“Do you know that I suffer from a mental illnes?” Jim asked his co-worker.
“No kidding. Me too.”
The two of them stared at one another. Both of them were suffering from brain diseases, both aware of the fact that there are many. . . anxiety disorders, post traumatic stress disorders, obsessive compulsive disorders, panic disorders, social anxiety disorders, phobias, depression, bipolar disorders, kleptomania, addictions like compulsive gambling, for example as well as paranoia.
I hope there will come a time when we will all feel free to speak out freely. By not doing so, by hiding in the closet, parents tend to make their children feel as if they have done something wrong instead of simply ‘having an illness.’ If it had been diabetes, they would not have hesitated to tell their friends and acquaintances. The result is that parents themselves are responsible for keeping the stigma growing.
SO, LET’S BREAK THAT DEAFENING SILENCE, NOW !
