I have had mental problems for the last 25 years. No friends, family won't associate with me, can't get or hold a job. I spend every day in my home, watching videos, unable to connect to anyone even online. All because of the images in my own mind that scared me to the point I couldn't sleep. So now I am on heavy drugs, seeing doctors is my social life, and no hope for the future. I feel like getting involved in helping people like me, but I have obligations at home helping my old father. It's good to hear of the struggles of others in dealing with these issues, but I feel it will be impossible to change the public opinion on mental illness, especially with our media demonizing the mentally ill in movies and on the news every single day. Thank you for caring.

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Great speech! We absolutely must reduce the stigma! Thanks for sharing.

Amazing storyteller. Amazing story. Truly inspirational.

They need to change the way professionals treat the mentally ill..I know as I have been mistreated and humiliated by the medical and psychiatric professionals during an 11 year stint in and out of mental hospitals..We don't need drugs! We need LOVE..We need real group therapys not crayons and a coloring book...

Mental health sufferers need love

Thank you very much Judge Broderick for your strong message that touches countless hearts & lives. More power and best wishes to you your wife & family God bless 👏👏👏👍👍👍

i think i don’t have a mental health problem but as a person that has survived traumatic events occuring since childhood the best thing i can say is that there is always calm before and after the storm...for me watching this keeps me feeling safe and sane and centered

I listen to massages cause doing a campaign for my school project it is very interesting I known it doesn't matter who you are whether you mentally are not everyone deserves to be treated equally with love and compassion.

Thank you Judge I am a mental health clinician in New Hamspshire and will present this in a treatment group I run.

Very well said, Appreciate your efforts to keep on moving with the awareness drives.

I deal with medical mental and chemical issues. The holy Trinity of stigma. I understand the awful shortcomings he's talking about

Bravo! I wish that more people could hear this video.

Thank you for speaking! From a psychology student in California.

Beautiful post, helpful for everyone to see this stigma be gone finally!

wow, what an amazing guy. thank you for sharing your story and spending your time inspiring young people.

The stigma on mental health in my country (Nigeria) is high. A lot of people don’t even want to relate with you if they hear you suffer from one mental health issue or the other. It’s a constant struggle to sensitize people on this issue here because their opinions are based drawn from religion and tradition. But this didn’t stop me from speaking up in my KZfaq videos. Thanks for this video 🙏🏽🙏🏽

There’s a big stigma. I have schizoaffective disorder and was admitted to the hospital for chest pain. I got suicidal and ended up on Baker act. Before that happened I was treated great. But, afterwards I was treated like I was stupid. Also, after hospitalization for severe depression, my parents’ friends treated me differently. It’s a silent disorder and disabling. I used to keep quiet about it at work. Because, I was afraid to be fired.

I want to change how we are treated but, no one will listen to me because of the stigma....If someone can help please contact me...

Why does America have such a high rate?? Has anyone done a comparison for per capita rate in any other countries?