Mental Health takes center stage in world of sports
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May is Mental health awareness month. It's a topic so important, yet a discussion we are often afraid to have. Here in San Antonio, we have an amazing advocate for the cause in DeMar DeRozan, who opened up about his struggles in 2018.
According to the National Institute of Mental Health, 1 in 5 Americans experience mental illness in a given year and 1 in 25 Americans experience serious mental illness that significantly interferes with one or more life functions. Also, according to a Pew Research poll, 70 percent of teenagers from the ages of 13-17 think anxiety and depression are major issues. That's number one on the list, above bullying by 15 percent.
This illness isn't going away unless we break the stigma and allow others to feel loved when opening up about their well being.
It is so they can get help.
Some people out there who are suffering might feel like others won't listen or understand, but this was DeMar DeRozan's experience last year when publicly discussing his personal struggles with depression and anxiety.
DeRozan inspired others like Kevin Love to speak up about his struggles with anxiety and depression. This is Love's interview about his experience with mental illness:
