Some people may find this article triggering. Many people men and women alike are vulnerable to abuse. Does your controlling partner, friend or colleague say that you're the crazy one -- that you're the one with the problem because you live with a mental health illness when you confront them about their behaviour and how it is effecting you ? Many suffer in silence for years some are unaware that it may be happening as the warning signs can be very subtle especially in the beginning, and sometimes the warning signs go unrecognised as the abused can believe that because they have a mental health illness they are the crazy one and the abusive behaviour they are living with isn't that bad or is not even happening, that it's in their head, or they are over reacting and being over sensitive. (These beliefs are usually reinforced by the abuser so they can get away with their abuse). This can make people who live with a mental health illness even more vulnerable ...
“We need to shine the light on mental health and mental illness to help those who may be struggling to know they are not alone and to reduce the stigma which is still prevalent in our society today"