Trisha has personal experience of mental illness, even spending time in a psychiatric hospital. And compared to when she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2008, Trisha believes that her mental illness was more difficult to deal with.
“Both experiences were horrible. But with breast cancer, people ran towards me with open arms and hugged me. With depression, people ran away."
Ivan Jarunek has been an Involvement Worker with Time to Change's Education Not Discriminationproject for around a year. He tells us about his work with the project, which provides anti-stigma training to medical students, trainee teachers, and senior teaching staff.
Ulrika Jonsson has experienced depression and panic attacks on a few occasions in her life.
“Despite having bright, wonderful children and a house I can call my own, I found myself in some real low points. I didn't want to wake up in the mornings, I found it so hard to cope."
Instead of taking antidepressants she chose to deal with the depression herself.
Trisha has personal experience of mental illness, even spending time in a psychiatric hospital. And compared to when she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2008, Trisha believes that her mental illness was more difficult to deal with.
