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π» Sophieβs Note π: There have been many posts lately both on the Page and Group of people sharing their stories and that they are struggling. Please know that I respect every one of them. Thank you for your courage to be vulnerable. Thank you for your trust in this Community. Please be strong β‘οΈ my friends, the storm β will pass, and you will shine π again. YOU ARE NOT ALONE π . Iβm glad that you found this Page&Group. Iβm glad that you found us here.
A big thanks π π β€οΈ for those who are replying the posts and comments on the Page and on the Group. You have helped build this place into a REAL COMMUNITY π€ β€οΈ π€ where people feel SAFE, ACKNOWLEDGED, HEARD, and UNDERSTOOD.
Together, letβs fight the stigma of mental illness and support each other to get in recovery π€
Thank you π Grazie π Merci π
β€οΈ- π» Sophie
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STOP π THE STIGMA OF MENTAL ILLNESS.

So … in 2014 after experiencing several loses, I fell into a deep, severe depression episode. I also got suicidal thoughts. I went to a doctor and told him about it, and this is what he told me, βBut you donβt look suicidal to me ?! Be positive, be grateful and think happy thoughts. Itβs all in your head.β. π π
You know what, in a way, thereβs truth in it. Depression, anxiety , suicidal thoughts π are all symptoms of a sick brain π€ π§ .
And yes, it is true that our brain π§ is located inside our head π.
I found this PET scan picture, and I want to share it with you guys.
PLEASE DONβT GET DISCOURAGED OR ASHAMED IF YOU HAVE A MENTAL ILLNESS.
MENTAL ILLNESS/BRAIN DISORDERS ARE THE SICKNESS OF THE BRAIN π§ . AND THE BRAIN IS AN ORGAN IN HUMANβS BODY, AN JUST LIKE ANY OTHER ORGANS, BRAIN π§ CAN GET SICK TOO.
Stop π the stigma of mental illness.
Thank you βΊοΈ for joining me on this Page. β€οΈ- π» Sophie
Hhmm π€ .. I agree with this one, except that .. I actually donβt mind being called crazy, odd, or weird π π« π»
