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In August of 2009, Grand Central Station became the setting for a massive production, Bring Change 2 Mind’s first Public Service Announcement. Hundreds of principals and extras proudly wore their BC2M t-shirts and started the mental health conversation in the midst of this massive transportation hub. Ron Howard lent his extraordinary talent in directing the spot, and John Mayer donated his song, Say, as the musical backdrop.
We want to thank the watsons for creating and producing this spot; MediaStorm for their continued media placement; and Dan Hallman for capturing the still shots from this groundbreaking day. We also extend a heartfelt thank you to the commuters of Grand Central Station for observing our production and starting the conversation within their communities.
Visit www.BringChange2Mind.org for more information on how you can help combat the stigma around mental health.
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[@aspire9000]

Hey...This is important and real so how can anyone dislike this video?! I have several mental illness disorders and I am so proud of this commercial! I have the courage to say I suffer from mental illness because of this commerical! I AM TIRED OF THE STIGMA!

[@KevinMiller1992]

This ad is spot on. The stigma is often just as painful as the disease. Sometimes it is more. I'll never forget being rejected by my teachers because I couldn't control my Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.

[@barbrabruening4247]

i suffer from bipolar disorder i think this is realy well put together

[@twatpopper72]

For most of my adult life I've struggled to stay alive. I never knew why I was so depressed much of the time. There is so much I need to resolve and I'm scared and embarassed. I want to live but I can't afford therapy and, I don't want a free clinic shoving pills down my thorat. I hope things get better for you soon. God bless you.

[@fan825]

Thank you! This brought my sister and I back together in a way that makes me want to cry with gratitude!

[@MJx0413]

This is such a beautiful commercial. It gives me goosebumps!!

[@knowledgequeen]

Beautiful.

[@jetmaster114]

Well done whoever put the ad together.

[@allpointssurveyor9222]

Thank you, Glenn Close for starting "Bring Change to Mind". I hope it cuts down on the stigma of mental health illnesses.

[@kittylady6946]

Was given the link to watch this for a class and I loved it! Very important to reducing stigma.

[@everythingsalright1121]

Same here

[@bullyboy585]

This video is so touching.

[@IndigoCarnaby]

I have alway loved this ad. It is so moving to know that people are now beginning to talk about these illnesses. My mother has bipolar, so I know what it is. She lost many friends when it was revealed. My mother and I are unashamed.

[@BeautywithAndrea]

goosebumps. all over.

[@twinstar9]

Moving ad. Makes me cry.

[@aussiejewels]

Loved And Shared!!..:-)

[@BeckaSaysMEOW]

This is so beautiful

[@PixeeLi]

I've been exactly where you are, diagnosed at 15 even. Your family, the ones that matter anyway, will come around. And anyone who doesn't? They're the ones to walk away from when you in a position to do so. Just keep working on and taking care of yourself.

[@PaisleyRae]

This is amazing! Thank you for making this video.

[@Laura72491]

I have bipolar disorder and have faced the stigma that goes along with diagnosis, medication, hospitalization, etc. I absolutely LOVE this ad! Thank you SO much. Even this one ad can do so much for so many people. Thank you again.

[@loie63]

Thank you so much for posting this....it is SO important for everyone to understand, it is an illness and the sufferers should be looked at as any other, with an illness.

[@Angel4217]

Glenn Close has taken a bold step forward in the destigmatism of mental illness. God Bless her and her sister for making such a beautiful and courageous PSA...Catalysts for Change begin with People willing to Speak Up and Be the Change. We need more stars like Glenn Close who can make the difference through media outlets.....

[@emeraldmir]

This video reminds me how important it is for me to always be there to support those I love who have mental illness. Thank you.

[@Celticcowboy63]

as a psych major, a relative to several people with disorders, and a human being..thank you. i'm so sick of watching people be judged by others who have no clue what the disease truly is or who the person is.

[@ddjones531]

This makes me cry! It is a beautiful and powerful commercial! Thank you!

[@claudiadevita7609]

Short and right to the point....says it all! Kudos

[@barbarastirling5902]

Thank you, just thank you!

[@rihya09]

Thanks so much for this video!! I struggle with mental illness myself and it's so awesome to see some people who care enough to try and change society!

[@Melodys33]

This is amazing. I am just so moved right now. Thanks so much! **:)**

[@quirkygirlneedsalife]

@sweetheart92115 I saw it over a year ago, I cried. I came across it today again, and I cried. I'm praying right along with you.

[@zukomomo]

this commercial still gives me goosebumps.

[@martinezamores]

I've waited for something like this my entire life. I've struggled with Bipolar Disorder for over 10 years. There such huge stigma and lack of common knowledge with mental illnesses across the board. This campaign is so very relevant for those that suffer with a mental illness and for the others that love them. Thank you!!!

[@nekochan42]

I have bi-polar disorder and I am so grateful for this commercial!

[@amarte522]

I can't thank you enough for all that you have done. Raising a child who is bipolar I've found an outlet for parents who are going through a similar situation. No longer do we have to suffer in silence. I pray for those who don't know what it's like on a daily basis to struggle with a mental illness. Together we can help raise awareness, keep up the good work!

[@RosaryOfSpies]

This is a really beautiful video. Watching this made me feel so much hope and so much relief. I live with type I bipolar disorder with psychosis. Facing stigma and judgement every day as a frequent psychiatric patient and bipolar sufferer is incredibly hard. Sometimes it seems easier to be silent. But we need to speak out.

[@rumspringaa]

Thank you for this.

[@jafroninja]

this commercial is amazing! I am the VP for Cornell Minds Matter and we work to promote mental health on campus as well as raise awareness and reduce stigma, and it is so refreshing to see such goals being pursued on a wider scale! Keep up the good work and lets change some minds!

[@JustinShea727]

Mental Illness has changed my life and I'm trully starting to believe it's for the good....Thank You

[@itsmenanib]

You are at the beginning of your life. I'm 48 and still learning about BPD. I think I made my kids crazy with all my "stuff" and "episodes". Take your time and learn about yourself. It's a life-long process, but you are great and wonderful. I understand family rejection. I strongly suggest a support group. If you cannot find one in your area feel free to hit me up. I'm here.

[@2degucitas]

Well done, Glenn. Nice to see your sister, she looks so much like you! I too battle depression and speak up about it whenever I can. I tell people it is a common ailment like heart disease and diabetes, and can be treated. The stigma is fading, and I will help all I can to make it fade faster.

[@PenguinPingPong]

I suffered from extreme depression with anxiety disorder. Its really difficult as a young person, especially going through school where feeling sad for one night was labelled as "depression" and somehow fashionable - it seemed to isolate me even more. I still find it very difficult to explain to people the feelings of pain that the illness brings. I am glad adverts like this exist. Depression will always be a part of me, but I will turn it into something positive.

[@genibabii]

this is the first time i've ever seen this and i find it touching. ^.^

[@Lucy45039]

I have a mental illness and Glenn Close is my favorite actress. This means the world to me.

[@bella61567]

Great commercial, people that suffer on the inside should not be afraid to seek help anymore than a diabetic. Bringing awareness and acceptance to mental illness will have far reaching benefits in other areas that are linked to mental illness as well such as suicide and alcohol and drug abuse etc. Treat everyone with kindness because you truly do not know what they are going through.

[@sneakers55]

@iceway2smooth The song in the Bring Change 2 Mind PSA is "Say" by John Mayer.

[@64roddan]

Hey man, me too! I am 22 years old now, but I have been showing good signs of OCD since I was just 13 (I was never diagnosed with OCD, but I am showing some of the classic symptoms and I probably have it). I know how tough it is. I have some form of anxiety every day, and when I was a teenager it was bad. I still have some signs, but it's finally starting to go away. I wish you luck! Me too, I love Glenn Close!

[@PatJ61]

Excellent! I'll use this in my introductory psychology class. Thanks.

[@SOULSafeProductionZ]

I like this commercial too

[@kwhalegirl]

Love this. :)

[@sweetheart92115]

This video made me cry the first time I saw it. I have Bi Polar disorder and I DO believe that there's a stigma attached to the term "mental illness." When properly treated, people diagnosed with these conditions are totally capable of living "normal lives." I pray that others come to view mental illness as a medical condition that many people stuggle with...and not as something that defines them.

[@like2knowmore]

Seeing the photo with all of the dogs on the Close's Family video made me want to share the fact that there are actually service dogs for people with mental illness. Please look up the Psychiatric Service Dog Society for more information

[@itsmenanib]

I love this commercial. I was diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder, though I wasn't told until 2008. Leave it to the military to hide this information. Anyway, I went through the negative thought processes, felt guilty, angry, helpless, etc. But it later became freeing. I know have a name to it and can become empowered to it symptoms and how it effects those around me. I don't wear BPD as a badge of honor I use it as a catapult to greatness, because I'm great despite the stigma.

[@bethvyhanek1875]

Glenn - thank you. But people still don't get it. So I thank you for your commercial to make my friend in people more Aware of Mental Illness. I am the youngest of 9 and raising 2 children on my own. Unemployed & have been for almost a year. Not a pretty picture but trying to get my daughter on a way to get her through her mental illness/adjustments for 4 years now ... Case workers/therapist/ & etcs. I lost my job / business of 24 years to take care of my daughter & I'd do it again in a heartbeat....but still trying to find the answers or support as you.....Take care my friend in God's For ever reaching arms out of Love A&F- Beth

[@caf0101931]

Thanks. I honestly appreciate that someone besides me thinks thunder fox is an arrogant, delusional troll. I'm also planning to enter the medical field, which is incredibly fascinating and intriguing, because (about) all my family worked as pharmacists, which got me interested in medicine. Science, math, and biology has been a big part of my life, and that's what got me interested in anesthesiology. Good luck on pursuing your dreams in the medical field.

[@ravenclawseekergirl]

This campain is very similar to the 'Time To Change' campain by Rethink and Mind in the UK. I think that you would like some of the videos over on thier channel and find them informative.

[@whyshouldiworrynow]

I've had several who have known me say I don't have the symptoms of bipolar & never had them as a child. Well, I hid them as long as I could because I was intelligent enough to know they weren't accepted & I had control. In later years, I lost control & now take meds. Luckily, I was very productive, retired etc. normal, no I'm not. Nor, do I ever want to be.

[@RETIREMESOON]

I worked in a Government Facility for 26 years,studied psychology as a hobby for 26 years and graduated from two colleges. I was tested in the top 2% by the Police force and then tested 3 more times to comfirm my IQ. At the age of 45 my moods stared to cycle rapidly and I was talking fast.This year I was diagnosed with Bipolar. I was manic and unashamed so I told everyone I knew. I lost 6 friends but my cousin that was diagnosed with Diabetis made 8 friends after his diagnosis :0(

[@emilybolton1831]

i have severe bipolar disorder and people that have met me think i have anger issues or sometimes they think im crazy. i was diagnosed 2 years ago. I'm only 17 and its still really difficult to try to understand. I know i could be the next famous bipolar inspiration. im not my illness my disorder is me but, it makes me who i am and it makes me stronger. Even my own family refuses to accept that i am bipolar because im just crazy and it hurts but, this is just fuel to make something amazing of it

[@eklectiktoni]

@Retroseer I understand why that would bother you, but I think you misunderstood the point of the commercial. The commercial is illustrating how people with mental disorders "feel"; that society labels them and only sees them as BIPOLAR, PTS, etc. But at the end of the commercial all of their shirts fade to a normal color (without labels) signifying that they are just regular people too.

[@salvatoreshurott7265]

Bring change to mind Versions SPEED: January 9, 2010 (Monster Jam Atlanta Live 2010) PPV: June 14, 2014 (POD)

[@Sparco41e]

@ljw143 Maybe it means that when he's unstable and she's well (i.e., better) that she's there for him as a support person. When she's depressed and he's better, he's there to support her.

[@PHOEBEE69]

Lovelove :)

[@DownloadVLC]

I hate it when people refer to mental illness as its a horrible thing, everyone is different. Great video to change the way people think, thank you.

[@akivathedog]

@scachola6 Thanks for the response. I'll look at the other videos. I guess it just looked / felt a little different than what I've seen / lived with in my own life. I am sure we all view and read emotions a little differently and we all experience things differently, especially with such a wide array of illnesses that can affect us in so many ways. I've always been on the aspergers side of the spectrum, so what I see isn't necessarily what everyone else sees either. Thanks! -- Jamie

[@caf0101931]

The brain is the major control system of the human body, which INCLUDES the muscle, organs, nerves and certain tissue. Mental illnesses can be triggered by heredity (genetics), certain infections, brain defects or injury, prenatal damage, and substance abuse. Some are linked to a abnormal balance of neurotransmitters in the brain, which helps nerve cells in the brain communicate with another. If the chemical are out of balance or not working properly, mental illness can happen.

[@shaunaballard2311]

My family had a hard time with it. People think that if I get angry, I must be manic. When I get sad legitimately (for ex: Colorado shootings), I get a look and asked if I took my "magic happy pill"

[@SOULSafeProductionZ]

@twistedbabydoll85 you ROCK! I support you. No I don't know you, but that doesn't mean I can't be supportive. You are NOT your mental illness and vice versa.

[@Chun_Li123]

"Say" by John Mayer

[@strawberriepockyxoxo]

:[.....this video made me cry...~

[@deborahsommer5095]

My son struggled with rapid-cycling bipolar disorder for nearly 10 years. He struggled with medications, struggled to finish his junior year of college,struggled to feel stable. He was a brilliant beautiful little boy until he developed this chronic & debilitating brain disorder as a teenager. Few illnesses have a mortality rate of nearly 30% before the age of 30. So much more should be done to assist them. My son died of a drug overdose on April 4, 2012. See legacy.com - Dustin Daniel Sommer

[@autismpete]

I feel like this. I KNOW what you guys are going through sucks, and you seek understanding and you wish people can see things your way. That being said, last year, I'm a teacher, and one of my assistants had borderline personality disorder. And it SUCKED. She would flip out over the most banal, inane crap and the students had to suffer for it! I'm sorry if I sound like a jerk, but that's my experience...

[@devilmaycry1337]

@pallid56 No, they aren't 'disappearing'. People with mental health are just like anyone else. The shirts resemble what they're diagnosed with, but the end of the video you see everyone walking together. I'm also agreeing with eyes4yougdb... that might be another reason the shirts are disappearing. Stigma could be another thought on why they're going away. Obviously a family member wouldn't parade someone around in a public place. This video has a deeper meaning.

[@DoctorRazzArea4]

Could someone please explain to me Glen Close's radio ad where she talks about diabetes and cancer as if they are mental illnesses? I don't understand it.

[@TenderTrap86]

@newwolflinkk That's what I say: Everyone's mentally ill, it's just a matter to what extent. Some are born with it, but some can have it come about from severe trauma. It can happen to anyone. Buzz Aldrin was the first man to walk on the moon, and not even five years afterwards he was so consumed with anxiety and depression, he turned into a suicidal alcoholic. Mental illness could happen to *anybody*.

[@ToddHalfbreedBaker]

So to continue my comment. Some things in your head can just be in your head. Sometimes your body DOES have a way of doing things make emotions rampant or things like that. But you CAN control it, for one reason, because you can control your brain. it takes work, discipline and practice. So call it what you will, just make sure you dont use it as an excuse for your behaviour. Don't let people brainwash you. Get control of yourself and your body. Good luck and stay positive.

[@fransinclair3356]

Stigma is more painful than the illness in my opinion

[@tick4tock3wont2stop1]

It should also be highlighted that if you are given a label, this reflects some of your behaviours and suffering but it is not you as a person in your entirety. Sometimes people forget that. If you are diagnosed 'bipolar', 'depressed' or 'schizophrenic' that's all many people want to or will see; a label and they edge away. What they don't see is Jack the highly skilled painter or Kate, the caring and devoted mother. Sometimes it seems like these adverts. in some ways. alienate sufferers more.

[@znerol8]

Glen Close!

[@sneakers55]

@Fablish IMHO, kh508 is no doctor. He'd be totally frustrated by all the patients with functional disorders. "It doesn't work right, but we can't find a reason why."

[@TombRaiderLaraCroft1991]

RETIREMESOON I also I have BIPOLAR too & I didn't even lose not one friend because they except me for how I am & are my true friends despite my mental illness the friends you lost are not your true friend & didn't except you for who you are despite of you illness Note: I also have other mental illness & I have some friends that share mental illness like me & others that have mental illness is what I like to consider them as normal

[@ml07oz]

@sweetheart92115 Yep. My first reaction was tears galore, too. I have Generalized Anxiety and Panic Disorder. My medications (xanax) have a stigma, too. Balancing both stigmas with my pride and esteem is a day to day battle. I do think though, the stigma is not as bad now as it was 40 years ago... but nevertheless I hope this PSA changes minds.

[@Sparco41e]

Maybe it's because behavior is seen as a window to the soul that many with severe mental illness are imprisoned. It is time to accept that things go wrong with the brain, just as things go wrong with other organs in our bodies, and to advocate for treatment instead of punishment.

[@garrybowers414]

depression for 20 year.s good advert

[@lilliancarilo]

This is me...

[@TheLiviawest]

:D This is so cute!

[@sign4uall]

Captions would be nice, hint hint, wink wink!

[@sk8teh14]

@martinezamores I too have struggled with mental illness. For 18 years I've had caffeine disorder and sibling rivalry disorder. There's such a huge stigma and lack of knowledge associated with the 374 blurry but still very serious mental disorders. People say it's all a load of shit and no respectable scientific field would take this seriously, but they simply don't know the horrors of drinking too much coffee and fighting with your sister. May the holy DSM IV lead us to the right path. Amen.

[@whyshouldiworrynow]

What gets me the most is people who don't accept you need meds. They would never say that to a thyroid or diabetic patient. Maureen O'Sullivan was able to get off bipolar meds with minerals & vitamins. She said don't do that at home. You will end up looney toon in the looney bin. I'm sure my Mom was bipolar never treated & other family members of hers has issues. The bottom line is you mind has physical components that need to be addressed as much as any other organ. 1 in 6 doesn't sound like too much to me. It sounds like people coming out of the closet tired of suffering unnecessarily. I haven't thought about suicide in years. Before meds, it probably cross my mind everyday.

[@eyes4yougdb]

@pallid56 they disappear, because thats what happens! In family's shutting them out, denying their illness, the government on NO coverage on health insurance and for medication coverage, veterans returning from war, the list goes on and on---disappearing-is an understatement to the problem

[@sk8teh14]

@Fablish "What's your education level" lol, sadness and panic attacks are observations. That's great that you feel those things but it doesn't make it an illness. Illnesses have causes. It's precisely why when you go to the doctor about a bump, he doesn't say you have, "Bump disorder." Instead, he has a hypothesis that it's cancer, then he *tests* (i know what a strange concept to a psychiatrist) his hypothesis with a biopsy. His hypothesis is either confirmed or falsified.

[@JustinK0]

My girlfriend "wanted to take a break" i guess because of my depression and low self esteem. wish she was like the people in this commercial and help me with it rather than, "deal with it on you own"

[@lorenapim]

@autismpete She probably shouldn't be working in that place and dealing with students if she was that sick. Maybe she just needed another type of treatment, a mental illness is not who we are.

[@NoSocialAnxiety]

Social Anxiety Disorder has Millions of sufferers in the world.

[@sk8teh14]

@Fablish You see how the bump is not the illness. It's an observation. I don't know how much I can stress this. It doesn't even matter if he can make it shrink. It doesn't make a bump an illness. Understanding the cause is what makes it an illness. You might think you're being helped by this, but millions more are not. Antipsychotics/depressants are not toys. They harm the individual with severe and long term side effects ranging from an inability to sit still to brain damage.

[@akivathedog]

@akivathedog Let me just add: I of course realize the people are actors, I just wish it all looked a little more natural, more like real everyday people. I hope that makes sense, I don't intend to offend you. Wishing you all the best with your project.

[@iceway2smooth]

what is the name of the song ?

[@ljw143]

::facepalm:: I totally missed that it was the same couple from two angles. I now think showing that was naive and/or dumb, because most people don't pay detailed attention to ads (I saw this on TV first and was appalled, to tell you the truth), so I bet I'm not the only one who missed that and was offended. But at least now I know they weren't being hugely insensitive while trying to be just the opposite.

[@Ransomed09]

What about social anxiety disorder?

[@edemvendur9651]

one day I actually want to become a psychiatrist.( no not the ones that force mess done your throat like he'll win a million dollars if he does.) if only because this video shows that the stigma of being mentally ill is completely idiotic and doesn't fit in with reality. I know this because when I told my friend I was severely depressed he changed the subject,never looked at me the same, and I felt like he was always talking about me to his other friends about the fact that I was depressed.

[@MrBluesMessiah]

While I commend Ms. Close for having good intentions, this further promotes the thing it is supposed to be against. Stigma is labeling, & you have people labeled by their diagnosis. As a mental health provider who specializes in treating individuals with Serious Mental Illness, I spend much of my time trying to get people to see that they are not their label, that they are mothers, sisters, etc. Which doesn't come through here. And really? The non-MI person is seen TWICE as the "better half"

[@twatpopper72]

I celebrated my 40th birthday and it's weird because I have nothing to show for it. I want to die because I can no stand the mentanl anguish. Mom I'm so sorry...