Mental illness is (in my opinion only) an illness that touches everyone, and I mean EVERYONE. (directly or indirectly) Whether you know it or not. It is the most misunderstood disease, Yes more misunderstood. WHY? I think because of the stigmas and tainted beliefs that come along with it. Who wants to be labeled with a mental illness. Who wants to be looked upon as a freak or devil or witch? Or someone who just ain't right?

 Now I'm no psychiatrist nor have I studied much about it, but my life has been touched by this disease in so many was.

I believe what we do know about mental illness as been a trial and error process and we still don't really understand. it.

 I don't know for sure but if the world had studied this disease as aggressively as they have cancer and aides, we might know more. It's just easier to push someone who has mental illness in an institution or out on the street then it is to deal with them. BUT WHY??????? could you push a cancer patient out in the street or stick them in a corner and hope that no one notices them??????? NO You flock to them and their loved ones to see if there is anything you can do to help and look upon the mentally ill with discus and judgement. even our loved ones tend to push us away it just easier to do that then to learn something we don't know much about. 

I challenge all of you to do something for someone with a mental illness:  TRY UNDERSTANDING IT