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For more than two decades, Gabriel L\u00e1zaro- Mu\u00f1oz, Ph.D., kept a secret from his friends, his colleagues and even some family members. Last year, he finally decided to share it in a place where it would exist forever: the internet.<\/p>\n

The emotional essay L\u00e1zaro-Mu\u00f1oz wrote describing his longtime experience with mental illness is the second result listed if you Google his name\u2014appearing above his LinkedIn page, his Twitter feed and every single academic article he\u2019s ever published.<\/p>\n

A year after sharing his story, the Baylor College of Medicine assistant professor says the decision to publish is still one of the best he\u2019s made.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve gotten to a point where I sort of accept [mental illness] is probably part of my life, and I just have to do the best I can to manage the symptoms,\u201d L\u00e1zaro-Mu\u00f1oz said. \u201cBeing open about it has been one of those things that\u2019s made it easier.\u201d<\/p>\n

An honest essay on mental health<\/em><\/h6>\n

In the 400-word essay, he detailed his experience with mental illness, his longtime efforts to hide it from those around him and\u2014importantly\u2014 the role mental illness played in shaping his career, which now focuses on legal and ethical issues surrounding neuroscience.<\/p>\n

\u201cI constantly have intrusive thoughts, excessive worries and the occasional anxiety attack,\u201d he wrote in 2017<\/a>. \u201cThis is how it has always been.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSince I was a kid, I have struggled with depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and ADHD,\u201d he continued. \u201cI have an extensive family history of mental illness so I have not only struggled with it, but I have seen many of those I love struggle.\u201d His essay explained that he decided to \u201ccome out\u201d about his anxiety and depression in order to promote better understanding of those with mental illness.<\/p>\n

It was a major shift for L\u00e1zaro-Mu\u00f1oz, who hid his condition from friends, colleagues and classmates \u2014 everyone but close family members \u2014 for more than 20 years. He was worried that people, especially in a professional setting, would consider him unreliable if they knew the truth. But, quite suddenly, he decided to share his experience after a member of Baylor\u2019s communications staff asked him what had sparked his interest in his field of research.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a question he\u2019s often been asked, given his unique (and impressive) background. But it was also a question he had never answered honestly.<\/p>\n

Studying the mind<\/em><\/h6>\n

L\u00e1zaro-Mu\u00f1oz majored in psychology as an undergraduate at the University of Puerto Rico, where he was drawn to the field due to his own struggles with mental illness, which began at age 13. He said his studies were a way for him to learn more about the issues affecting him personally without confronting them directly. From there, he earned a doctorate in neuroscience at New York University, where he worked with an advisor who sought to apply research on emotional learning and memory to the understanding and treatment of PTSD and other anxiety disorders.<\/p>\n

L\u00e1zaro- Mu\u00f1oz\u2019s hope was that if he could understand how the brain worked, he might find relief from his own afflictions. He admitted that he might have been too hopeful. \u201cUnderstanding the neurobiology of mental illness doesn\u2019t really give you any control over the symptoms,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He shifted his career and earned a master\u2019s degree in bioethics and a law degree from the University of Pennsylvania, which ultimately led to his current role at Baylor.<\/p>\n

Today, L\u00e1zaro-Mu\u00f1oz studies deep brain stimulation, a neurological procedure that sends a message to the brain to disrupt electrical signals associated with symptoms of certain medical conditions. Deep brain stimulation is used to treat Parkinson\u2019s disease, but researchers are also working to determine if it can treat other conditions, as well.<\/p>\n

L\u00e1zaro-Mu\u00f1oz is also scrutinizing research that involves using drugs to help modify emotions associated with memories as a potential way of treating patients with PTSD. His research focuses on ethical and legal issues associated with the research and use of these procedures. Part of his research involves speaking with patients to understand their experiences. His journey with mental illness has provided a useful perspective.<\/p>\n

But it took years for him to share his personal struggles with anyone outside his inner circle.<\/p>\n

A frank conversation<\/em><\/h6>\n

When he told his boss that he wanted to post a personal essay on the Baylor College of Medicine blog, it was the first time he had told anyone in a professional setting about his mental illness. \u201cThe only thought I had was that it was courageous, and it would benefit a lot of people,\u201d said Amy McGuire, Ph.D., director of Baylor\u2019s Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy.<\/p>\n

She believes L\u00e1zaro-Mu\u00f1oz\u2019s story is one that needed to be shared, especially in the medical sector. \u201cIn the field we\u2019re in, it\u2019s underdiagnosed,\u201d McGuire said, adding that she\u2019s heard from friends and colleagues in medicine with mental illness who fear the very existence of their own medical records. \u201cI think we shame people around mental illness.\u201d<\/p>\n

About 6.7 percent<\/a> of adults in America experience major depressive disorder, and nearly half of those diagnosed with depression also are diagnosed with an anxiety disorder, according to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America. About 1 in 5 adults in the U.S. experience mental illness in a given year, according to data<\/a> compiled by the National Alliance on Mental Illness.<\/p>\n

With the blog post, L\u00e1zaro-Mu\u00f1oz\u2019s goal was to show that mental illness isn\u2019t necessarily debilitating.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s hard for people to understand you can sort of live with depression or anxiety and have a successful career,\u201d he explained. \u201cIt\u2019s not that it doesn\u2019t have an impact\u2014of course it does\u2014but there\u2019s a lot of misconceptions and misunderstanding about the experience.\u201d<\/p>\n

He also wanted his infant daughter to know that if she experiences mental illness when she\u2019s older, she doesn\u2019t have to keep it a secret, as he did for so many years.<\/p>\n

Not going the quiet route<\/em><\/h6>\n

After the blog post was published, L\u00e1zaro-Mu\u00f1oz received an outpouring of supportive emails and text messages from professionals in his field, as well as total strangers who shared their own stories about mental illness. The messages still come, a year after the post went live.<\/p>\n

McGuire said what made L\u00e1zaro-Mu\u00f1oz\u2019s story resonate with so many people was his tone. \u201cHe wasn\u2019t asking for anything in return, and he wasn\u2019t a victim,\u201d McGuire said. \u201cHe was just presenting [his story] primarily for himself.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rosa Rodriguez-Michel, L\u00e1zaro-Mu\u00f1oz\u2019s wife, said she\u2019s seen a major change in her husband\u2019s personality since he shared his story with the world. \u201cGabe\u2019s very confident, and there\u2019s a new aspect to that confidence,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s more authentic. It\u2019s like he\u2019s been liberated.\u201d<\/p>\n

Today, L\u00e1zaro-Mu\u00f1oz no longer feels the need to be discreet if he wants to schedule an appointment with a mental health provider on the phone. And when someone asks to discuss mental health with him, he\u2019s happy to have that conversation.<\/p>\n

\u201cI always thought that someday, he\u2019d open up to someone about it in a very low key or quiet way,\u201d Rodriguez-Michel said. \u201cI\u2019m so glad he didn\u2019t go the quiet route.\u201d<\/p>\n

If you are experiencing symptoms of depression, anxiety or other mental illness and are seeking help, consider contacting the National Alliance on Mental Illness at nami.org<\/a> or 1-800-950-NAMI.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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