July is Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month.As told to Shannon Shelton MillerFour years ago, my husband found me lying in a fetal position on our bedroom floor, hysterical and in tears. I was having one of the worst depressive episodes I’d experienced in years.After struggling for more than a decade, I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder almost 20 years ago, and I thought I had everything figured out. I'm in therapy, taking my medications, practicing self-care and doing all the “mental wellness” steps we hear about. Life and work were going well, and my husband,...
HALO NEWSLETTER
Join HALO today and unlock this story instantly — It's Free