1 in 4 people will at some point have a mental illness. This may be a transient illness or lifelong. This means that 1 in 4 people may also have been prejudiced against or stigmatised because of their condition. This is a sad state of affairs, however you look at it.
What can you do if you think you're a victim of stigma? My personal favourite is to remember some pithy comebacks to fire at people. This may not necessarily work with your sweet little granny who just can't process what you're going through - you may just have to nod and smile there, folks - but it should sure put others in their place.
What we can all do though is to make sure we don't contribute to the stigma ourselves. Hell, even I've contributed to it and I have plenty wrong with my mental health. I need to stop trivialising it, for a start.
If you've got a minute, please clicky on the linky (top) and do the little survey. It's completely anonymous. If it makes you think, great. If it makes you want to help others, even better.
Thx.
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