Disclosure Helps Lower Stigma, but Puts Individuals at Risk


	Disclosure Helps Lower Stigma, but Puts Individuals at Risk

dmegivern

1-19-2009 5:47 PM

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mental illness, disclosure, stigma

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1-23-2009 2:08 AM

LillianL

IMHO: Most people have some sort of mental illness, to some degree. It may not be to a degree that is unmanageable or that can be measured by medical standards but if we only knew how common mental illness is, there wouldn't be such a stigma attached to it. Great clip, thanks for letting me think out loud.

1-26-2009 9:13 AM

gemfemfox

Great comment Lillian!

IMNSHO we are all messed up to some degree. All of us.

What today is diagnosed as autism, was just weird kids when we were in school.

Reality is we shouldn't allow our mental problems to become a life problem-if it can be helped.

I've learned to work around my quirks.

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