stigma
People with mental illness represent one of the most deeply stigmatized groups in our culture. Learn more about it here.
I Am Strong Because I Have Known Weakness
I am 5 years old, my sister helps me up onto the counter top so we can find something to eat, Dad is at work - trying to provide. Mum is where she always is, on the sofa.
Jessica LowePublished 7 years ago in PsycheRead This if You Think Mental Health Is a Joke
According to Statistics Canada, as of 2014, over 2,300,000 people were diagnosed with a mood disorder (1). That's approximately 6.3% of the population. The CMHO states that as many as 1 in 5 children and youth in Ontario alone will experience some kind of Mental Health problem, with 70% of cases having an onset during adolescence or childhood (2).
Lorah CatherinePublished 7 years ago in PsycheThe Day I Thought I Might Have DID (Or Multiple Personality Disorder)
It was a stressful day at the office like many others from the past year. Far from my hometown, living alone in a new city, unable to connect with the new people around me.
Suicidal Ideation
Let's talk about something I'm all too familiar with, something I have experienced first hand. Let's talk about suicide. These days it seems suicide in the media is everywhere you look. From live streams and beloved celebrities to the much more controversial 13 Reasons Why." We've come a long way as a society when it comes to hard to discuss topics like mental health, and yet are we any closer to truly understanding the reasons behind suicide and suicidal ideation?
Christina WoodcockPublished 7 years ago in PsycheStigma Reduction Can Have Different Outcomes
Things have been said in the past few months that really got me wound up about the different types of stigma reduction. It consists of raising awareness, including being comfortable talking about the topic and normalization, including an acceptance of the topic.
Bushra ShahriarPublished 7 years ago in PsycheDestigmatizing Mental Illnesses, Trauma, and Addiction
Suicide is never an easy thing to cope with or talk about. This year seems to have become the year that quite a few high-profile celebrities have elected to take the "easy" way out of their problems. The problem with regarding suicide that way, however, is that it's rarely an easy choice for the person who feels like life just isn't worth living anymore.
Raven AuroraPublished 7 years ago in PsycheDear Africans, Mental Health is a Thing
Dear Africans, I write this with a heavy heart and as much as I know that mental health is a global issue, I write specifically to Africans because I am one and because I am familiar with the root cause of our issues considering the fact that most African nations tend to go through the same issues. Rwanda being my mother and father's home land, a country that has genocide tied to its history it is inevitable that there are numerous people living with wounds, nightmares, and places in their minds and hearts that have never been fully visited because of the sharp pain that resides there. However, it does not even need to take something as tragic as a genocide for one to be emotionally and mentally misplaced, it can be anything and it can happen to anyone.
Winnie RugambaPublished 7 years ago in PsycheCommon Myths About Psychosis
Mental illness is heavily stigmatized, often to the point of it being a taboo subject. Though the medical community can tell you that keeping stigma is a prime reason why people are dissuaded from seeking help, it still continues to be a socially acceptable thing to judge.
Ossiana TepfenhartPublished 7 years ago in PsycheLiving in a Blameless World Part 1
The above is a version of a common meme that we all have seen online and it is essentially saying that the only treatment that you need for mental health issues is to walk them off and forget that they exist. This will essentially be the cure-all for what is bothering you and all will be fine! I decided to post this in my article with the bottom part added to it. The main reason I am writing this article is to show what is hopefully the proper way society should be towards mental health treatment and not just have the “walk it off” attitude.
- Top Story - August 2017
What It's Really Like to Have Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is widely heard of and spoken about. Yet it is also one of the most misunderstood disorders at the same time. So many people jokingly describe moments of fussiness and particularity as “OCD moments.” There has even been a television show, Monk, which is about a detective with excessive fears of germs and anything which is not 100 percent perfect. But OCD in real life is slightly different from those stereotypes.
Rebecca SharrockPublished 7 years ago in Psyche Living in a Blameless World Part 3
“I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become.” – Carl Jung“Becoming acquainted with yourself is a price well worth paying for the love that will really address your needs.'" – Daphne Rose Kingma