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Stigma of mental illness and powerful ways to destroy it






There was an era when those suffering from plague were considered lethal and shunned at all costs.In today’s world, the plague has been replaced by mental health.Those with anxiety, depression,bipolar/suicidal thoughts or more serious forms of mental illness and disorders like narcissistic personality disorder and schizophrenia are treated as  though they are terrorists with a bio-gene out to destroy our planet by supposedly healthy people.They are unable to form friendships,have a good social life and end up living cloistered lives from the fear of being found out.Loneliness, shame and depression become their unwanted companions.

Here is how those with mental health issues can destroy the stigma around it:
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  1.       Understand that suffering from a mental health issue is not a bad thing (it’s not something to be guilty of like maybe killing someone)
  2.          Spread mental health awareness via social media /radio/TV show
  3.          Sit family and friends down and explain that while you’re sick , you’re not a maniac and there is no need to avoid you
  4.          Give a talk on social media in your local community or youth group about mental health
  5.          Enlist the support of groups like CoDA
  6.          Write a book on how you dealt with mental health issue and overcame it


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