Mental Illness: What You See / What You Don't See
Published 2012-12-14
1 in 5 Canadians will suffer from mental illness at some point in their lifetimes.
The other 4 will have a friend, family member or colleague who will.
The Neinstein Personal Injury Lawyers family wanted to do something to help raise awareness for this very important cause. Remembering how important it is to reflect on all that we have to be thankful for, we made this video to offer a moment's thought for those for whom every day is struggle.
We are proud to support the efforts of the Put Up Your Dukes Foundation, an organization started by a valued member of Neinstein Personal Injury Lawyers firm.
We encourage you to share this video and consider donating to this worthwhile cause.
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (camh)
www.supportcamh.ca/donations
Put Up Your Dukes Foundation
www.putupyourdukes.ca/
Neinstein Personal Injury Lawyers
www.neinstein.com/
All Comments (21)
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This is amazing, and also incredibly sad, because we're in the 21st century and there is still so much stigma surrounding mental illness.
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People need to understand that mental illness is real and not something you can get over. You wouldn't tell someone with cancer to just "get over it".
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It sucks how people start distancing themselves from you once they realize you're depressed, or you've attempted suicide
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I wish my mother could understand
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"It feels like I am underwater, drowning." That's kind of how I have described it to people close to me. You are underwater, you can not draw a breath. All you can do is see the sun rippling above you and watch as it gets smaller and smaller, darker and darker, until there is nothing left to hope for.
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Crying right now. ='S Don't give up us.
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I've had depression, anxiety, and borderline for the past 2,5/3 years and I wish my family would understand this
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I saw this at school, and it really got to me considering I know exactly what it's like. People will watch it and say "I know this already" or some shit, but really you don't. You don't know until you've experienced it - and you really don't want to.
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Sometimes, it's amazing to watch videos like these. I've been silent about my depression for so long and hearing that someone else is going through the exact same thing… it's helpful, to say the absolute least.
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The Asian lady is super beautiful.
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I have anxiety and this hits really close to home. I cry every time I watch it because I can relate to so much of it. It feels good to know that other people know how I feel sometimes.
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Woah this video is so powerful. Raising awareness to mental health issues is incredibly important and it's something I'm passionate about and something I try to do through my videos on youtube. You should never be ashamed for admitting you need help, in fact admitting you need help makes you that much stronger. Thank you for posting this video :)
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I will be showing this video during a training session at The Dominion Theatre in London. It's a great resource to use. Thank you.
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The best video on depression that I have seen in a long while. Every time I watch, it still brings tears to my eyes.
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This video gave me the strength to reach out and ask for prayers on FB. This could go horribly wrong for me if no one responds or I bring shame to my family.
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I really love this video! I suffer from a lot of mental health issues. One thing I have that a lot of people don't understand is psychiatric seizures they may caused by severe PTSD and not medical but they are still real!
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great video. as a person who suffers from depression and AS syndrome, i can relate to this in more ways than one. i also enjoy how this spreads a good and not dehumanizing message about people who do suffer from his illness. unfortunately, there are some videos that dehumanize anyone with a mental illness/disorder.
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Thanks for the morning cry. Lots of love to those dealing with the black dog and those that love and support them.
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Oh I just got a case of the feels. This video jerked my tear glands into action
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This was really empowering. People don’t want to see beyond or even want to know at all. In Nigeria, talks about mental health issues are not even taken seriously. People see me as a smart , beautiful, jovial lady and see my disorder as a flaw or a divine punishment. But I speak up every chance I get against the stigma because if we don’t who will. Thanks for this wonderful video🙏🏽🙏🏽
