Mental Health and Growing Up with Macular Dystrophy - Kieran's Story | headspace

Mental illness is a collection of experiences that mean that you’re not functioning at your best and affects the way you think, feel and act. Kieran shares his story, growing up with a rare eye condition, macular dystrophy, and how this tied into his mental health journey. Kieran discusses recognising problems and seeking help to move to a healthy headspace.

Mental health problems are common. When mental health problems start to impact your everyday life and last for more than a few weeks it is a sign that they may have developed in to a mental illness. Almost half of the Australian population will experience a mental illness at some point in their life. Find out more at https://headspace.org.au/young-people...

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