides realistic information from the "inside -out". I usually get real empathetic responses. If you do watch it, please let me know what you think!
Thanks,
Laura

There is a weird line of boundaries between the mental illness of religion and secular brain assessments.....those who cure themselves of the cults some have residual or clinical conditions.....those of us without mental illness determined to be fair with everyone see how many clinicians are enabling both the evils of faith and the religious bigots who do not respect mental health or healing patients........Since 1978 I have stood for improved NATIONAL health policies and American Atheists exposing rapist priests and the deadly global scourge of theocracy and rogue religionists

There's some help available at NAMI

The problem is, some of theses people, while deserving of sympathy and of course help, are genuinely scary. Wish I had an idea that could help.......

I have bipolar. I manage it with a medication called latuda. When not on medications I can be disorganized and a risk-taker. When not on medications I'm very stable and productive. I do feel stigmatized I do not like to tell people that I am labeled bipolar

I married into a family where one of the associates had disappeared for like 20 years. He finally re-appeared and claimed he had mental illness. Before he was like in some mental fog but now he was on meds and doing fine, he said. None of the family wanted anything to do with him.

This is the stigma of mental illness.