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Pop-culture myth: I'm happy one minute and angry the next, I'm bipolar. In reality, the highs and lows experienced by someone suffering from bipolar disorder do not quickly switch from minute to minute, nor from one hour to the next, but usually last at least a week. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQ2PbPr2AH4

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For any parents of kids who have difficulty regulating their emotions, I highly recommend watching Dr. Karyn Purvis' videos on parenting and on Trust-Based Relational Intervention. These videos especially apply to parents of children who had a very difficult pregnancy or birth, were born premature, were hospitalized as an infant, were in a traumatic experience or were adopted. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ua8QBYNrjrE

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Pop-culture myth: I'm happy one minute and angry the next, I'm bipolar. In reality, the highs and lows experienced by someone suffering from bipolar disorder do not quickly switch from minute to minute, nor from one hour to the next, but usually last at least a week. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQ2PbPr2AH4

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NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness was founded by members who have or have had a mental illness or who have a family member living with a mental illness. NAMI is committed to spreading education and reducing stigma against those with mental illnesses. Start to learn in this video more about people who suffer from schizophrenia. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYiTznmuSu4

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"Tell your children 'you are precious, you are valuable, and nobody else is created like you.'" -- Dr. Karyn Purvis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3CFmT02SKs&t=18s

Shame cannot survive being spoken. It cannot survive empathy. - Brené Brown

Vulnerability sounds like truth and feels like courage. Truth and courage aren’t always comfortable, but they’re never weakness. - Brené Brown