Kristen Bell talks about mental illness

I love this. click the link to view and hear her speak. But  there is no joke about it ...there is no shame! this is a fantastic example of how  many other people suffer. How other people deal with it. And its clear its time to speak up. I will post the link  and also paste some of what she said.


 http://www.people.com/article/kristen-bell-opens-up-about-mental-illness 


Quote is from Kristen Bell::


"[My mom's] a nurse and she had the wherewithal to recognize that in herself when she was feeling it and when I was 18 said, 'If you start to feel like you are twisting things around you, and you feel like there is no sunlight around you, and you are paralyzed with fear, this is what it is and here's how you can help yourself," Bell added. 


Despite there still being a stigma associated with mental illness, the Frozen starsaid she's not ashamed to ask for help when she needs it, and takes medication to keep her anxiety and depression in check.


There are other ways for getting help. do your research. Why many of us do not like to think about taking medicine and putting a chemical in your body. Also if your anything  like me it is extremely hard to except the fact I have to take this pill in order to be happy. But I have to remember god created medicine for a reason. Sometime I think  god gave me anxiety for a reason maybe this is just part of my test. What ever it is it is a part of me I do not like but have to learn to except . Out of the many years I have dealt with Anxiety you would think by now I would come to terms with it. I struggle with excepting it every day. Why medicine may not be the rout you want to take reach out to  experts and search your other options . The point is it is ok to get help and it is OK to speak up . My favorite thing she said is the Quote I posted below 

 Qoute: from Kristen Bell
"If you do decide to go on a prescription to help yourself, understand that the world wants to shame you for that, but in the medical community, you would never deny a diabetic his insulin. Ever," she added. "But for some reason, when someone needs a serotonin inhibitor, they're immediately crazy or something." 

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