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RE: Bipolar - Coming to terms with a diagnosis....
Yes I do agree. There are few support groups, few charities and in the UK at least, the national healthcare system just doesn't have the resources to do their best job.
The mental health awareness campaigns seem to be on the rise, but I think the problem is that we are taught to 'keep a stiff upper lip' and 'grin and bear it' from such a young age that it's perhaps difficult for a society to change its overall view on the matter.
I have hope that as time goes on it IS becoming more accepted as an illness and more people are speaking out about it. I have noticed that there has been media attention on males suffering with mental health problems and many celebrities now seem to openly discuss their mental health.
I live in the United States and wish a "celebrity" in particular would discuss his insanity, but I think most of that is politics. Sorry to start a topic that might be annoying although I never have met a Britt who liked Trump.
It is nice to talk to you! I am going to have to peel back the layers of your other posts. I haven't checked to see if you wrote others, but I hope... I see a lot of great stuff on Steemit, as well as nonsense, and am looking to develop more of a community here. As well as making sense of it. I am really new.
Thank you for this discussion. I am glad to meet someone else not just being silenced. However you get strength! Good for you!
I haven't had the time to give 100% to my Steemit account yet, I am hoping that this will change soon.
It is nice to talk to you too. I have wrote many others, there are one or two in my blog here. :)
I understand the feeling of newness. IT can be a lot to digest and learn at Steemit. Thanks for writing back!