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Myth: Mental health problems are for life. Truth: People can and do recover from mental health problems.

Myth: Mental health problems are very rare. Truth: Mental health problems affect one in four people.

Myth: Mental health problems happen to other people. Truth: 1 in 4 people will have some sort of mental health problem.

Myth: Mental health problems are a sign of weakness. Truth: What about Winston Churchill, Frank Bruno, Ruby Wax..?

Myth: People with schizophrenia have a split personality. Truth: This idea, like the Jekyll and Hyde story which reinforces it, is fiction.

Myth: People with mental illnesses are violent and unpredictable. Truth: People with mental illnesses are more likely to be a victim of violence.

Myth: After experiencing a mental health problem, people are weaker. Truth: Many people who have gone through this actually feel stronger.

Myth: Stigma around mental health problems doesn't do any real harm. Truth: A third of people with a mental health problem feel discriminated against.

Myth: People with mental health problems are lazy and unmotivated. Truth: People with mental health problems have the highest 'want to work rate' of out of work people.

Myth: People with mental illness can't work. Truth: Chances are you probably work with someone with mental illness.

Myth: Children are too young to have mental health problems. Truth: 850,000 children and young people aged between 5-16 have a mental disorder.

Myth: People with mental illness never recover. Truth: People with mental illness can and do recover.

Myth: People with mental health problems are different from normal people. Truth: We all have mental health, just like we all have physical health.

Myth: Alcohol helps to manage depression. Truth: Alcohol in large quantities has a depressant effect on mood.

Myth: Only old people are affected by mental health issues. Truth: Mental illness can affect anyone at any stage in their life.

Myth: There's nothing you can do to look after your mental health. Truth: There's lots that anyone can do to look after their mental health, whether they have or have had a mental illness or not.

Myth: There's nothing you can do to look after your mental health. Truth: There's lots that anyone can do to look after their mental health, whether they have or have had a mental illness or not.