I hate the media regarding mental illness. I want to be able to stand on a platform one day, and be an educator of mental illness, and preach, and testfy to the fact that we are more harm to ourselves than others. The media tends to not give full truth to the public about any of my illnesses...Is there a foundation for BPD and BP? I would join, and become an educator, if I could. I hope that one day mental health is taught in schools, as a required class, and that they actually have therapists and psychologists in all there. You have only to look on yahoo answers etc. to see how many children a suffering with suicidal thoughts, cutting, depression etc., and their parents don't even know. There needs to be a huge push regarding mental illness, and resources in schools as well. I am always so worried about parents finding out I have mental illness, and them not letting their children play, or that if there is some sort of issues that come up that I wont ever be taken seriously due to having mental illness, or be judged for having one. Great topic!!!