'If your mental health prevents you from your ideal life, seek help'- Chakka Reeves #NoShameDay

This post is taking a look at the series of tweets from one of the panelists of this year's #NoShameDay. Chakka Reeves with social media handle +freedomreeves  is a digital storyteller with an educational background, social justice lens and a mental library of media references. 

'You don't owe your sanity to anyone' -#NoShameDay founder, Bassey Ikpi

Nigerian-American, Bassey Ikpi organised the #NoShameDay event on Twitter. After the online event, she shared her story on her Tumblr blog, detailing what it's like to be diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder.

Mental health is seen as separate from physical health as if our brains aren't physical #NoShameDay

The quote which forms the headline for this post was by one of the panelists of the #NoShameDay, Felonious Munk.

Today is #NoShameDay: A global discuss around mental health founded by Nigerian lady

Panic, anxiety, depression and trauma are some of the factors affecting mental health. People hardly talk of mental illness because of the stigma associated with it.