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Forum: Heroes and Survivors

Stories of people who have struggled with and overcome mental illness or mental health issues. Has someone - a public figure or someone you know personally - inspired you in triumphing over the challenges of mental illness?

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  2. Sticky Thread Sticky: Bill MacPhee: Starting a magazine gave back the life schizophrenia stole

    Starting a magazine gave back the life schizophrenia stole By Denise Davy, The Hamilton Spectator Monday October 7, 2002 When Bill MacPhee was...

    Started by David Baxter, May 14th, 2009 09:56 PM
    awareness, emotion, family, friends, hallucinations, home, medication, stigma, success, suicide, treatment
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    David Baxter
    May 14th, 2009 09:56 PM Go to last post

  3. Sticky Thread Sticky: John Nash interviewed

    John Nash Interview April 10, 2005 Following is a recent interview of John Nash. Glimpsing inside a beautiful mind Mathematician and Nobel...

    Started by David Baxter, May 12th, 2007 10:31 PM
    about, back, between, divorce, do, don, family, for, from, game, how, in, isn, may, mental illness, mother, of, on, other, psychiatrist, questions, relationship, someone, stigma, studying, success, to, types, unknown, what, why, with, work
    • Replies: 8
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    Violet
    February 24th, 2009 09:38 PM Go to last post

  4. Sticky Thread Sticky: Bill MacPhee, Schizophrenia Digest

    William J. MacPhee was diagnosed with schizophrenia in 1987. After years of struggling with this devastating illness, Bill was able to regain control...

    Started by David Baxter, May 12th, 2007 07:47 PM
    about, alliance, back, family, for, free, from, hallucinations, health, in, medication, men, mental, need, of, other, support, to, what, with
    • Replies: 0
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    David Baxter
    May 12th, 2007 07:47 PM Go to last post

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  1. Lincoln's Great Depression

    Lincoln's Great Depression by Joshua Wolf Shenk, The Atlantic October 2005 Abraham Lincoln fought clinical depression all his life, and if he...

    Started by David Baxter, February 3rd, 2009 01:19 PM
    anxiety, death, depression, diagnosis, different, don, experience, family, fatigue, fear, friends, grief, home, medication, memory, men, sleep, studying, success, suicide, temperament, treatment, women, work
    • Replies: 2
    • Views: 525
    Daniel
    February 12th, 2010 11:54 AM Go to last post

  2. John Nash: A Brilliant Madness Online

    A Brilliant Madness Online by vaughan January 20, 2010 I've just discovered that the excellent PBS documentary A Brilliant Madness that looks at...

    Started by David Baxter, January 22nd, 2010 12:43 AM
    online
    • Replies: 0
    • Views: 90
    David Baxter
    January 22nd, 2010 12:43 AM Go to last post

  3. Patrick Henry Hughes

    This guy does not have a mental illness, but it is inspiring. YouTube - Patrick Henry Hughes

    Started by STP, January 15th, 2010 05:26 PM
    men, mental illness
    • Replies: 2
    • Views: 130
    SoSo
    January 17th, 2010 12:12 AM Go to last post

  4. Daniel Tammet, Savant

    YouTube - Daniel Tammet - The Boy With The Incredible Brain This is a British Savant who learns Icelandic in about a week. My psychology...

    Started by Mashka, November 24th, 2009 03:43 PM
    • Replies: 1
    • Views: 239
    Daniel
    December 24th, 2009 02:06 PM Go to last post

  5. Kim Peek, The Rainman, passes away

    Kim Peek has left the building by Vaughan, Mind Hacks Blog December 23, 2009 Nature.com reports that the remarkable Kim Peek, inspiration for...

    Started by David Baxter, December 23rd, 2009 10:31 PM
    diagnosis, profile 1 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 1
    • Views: 125
    TSOW
    December 24th, 2009 02:01 PM Go to last post

  6. [Video] Inspirational video

    YouTube - Best Motivational video ever

    Started by Lana, December 14th, 2009 11:29 PM
    • Replies: 2
    • Views: 149
    persona
    December 15th, 2009 01:17 AM Go to last post

  7. Roget: The man who made lists to fend off depression

    The man who made lists to fend off depression Fri Mar 28, 2008 By Arthur Spiegelman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - His mother suffered dark depressions...

    Started by David Baxter, March 30th, 2008 09:53 AM
    choices, depression, family, for, friends, from, grief, happiness, health, home, how, looking, may, men, mental, mother, suicide, support, the, to, what, with, work
    • Replies: 4
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    HotthenCold
    December 13th, 2009 12:16 AM Go to last post

  8. [Video] Matthew Good talks mental health at Whitby's Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health

    Matthew Good talks mental health at Whitby's Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences By Parvaneh Pessian News Durham Region.com ...

    Started by NicNak, November 20th, 2009 11:01 PM
    awareness, bipolar, experience, manic, medication, men, mental illness, sleep, stigma
    • Replies: 0
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    NicNak
    November 20th, 2009 11:01 PM Go to last post

  9. Richard Dreyfuss on being bipolar

    Richard Dreyfuss on being bipolar United Kingdom Press Association Pctober 16, 2009 Richard Dreyfuss says it's taken half his life to understand...

    Started by David Baxter, October 19th, 2009 07:36 PM
    about, awareness, back, between, bipolar, bipolar disorder, children, fear, health, how, men, mental, of, on, stigma, talk, what, with
    • Replies: 0
    • Views: 263
    David Baxter
    October 19th, 2009 07:36 PM Go to last post

  10. How Robert Munsch grabbed a lifeline

    How Robert Munsch grabbed a lifeline by André Picard, Globe and Mail Friday, Oct. 09, 2009 In the book Purple, Green and Yellow by bestselling...

    Started by David Baxter, October 10th, 2009 11:35 AM
    bipolar, bipolar disorder, children, depression, experience, fear, friends, home, loss, manic, medication, meds, men, mental illness, mother, success, treatment
    • Replies: 0
    • Views: 191
    David Baxter
    October 10th, 2009 11:35 AM Go to last post

  11. Lincoln and His Depressions

    Lincoln and His Depressions: His unremitting despair and constant failure steeled his character by John McManamy Nov 10, 2005 The year is 1860....

    Started by David Baxter, October 5th, 2009 02:35 PM
    abandonment, death, depression, experience, failure, family, friends, gender, home, mental illness, mother, risk, security, stigma, suicide, treatment, unknown, women, work
    • Replies: 1
    • Views: 176
    white page
    October 5th, 2009 02:54 PM Go to last post

  12. Post Truda Rosenberg: A Voyage Through Good And Evil

    A Voyage Through Good And Evil By Paul Gessell, The Ottawa Citizen Sunday, September 20, 2009 Truda Rosenberg’s matter-of-fact stories of...

    Started by TSOW, September 20th, 2009 04:43 PM
    child, death, family, memory, men, mental illness, photo album, risk, women
    • Replies: 1
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    white page
    September 20th, 2009 05:44 PM Go to last post

  13. Bill Oddie

    BBC - History - WDYTYA? Series One: Celebrity Gallery This is Bill Oddies story. The reason I am posting it is because I have just found out he is...

    Started by Jackie, May 26th, 2009 01:13 PM
    depression, work
    • Replies: 1
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    white page
    May 26th, 2009 03:27 PM Go to last post

  14. Courageous teen speaks out about mental illness

    Courageous teen speaks out about mental illness Right Thinking Blog December 13, 2008 There she sat, smiling up at me, her sweet spirit intact,...

    Started by David Baxter, December 13th, 2008 10:08 PM
    adults, alliance, bipolar, bipolar disorder, brain, children, ect, family, grief, home, may, medication, men, mental, mental illness, risk, stigma, support, with
    • Replies: 2
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    Violet
    March 12th, 2009 12:36 PM Go to last post

  15. Margaret Trudeau: forgiveness.gratitude.wisdom

    Margaret Trudeau: forgiveness.gratitude.wisdom. By Charles Anzalone bp Magazine, Winter 2008 issue For many years, Margaret Trudeau thought her...

    Started by David Baxter, March 8th, 2008 04:43 PM
    about, back, bipolar, brain, children, consequences, death, depression, diagnosis, different, divorce, experience, family, free, from, grief, health, home, how, introduction, loneliness, loss, manic, memory, mental, mental illness, monitor, mother, of, personality, power, relationships, safe, serious, shame, someone, stigma, the, treatment, what, with, women
    • Replies: 1
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    Violet
    February 14th, 2009 01:52 PM Go to last post

  16. Smile Me

    I actually have overcome a lot of obstacles and trauma based issues in addition to my mental illness. While I am still plagued by my anxiety and...

    Started by Atlantean, January 25th, 2009 07:41 PM
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    anxiety, men, mental illness, online, personality, try
    • Replies: 10
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    amastie
    January 29th, 2009 11:33 AM Go to last post

  17. Thumbs up [CA] Across Canada Run for Anxiety and Depression Awareness

    Across Canada Run for Anxiety and Depression Awareness Cross Canada Run - Raising Awareness for Anxiety and Depression

    Started by NicNak, January 18th, 2009 04:17 AM
    anxiety, awareness, depression, for
    • Replies: 0
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    NicNak
    January 18th, 2009 04:17 AM Go to last post

  18. Being Carrie Fisher: A Hollywood hellraiser's latest star turn

    Being Carrie Fisher: A Hollywood hellraiser's latest star turn By Ramin Setoodeh, Newsweek Dec 19, 2008 Fisher's latest memoir is entitled...

    Started by David Baxter, December 20th, 2008 05:37 AM
    abuse, bipolar, bipolar disorder, carrie fisher, child, different, friends, home, manic, medication, men, mental, mental illness, mother, physical, with
    • Replies: 0
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    David Baxter
    December 20th, 2008 05:37 AM Go to last post

  19. Mariel Hemingway: Learning From Her Legacy

    Mariel Hemingway: Learning From Her Legacy by Joanne Doan, NAMI December 2008 Mariel Hemingway is all about balance. She's such a strong...

    Started by David Baxter, December 13th, 2008 12:49 AM
    awareness, balance, depression, different, family, home, mental, suicide, try, types, work
    • Replies: 1
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    Daniel
    December 13th, 2008 01:19 AM Go to last post

  20. Elijah Wolf and the Rubalous: Music Release in Support of Bipolar Disorder

    Music Release in Support of Bipolar Disorder 29 October 2008 Proceeds to go to support work in bipolar disorder Musician Elijah Wolf of Elijah...

    Started by David Baxter, December 12th, 2008 07:48 AM
    awareness, bipolar, bipolar disorder, depression, experience, may, medication, men, relationship, support, treatment, work
    • Replies: 0
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    David Baxter
    December 12th, 2008 07:48 AM Go to last post
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