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Mental Illness - Stigma Fighters
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There are things about yourself that you’re comfortable showing to other people, and then there are the things you might be dealing with that are difficult to share or talk about. For people that are struggling with mental illness, it is no different.
Here we are in 2017 and yet the stigma associated with mental illness still prevents many people from speaking up, and that needs to change. It’s crucial that people aren’t afraid of being judged so they can ask for help when they can’t handle things on their own.
Loving support and patience are both key to helping someone fight their battle. Shannon Alder captured the essence of this best when saying “Never give up on someone with a mental illness. When ‘I’ is replaced by ‘we’, illness becomes wellness.”