Share your story – Katrina Milburn

Tell us a little about yourself

I consider myself fortunate to be alive today. Overcoming Attention Deficient Disorder (ADD), Addiction, Depression, Thoughts of Suicide, and Grief.

What mental health challenges have you experienced?

http://youtu.be/XjYutBho17k
Published on Mar 17, 2015 I am a person with “Lived Experience”. This video is about my life and struggles with addiction that nearly ended my life, and my long, hard road to recovery.  

I can proudly say that as of January 7, 2015 I have been 9 years drug free!   It wasn’t an easy fight.  It was one of the toughest things if not the toughest thing I’ve ever been through.

This video was produced and published to raise awareness and reduce the damaging stigma that still lingers around mental illnesses.

People had no clue how much pain I was in back then, and that the majority of my time was spent wanting and thinking about the different ways to end my life. 

How did you get support for your mental illness? 

I want people to know that there is help out there; you just have to want it first and foremost and reach out and ask!   

When left untreated, mental illnesses can destroy quality of life. Not only does it affect the person dealing with it, it affects their love ones.

Anything further you would like to share?

You are welcome to visit my website

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Defying Mental Illness – Put a Full Stop, is an organization with a mandate to reach out to those faced with mental health challenges to help them not only defy the disease, but also put a full stop to the stigma and discrimination. Chuck and Zoe are often invited to speak on various platforms including radio and television.

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