When Chris Nihmey's parents finally convinced him to see a doctor about symptoms of an undiagnosed mental illness, Nihmey didn't want to listen to the medical advice. When his mental illness threatened to end his teaching career, he kept his sickness a secret and continued supply teaching. pic.twitter.com/UG1hsWlFcx — @ChrisNihmeyNihmey finally got the help he needed and has turned his life around to become one of five Faces of of Mental Illness, a campaign by the Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health (CAMIMH). It describes his battle with mental illness, and since its release in 2013, more than 2,000 copies have been sold. It's his advocacy on ending the stigma about speaking out about mental illness that led to his selection as one of the Faces of Mental Illness.

Source: CBC News July 16, 2017 09:56 UTC