Gallery: Seven Surprising Facts That Show Mental Illnesses Are More Common Than You Think

Many mental illnesses will convince you that you are all alone in this world, that nobody understands how you feel, and that nobody cares to help you. Know that this is sad, dark lie. Mental illnesses are more common than you think, and more than likely you probably know at least 2 other people that are suffering from the same or a similar illness (whether they told you or not). Once you start researching mental illness and speaking out in awareness, you'll find that the mental health awareness community is huge and is yelling to get the attention of everyone who is mis or uninformed. Your mental illness may be scary, but it does not define who you are! To spread awareness and to break the stigma that mental illness is not that common, we made a list of some statistics that will show you how common mental illness is.