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When people affected by epilepsy are reluctant to expose their condition, the public remains in the dark about it - a tragic irony that…

— Lynda Resnick

Epilepsy is a disease in the shadows. Patients are often reluctant to admit their condition - even to close family, friends or co-workers -…

— Lynda Resnick

“There’s such a stigma attached to mental illness that people are often reluctant to talk about it, or admit that they, or someone they…

— Lori Wilde

“When people create stigmas and make judgments, they do so without having any understanding of the issue; in fact, many of these stigmas and…

— Carol Franklin

I want to break the stigma, the silence and shame that often surrounds mental illness.

— Ritchie Torres

“Imagine saying to somebody that you have a life-threatening illness, such as cancer, and being told to pull yourself together or get over it.…

— Sally Brampton

It's so important that we figure out a way of moving beyond the stigma that still exists around treatment for mental health.

— Tina Smith

Mental illness is nothing to be ashamed of, but stigma and bias shame us all.

— William J. Clinton

I want people with epilepsy to know that there are ways in which they can play a role in their own recovery. It's all…

— Danny Glover

Regardless of what other stigmas may be involved, I think we have to do this because the world of medicine is trying to do…

— Pete Carroll

“Those with dissociative disorders face a big enough battle living as multiples and dealing with past trauma. Like everyone else, they deserve to be…

— Carol Broad

“The stigma of mental illness is first and foremost a social justice issue!”

— Patrick W. Corrigan