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Mental illness and stigma: Coping with the ridicule

Archaic stereotypes and discrimination are painful reminders that mental illnesses are still stigmatized.
When mental illnesses are used as labels "depressed," "schizophrenic," "manic," or "hyperactive," they can hurt.
 

321 topics in this forum

  1. For those of you who feel unworthy.

    By blueskys_lemondrops,
    • 2 replies
    • 23 views

  2. Dating Site:Guy Told Me all About Problems-Told Him About Mental, No Contact

    By AnxietyGirl74,
    • 14 replies
    • 1,151 views

  3. How To Get Over What Others Say?

    By Stubb,
    • 16 replies
    • 908 views

  4. Talking Out On Social Media

    By rhyl,
    • 19 replies
    • 2,800 views

  5. first post

    By MedJ7412,
    • 4 replies
    • 778 views

  6. Re-Stigmatization?

    By JessiesMom,
    • 2 replies
    • 503 views

  7. Lack of real-world ambition

    By Raine1,
    • 2 replies
    • 530 views

  8. Just when you think you can’t feel any worse...

    By Annafairlady,
    • 7 replies
    • 591 views

  9. Taking sarcosine and nac when not schizophrenic

    By Imtrying34,
    • 6 replies
    • 670 views

  10. Can’t keep up with family

    By werise55,
    • 2 replies
    • 566 views

  11. Work fired me because of Depression

    By Akane Chiyo,
    • 1 reply
    • 1,178 views

  12. Doctors' Notes: Work With Your Employers To Cope With Mental Health Issues

    By Lindsay,
    • 6 replies
    • 3,947 views

  13. "you're Just Not Trying Hard Enough."

    By rhyl,
    • 15 replies
    • 3,196 views

  14. ATTENTION SEEKING AND BPD STIGMA

    By _E_,
    • 0 replies
    • 626 views

  15. Blame the Outlets

    By BrokenHorse228,
    • 2 replies
    • 726 views

  16. Feel like I should check that box

    By Speedy70,
    • 3 replies
    • 832 views

  17. Empty

    By LinkedEspeon,
    • 1 reply
    • 696 views

  18. Stigma around antidepressants

    By BleedingHeart92,
    • 3 replies
    • 955 views

  19. feeling fragile today

    By Sophy,
    • 11 replies
    • 846 views

  20. Ranting and venting

    By LinkedEspeon,
    • 1 reply
    • 722 views

  21. I'm not sure...

    By somebodyy,
    • 2 replies
    • 810 views

  22. being told to get therapy as a insult

    By scienceguy,
    • 3 replies
    • 1,426 views

  23. Apology?

    By bobbiecat,
    • 8 replies
    • 1,088 views

  24. Nothing is helping my depression

    By Surviving77,
    • 2 replies
    • 936 views

  25. Why doesn't he understand?

    By mizPossum,
    • 2 replies
    • 823 views
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