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Samantha Grasso's avatar

It's hard, right! And I completely understand the feeling of, maybe I only want to reveal this to certain audiences, I'm glad you can trust the Discourse Blogs discourse lol. I do wonder if it's like, I've gotten that negative feedback before from friends who don't seem comfortable with sharing, so maybe that strengthens my reluctance to talk about it, but there are so many factors. It definitely does feel a lot easier with someone who seems to get it, but then I get into the train of thought that's like, maybe the people who don't seem as receptive are still figuring their way around it, too. Again, so many factors, lol.

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red_li0nz's avatar

The stigma is real. I think mental health is still something that most people still accept as something that is 'ok' to spout crackpot anti-science stuff or jokes about, though it is better than a couple decades ago. As someone who has long had a couple mood disorder diagnoses to record on medical forms, it took me MANY YEARS to be comfortable bringing it up with people who I didn't already know how they felt about it. It's like when someone asks you what kind of music you like and you don't want to tell them you are into punk rock because you know it will inevitably end with you having to admit you like a few Green Day songs.

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