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Part III of III, Misundertanding Mental Illness: "The professionals can jump in an say this is because of your mental illness. This is why people don't admit that they have a mental illness." -Wilma Townsend, and Keris Jan Myrick, Mental Health Advocates Follow along with the #SWordStories, link in bio. If you or someone you know is struggling with thoughts of suicide, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK(8255) https://www.instagram.com/p/B211eP4Adwo/?igshid=k8ae57164xmm

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Part II of III, Misundertanding Mental Illness: "They saw me as too high functioning... People at their worst looks very different across the spectrum." -Kelechi Ubozoh @specialkech Follow along with the #SWordStories, link in bio. If you or someone you know is struggling with thoughts of suicide, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK(8255) https://www.instagram.com/p/B211Zy9ApYk/?igshid=14ficklo9ywz7

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Part I of III, Misundertanding Mental Illness: "Don't dilute it. Don't dance around it and put a little pink ribbon on its head. It's not an issue, it's an illness. That should be addressed and categorized and escalated like cancer." -suicide attempt survivor Craig Miller. Follow along with the #SWordStories, link in bio. If you or someone you know is struggling with thoughts of suicide, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK(8255) https://www.instagram.com/p/B211OrLg4CV/?igshid=146kg9rzdhsmv

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Part I of III, Social Media: "I always say if you [can,] meet the person where they are and really listen..." -Wilma Townsend, and Keris Jan Myrick, Mental Health Advocates Follow along with the #SWordStories, link in bio. If you or someone you know is struggling with thoughts of suicide, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK(8255) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2AekCDAn8B/?igshid=mwl1gdwpn0id

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Part II of III, Social Media: "There are a lot resources out there and there is little money for marketing and communications. If we can be a resource to help connect people, from an intimate conversation on Facebook or linking them to their own community for mental health, I'm happy to do that." -Amelia Lehto, Vice Pressident, Six Feet Over Follow along with the #SWordStories, link in bio. If you or someone you know is struggling with thoughts of suicide, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK(8255) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2AernpAfYM/?igshid=1n6czcckmv6ur

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Part III of III, Social Media: "We need to market that there's hope and healing and treatments, and all these things. And social media is really cheap and easy for us to use. It's a tool." -psychologist Dr. Bill Schmitz. Follow along with the #SWordStories, link in bio. If you or someone you know is struggling with thoughts of suicide, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK(8255) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2Ae5zVALuS/?igshid=mwlf2mmgg6l7

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Part III of III, There's Help: "I don't ever try to think that somebody is beyond hope. It's like reversing that cycle of wanting to die to like, 'life is so great', and I didn't get there overnight." - @leahida - Mental Health Advocate. Follow along with the #SWordStories, link in bio. If you or someone you know is struggling with thoughts of suicide, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK(8255) https://www.instagram.com/p/B04HHgdgFlX/?igshid=r1cr27ptsukj

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Part II of III, There's Help: "There hasn't been a case I've had that hasn't been terribly sad and terribly preventable." - Attorney Skip Simson Follow along with the #SWordStories, link in bio. If you or someone you know is struggling with thoughts of suicide, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK(8255) https://www.instagram.com/p/B04G-r9Ayb9/?igshid=6aydpjsm9dcj