For years I didn’t know. I just thought everyone carried that kind of pain and fear with them. Then, when I was 12, my mom explained it. Read More »
My first memory of OCD began at approximately age 6. Although, the disease has not been acute it has been chronic throughout my life, the disease has taken a few different flavors, if you will, until my adult years where it settled in as only violent obsessions. Read More »
The video or short story you tell can be the difference that lets someone know that they are not alone. See more stories at nami.org/notalone.
It's Time to Share Your Story
Easy-to-understand information about mental illnesses, mental health care, diagnosis, treatment and recovery.
Bipolar Disorder, Depression, PTSD, Schizophrenia, Borderline Personality Disorder, Eating Disorders , OCD
and other illnesses.
NAMI's programs and services for people whose lives have been affected by serious mental illness.
NAMI Basics, Family-to-Family, In Our Own Voice Peer-to-Peer, NAMI Connection , Hearts & Minds Parents and Teachers as Allies, Provider Education
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