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This is a great article. It tells us that people can achieve a lot even when they're medicated and ill.

Old thinking was very much to "protect" people with mental health problems from the stress of the world. But as you know, a bit of stress is fun, exciting, exhilarating.

Modern thinking is that people with MH problems can work, and should work. They might need a bit of help to get jobs, and they might need a bit of help to stay in jobs, and it can be a bit scary for employers and colleagues. But reducing stigma is going reasonably well.




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