Welcome to NOTASTIGMA.COM, a website that was created to help raise awareness for mental health, and to help those of us deal with our illnesses. The name of the site was taken as part of a larger message that “We are not a Stigma” due to how mental illness has been portrayed negatively in society. Joe Diiorio, the creator of this site felt there was a better way to speak out against this, a modern civilized way, but more importantly its a way to reach the people like him who may have a hard time finding their way in the world due to their illnesses.

With this site and the podcast, also called Not a Stigma, it is with hope that people will gain insight, techniques, and just something helpful to take away from this project, which is therapeutic for Joe who is also a sufferer of mental illness with Bipolar 1 Disorder. If you want to know more about him check out the about page, or listen to the podcast.

A Little About The Podcast:

The podcast is not hosted by a doctor, it’s not clinical, or dry. Hosted by a Bipolar Extraordinary Joe, this podcast is filled with what is working, while it’s working. Techniques, suggestions, topics based on disorders and experiences. Real questions answered directly from our emails, and social media sites. Celebrity profiles of very successful people who suffer from some form of mental disorder, and maybe some interviews down the road with some of them. (NO PROMISES) Hopefully we can all learn something, raise awareness, and reach a better state of mind with the work we do together.

Remember “We are greater than the sum of our issues”

*To those in need of help please go to the contact page for links and contact numbers for organizations that are here to help. More will be added as we come across them and do the research on them. If you feel like you are going to hurt yourself please contact 911 or at least someone you trust that is in close proximity to you.