Posted by Angela2 on January 4, 2015, at 1:03:43
In reply to Re: psychiatry is an ougrowth of society )) Agreed, posted by Christ_empowered on January 4, 2015, at 0:43:27
When you say "the more stigmatized you are" do you mean, like, the condition that's stigmatized the worst vs the least stigmatized? Or something different?
For a long time, I thought something was wrong with me, and I felt the stigma of my own mental illness. I still do....but its lessened because of a few things: 1.) I had a therapist who helped me feel normal again. She treated me like a normal person and not some kind of rat in a mental health zoo behind a cage to be studied. 2.) There's this book called "There Is Nothing Wrong With you" by Cheri Huber. It's a really good book. To be honest, I haven't read the whole thing, but in a way, just knowing there's a book with that title...makes me feel better. So, I guess what I'm trying to say is, yes, I know there's stigma, but sometimes I think it's a state of mind. Like, if you like yourself, regardless of what your diagnosis is....I think, THAT person's gotta be doing ok. :) I am kind of inspired to post my own thread about my own journey with mental health system and illness, perhaps I will later.
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