Search Submit Menu Open menu Open menu Community Stories Welcome! In these videos, meet a group of individuals who either live with mental illness or care for someone who does. They share helpful personal insights and remind the world that a diagnosis does not define a person. Disease State (field_disease_state) SchizophreniaDepressionBipolar Disorder Tags (field_tags) Living with…Supporting… Apply Filter by: Show All Schizophrenia Depression Bipolar Disorder Living with… Supporting… Length: 04:19 Know Your Options Part 1 This two-part video series seeks to educate individuals & their loved ones about potential treatment options, including long-acting injectables (LAIs). Length: 06:10 Know Your Options Part 2 This two-part video series seeks to educate individuals & their loved ones about potential treatment options, including long-acting injectables (LAIs). Length: 1:03 The Workplace and Mental Illness What sort of understanding and tolerance should be expected of employers when it comes to mental illness? Randye would like to see mental illnesses treated like any other disease. Length: 0:52 Schizophrenia: There’s a Person in There As the mother of an adult son with schizophrenia, Randye has a reminder for those of us learning about mental illnesses. Length: 1:10 Schizophrenia Can Look Like Different Disorders Identifying schizophrenia can be challenging, even for health care professionals. Randye describes things she learned about schizophrenia symptoms in her search for information. Length: 2:22 The First Signs Something Was Wrong Mike reflects on his behavior and personality in his youth, explaining how his early signs of schizophrenia were magnified by drug use. Length: 1:37 Schizophrenia and the Voices in My Head Mike deals with a common symptom of schizophrenia – he has auditory hallucinations that can sometimes interfere with how he perceives reality. Length: 4:57 My Psychotic Episode Over ten years ago, Mike’s schizophrenic delusions led him from Colorado to New York City to save the world. Back home and in the hospital, Mike began to accept that his delusions weren’t divine, but rather a symptom of mental illness. Length: 1:59 Learning to Live with My Schizophrenia Diagnosis Mike appreciates that his schizophrenia diagnosis offers a helpful framework to explain everything to himself and to others, but he refuses to let it define him. Length: 2:16 Coping: How I Maintain My Good Groove Mike knows that structure helps him manage his schizophrenia. He shares his daily routine and how he returns to wellness after an occasional relapse. See More Stories
