Tag: NAMI

Charity spotlight: National Alliance For Mental Illness of Southwest Missouri

Talk about turning a difficult situation into a positive. Stephanie Appleby is proof that anyone can be affected by mental illness – and overcome it. For 14 years, Appleby suffered from panic attacks and agoraphobia, an anxiety disorder where the sufferer perceives the environment as dangerous or uncomfortable, often due to the environment’s vast openness […]

In Ozarks’ care for mental illness, NAMI & Appleby are allies

Talk about turning a difficult situation into a positive. Stephanie Appleby is proof that anyone can be affected by mental illness – and overcome it. For 14 years, Appleby suffered from panic attacks and agoraphobia, an anxiety disorder in which the sufferer perceives the environment as dangerous or uncomfortable, often due to the environment’s vast openness […]