gizelle de guzman was teased relentlessly for being easily startled.

Her junior high classmates recognized this as unusual, different, even funny. But what they failed to see was a teenager exhibiting signs and symptoms of mental illness.

It wasn’t until she ended up in hospital after trying to take her own life that Gizelle was diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder or PTSD.

PTSD can look differently from person to person. Because it so often remains unseen, recognizing mental illness is vital.

The first step in treating it, is seeing it.

If you or someone you know is showing signs or symptoms of PTSD, there’s hope. Because there’s help.

You can help, too. Donate today.

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This innovative awareness campaign picks up where our award-winning PTSD Isn’t Always Born on a Battlefield campaign left off. Led by Creative Director Jeff Simpson, this work brings the signs and symptoms of PTSD into focus. It is meant to get people to look closer, listen carefully and speak up when these behaviours arise. We hope it catches your eye and enhances your mental health literacy. PTSD is an invisible illness. You can help by learning to see it.