The End of Mental Illness

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Shame holds people back from getting the help they need. No one is shamed for cancer, diabetes, or heart disease; likewise, no one should be shamed for depression, panic disorders, bipolar disorder, and other brain health issues.

Reframing the discussion from mental health to brain health changes everything. People begin to see their problems as medical, not moral. It decreases shame and guilt and increases forgiveness and compassion from their families. Reframing the discussion to brain health is also more accurate and elevates hope, increases the desire to get help, and i

Get your brain right, and your mind will follow. In study after study, improving the physical functioning of the brain improves the mind.[15]

Thirty-six percent of girls will experience clinical depression during their teenage years, compared to 13 percent of teenage boys.[11] Both numbers are unacceptable.

We are not dealing with mental health issues, but we are dealing with brain health issues; and this one idea has changed everything.