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 comfo…
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.
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.