Mental Illness Fellowship Northern Territory

@Jacques It sounds like you've felt judged and critisised by many people. Unfortunately, stigma is a huge issue for people suffering mental health difficulties in the community. It is something that comes up far too often for my clients. Yet the interesting thing is how common mental illness is. Almost half of Australians aged 16-85 will experience a mental illness over their lifetime. Mental illness is the leading cause of disability burden in Australia. Depression accounts for more days lost to illness than any other physical health condition.

I wonder why people can still pick on those suffereing a mental illness? This just doesn't make sense to me!