Psychosis Quotes

“Statistics consistently show that personal contact with someone who has experienced mental illness is one of the most effective ways to reduce stigma, more powerful than educational campaigns or celebrity disclosures.”
― Mike McDonnell, Psychosis: How I Escaped My Mind’s Darkest Reality: The True Story of Bipolar Disorder I Wish I’d Been Told Before

“I've learned that stigma doesn't disappear overnight. It takes time. It takes patience. And it takes honest conversations, ones that are raw, real, and human. Facts help. So does compassion. But most of all, what shifts people's perspective is seeing someone they relate to saying, "Yeah, I went through this. And I'm still me.”
― Mike McDonnell, Psychosis: How I Escaped My Mind’s Darkest Reality: The True Story of Bipolar Disorder I Wish I’d Been Told Before

“I wanted people to see that psychosis wasn't something to fear; it was something that needed to be understood.”
― Mike McDonnell, Psychosis: How I Escaped My Mind’s Darkest Reality: The True Story of Bipolar Disorder I Wish I’d Been Told Before