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Talking about the elephant in the room

January 30, 2015

It took years for my parents and I to talk about the elephant in the room - my depression. 

I now use my experiences to inform people of the damage caused by negative attitudes towards mental health problems

April 28, 2014

Although there should be no need to keep one’s mental health condition a secret, I can totally understand why many people decide to keep it so as I have firsthand knowledge of the stigma that results from work colleagues finding out about it.

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