DEPRESSION: BREAKING STIGMA AND LIFTING SHAME

Depression can sometimes have a debilitating stigma. One in five individuals living in the U.S. experience mental illness and around 60% never seek out treatment. 98% of respondents of a recent world wide study agree that there is a stigma around mental illness. Many individuals live with the symptoms of fatigue, feelings of guilt, worthlessness, and helplessness, loss of interest in things once pleasurable, persistent sadness or “empty” feelings without receiving the support or assistance that is crucial for balanced life function.