Some days are better than others - A video series by the CACTUS Mental Health Initiative (Part 1)

TW: Suicide
When talking about mental health in academia, there’s often discussion about coping strategies. But there isn’t enough focus on the day-to-day experiences, the struggles that come with mental health issues and mental illness, and on the person who is living with mental illness.
Through this mental health video series, we focus on the bad days, and how difficult it is for someone living with mental illness to do basic life tasks, get work done, or even just get through the day on these days when coping is extremely difficult.
In Part 1 of "Some days are better than others" 8 brave individuals, at various stages of their academic journeys, open about their experiences with mental illness as they answer the question - How would you describe your mental health journey?

[@jenifferpereira9621]

Very informative

[@TE-7302-]

Medication is the WORST answer to MH problems.

[@TE-7302-]

OMG! The diagnosis are crazy in themselves! Stop medicalizing life!

[@chevygirl69]

Every interesting.... always, I thought the medical professionals would never get extreme anxiety/ panics... I am sorry you struggled, etc, but don't take this the wrong way, knowing this makes me feel not alone in my journey of healing. Major stresses going on in my life have made me spiral as well❤