Well-being for All of Us: Virtual Book Club discussion

+In this chapter, Bassey talks about briefly using substances to self-medicate. How does this compare to what we know about mental illness? How does access to resources and community support shift people’s likelihood to self-medicate?

+Bassey talks about acting like a different person with different groups of friends to hide her self-medication. Why might she feel the need to do this? How might this act put additional strain on her?


++Are these questions different than the ones you were asking as you read? Enhance the discussion by adding questions!