Mental Illness 101: Overcoming Harsh and Hateful Comments (Sometimes Our Own Families Just Don't Understand)

A powerful post by my friend Leisl Stoufer – that 'every family member' who has a loved one living with a severe brain disease should read.

Everyone one of us has at least one family member who doesn't get it.  They continue to hurt us and our ill loved ones suffering with a mental illness – and they will, until we become so outraged to do something about the discrimination and injustice. Read Leisl's story here:

Mental Illness 101: Overcoming Harsh and Hateful Comments (Sometimes Our Own Families Just Don't Understand)

For all of history, society has done everything in its power to sweep the issue of mental illness under the rug.  No one wants to be associated with mental illness.  No one wants to admit that mental illness exists.  Certainly no one wants to have a mental illness in their family; and what could be worse than being the one who  actually has a diagnosis?  No one wants to be mentally ill. Nobody wants to be “crazy”.