123 Quotes About Mental-health-stigma
- Author Precious Avwunuma Emodamori
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Never underestimate the power of discouragement and the treats of a person who lives with a mental health diagnosis and who is depressed and frustrated at the same time.
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- Author Aaron Daniel Behr
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I don’t want to be labeled mentally ill or handicapped. I’m a child of God, not a disorder. I have a tick, a quirk, which makes my brain act abnormally, but it’s still beautifully designed.
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- Author Brandy Colbert
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Lionel said as much to me once, how so many of the same people who are quick to empathize with physical disabilities don't understand why someone with depression can't just get up and get on with their day like the rest of the world. It's like they need a receipt that proves someone is actually going through some shit before they care about them.
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- Author Frida R.
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In my community, mental health isn't taken seriously enough. Therapy is replaced by prayer. Tears are a sign of weakness. When you are different, you are told to change. And really, what does that do? It isolates desperate, vulnerable people and creates victims.
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- Author Natalie Imbruglia
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I can understand why some people might look at me and say, 'What's she got to be depressed about?' I get that a lot in Britain, where mental health issues seem to be a big taboo.
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- Author S.R. Crawford
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Stop shying away from people. If you actually took a moment to listen to what they have to say, they might just say something that will change your life.
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- Author Andrei Lankov
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To not have your suffering recognized is an almost unbearable form of violence.
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- Author Elyn R. Saks
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Mental illness" is among the most stigmatized of categories.' People are ashamed of being mentally ill. They fear disclosing their condition to their friends and confidants-and certainly to their employers.
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- Author Kendare Blake
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As special as it is to listen to your friends argue over whether or not you have a mental illness,I'm starting to get the urge to go back to class.
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