1.Talkaboutthefollowingstatementsandtrytoclarifythemisunderstandingsofmentalhealth. 1)Myth:Mentalhealthproblemsdon'taffectme. 2)Myth:Childrendon'texperiencementalhealthproblems. 3)Myth:Peoplewithmentalhealthproblemsareviolentandunpredictable. 4)Myth:Peoplewithmentalhealthneeds,eventhosewhoaremanagingtheirmentalillness,cannottoleratethestressofholdingdownajob. 5)Myth:Personalityweaknessorcharacterflawscausementalhealthproblems.Peoplewithmentalhealthproblemscansnapoutofitiftheytryhardenough. 6)Myth:Thereisnohopeforpeoplewithmentalhealthproblems.Onceafriendorfamilymemberdevelopsmentalhealthproblems,heorshewillneverrecover. 7)Myth:Therapyandself-helpareawasteoftime.Whybotherwhenyoucanjusttakeapill? 8)Myth:Ican'tdoanythingforapersonwithamentalhealthproblem. 9)Myth:Preventiondoesn’twork.Itisimpossibletopreventmentalillnesses.