Category: Authors/Bipolar/Make a Difference/Mental Health/Readers Stories/Rebecca Palmquist/self-help/Stigma/treatment Self Advocacy is Important for Quality Mental Health Care & Quality of Life Posted On 8th March 20188th March 2018 By 1in4 There was nobody else to speak up for me. So I learned that I am my own best advocate and need to trust my instincts more.