I Am Me! Not My Illness!

We are people who care about ending the stigma of mental illness. When you shift from the label to the person, it makes it easier to be equal. To feel equal.

[I Am Me! Not My Illness! @iammenotillness]

Stop this! Other illnesses don't make you evil either. "We know that the stigma of people who suffer from mental illness...the media insists on trotting out “mental illness” and blaring out that phrase nonstop in the wake of any mass killing"… https://t.co/zv1GQMkcWD

[I Am Me! Not My Illness! @iammenotillness]

"managers need to care, to send the sign to their employees that it is safe to talk. Everybody benefits if they do."

#sicknotweak #bellletstalk #endthestigma #work #hr https://t.co/gyR9FVkwWa

[I Am Me! Not My Illness! @iammenotillness]

A brief self-assessment quiz on stigma and mental illness. #endstigma #sicknotweak https://t.co/FWd7F1DiBu

[I Am Me! Not My Illness! @iammenotillness]

"Taking medication treats the physical elements of our mental illness. Choosing to take medication for your mental illness is no different to taking it to manage your physical health." #sicknotweak #endthestigma https://t.co/r4KPQewTZD

[I Am Me! Not My Illness! @iammenotillness]

"It’s not clear if smartphone use causes mental health symptoms or if symptoms prompt greater smartphone use." There is definitely risk here. #mentalhealth #phones #socialmedia https://t.co/zKZQFL2Eor

[I Am Me! Not My Illness! @iammenotillness]

The solution is to simplify complex, contradictory and hostile work and personal environments. #mentalhealth #burnout #work https://t.co/suWlBIsHYQ

[I Am Me! Not My Illness! @iammenotillness]

"keeping our blood sugar steady and staying hydrated helps with limiting what could be triggers while navigating a new area, or when time gets away from us." #mentalhealth #travel https://t.co/ig0SK7esgH

[I Am Me! Not My Illness! @iammenotillness]

When it comes to mental health, there are still ways in which social media can be used to better influence how seriously we take the mental state of others. #mentalhealth #socialmedia https://t.co/Fjm7T8wi8J

[I Am Me! Not My Illness! @iammenotillness]

Some of the most amazing physiological miracles happen in our bodies thanks to hugs. #life #mentalhealth #hugs https://t.co/9NJF8fVxGE

[I Am Me! Not My Illness! @iammenotillness]

The suffering of mental illnesses as felt by the individual is immense and cannot be compared to ‘daily life event’ type of suffering.

#bellletstalk #mentalhealth #cdnhealth #endthestigma https://t.co/VLqw21bB7f

[I Am Me! Not My Illness! @iammenotillness]

We need to be hopeful for the people in our lives who need us to be. LEARN MORE: https://t.co/9xmvhhHPDG

#bellletstalk #hope #mentalhealth #endthestigma #sicknotweak

[I Am Me! Not My Illness! @iammenotillness]

"My mother is not a bad person. The rest of my family who contributed to this in some way are not bad people. I truly believe they just don’t understand mental health and the effects things have on children." #mentalhealth #endthestigma #sicknotweak https://t.co/Wtq9QgK0dp

[I Am Me! Not My Illness! @iammenotillness]

– The brain undergoes a rapid period of development during childhood. – The first five years of life are critical to skills necessary to be a healthy adult. #mentalhealth #edchat #endthestigma https://t.co/f8qR42mUM5

[I Am Me! Not My Illness! @iammenotillness]

"Bynes is not promoting herself as a mental health advocate, and she has every right not to. But how people spoke about her...do have implications for the mental health community." #endthestigma #mentalhealth https://t.co/CQFTtTxBcU

[I Am Me! Not My Illness! @iammenotillness]

“Families can be hugely frustrated by the repetition of ‘lessons will be learned’ after a tragedy. Here is an attempt, a practical process, to make sure that happens." #mentalhealth #sicknotweak https://t.co/r7u2pL1IEj

[I Am Me! Not My Illness! @iammenotillness]

"I think it comes naturally to some people but others have to work quite hard to get there" #mentalhealth #friends #endstigma https://t.co/TPf6uaaLe0

[I Am Me! Not My Illness! @iammenotillness]

"Thanks to the conversations and support I received, I never doubted my sanity, or my ability to be a good doctor. Sharing my fears and anxieties has made me more resilient." #mentalhealth #endthestigma https://t.co/JmutXlSHmi

[I Am Me! Not My Illness! @iammenotillness]

"some treatments – such as talking therapies – are most effective in over 65s, yet the stigma around mental health and fear of being thought less of by family and friends is deterring them from seeking help in the first place.” #endthestigma #mentalhealth https://t.co/ehRsMfiTFY

[I Am Me! Not My Illness! @iammenotillness]

#uk "Business leaders and unions have called for mental health to be given the same weight as physical first aid in workplace legislation." #leadership #mentalhealth #endstigma https://t.co/4xSBKZj8ZX

[I Am Me! Not My Illness! @iammenotillness]

Sounds like stigma: "Cultural expectations within the construction has led to workers suffering under a “deal with it” approach and many workers develop troubles that they feel they can not talk openly about." #endstigma #mentalhealth #construction https://t.co/AyVDVO17cX