If you believe you suffer from a mental illness, you should contact your primary healthcare provider, in order to reach a diagnosis. The most prevelant issue with mental illness, is that most people believe they can easily change how they feel, or believe they cannot be helped at all. However, this is not true and professional help can make big changes in someone's ability to cope or overcome mental illness. Getting phsycological therapy does make a difference. Here is a map of psychological therapists in Central Michigan: