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The Stigma of Mental Illness - However, I still hate the term “mental illness.” Those are not words anyone wants to own and it focuses on what is wrong. It is riddled in stigma because it comes from the legal world, the criminally insane, and bad movies that paint the mentally ill as evil or dangerous. I have no problem saying I’m dealing with depression, anxiety, PTSD, suicidal thoughts, mental health challenges etc., but I’m never going to proudly raise my hand to the term mentally ill. I prefer to work on my mental wellness, which is something every human being can get behind. We can have mental wellness challenges in stead of mental illness diagnose s and labels. There is no battle or suffering when the focus is on your wellness. I find mental wellness and mental health as much more tolerable terms , even empowering.

Stomping out the Stigma of Mental Illness  - A sea of green stomped through Butte to bring awareness to mental illness . It was all part of a march to stomp out the stigmas of mental illness .

Breaking the stigma of mental illness : One of the most pressing health care issues facing Nova Scotians is mental illness . The current government has not taken the significant actions that are required. One in five Nova Scotians will suffer from mental illness at some point in their lives ...

Overcoming the stigma of mental illness That level of care isn't the norm for many here who suffer from mental illness , including diseases that put them at risk of suicide, said Susan Rae Helgeland, executive director of Mental Health America of North Dakota. “When a person is diagnosed with ...

The Sticky Stigma of Mental Illness  - I hope so, but the stigma of mental illness is painfully sticky. Hiding behind a wall of silence, we tend to suffer in isolation. Though deeply yearning to ...

No-one Should Suffer In Silence, Scared Of The Shame Of Debt And The Stigma Of Mental Illness - Half of adults in problem debt also have a mental health problem. That's three million people. People with problem debt are twice as likely to develop major depression as those not in financial difficulty. 86% of respondents to a Money and Mental Health survey of nearly 5,500 people with experience of ...

Battling the Stigma of mental illness through education  - My mom actually doesn't even know I have a mental illness . My family is very anti-treatment and heavily stigmatized towards those with mental illness  ...

Erasing the stigma of mental illness  - This is encouraging because lifetime prevalence rates of mental illness in the U.S. reaches nearly 50 percent. And seeking help—education, ...

Breaking the stigma of mental illness  - This was the first but unfortunately not last experience with my husband's mental illness . The next 20 years of my life were spent seeing him through the many  ...

Combating the Stigma of Mental Illness  -  Mental illness in the United States of America is an ever-increasing issue that affects millions of individuals in various ways and to varying degrees of ...

When biology backfires: evolving through the stigma of mental illness   - Talking about May's mental illness in no way diminishes the magnitude of FSU's tragedy. It in no way underestimates the healing that will need to ...

Sign language, schizophrenia and the stigma of mental illness  - News of Jantjie's mental illness was seen by many as an obvious security lapse – even before news of his violent history was revealed. "The fake sign language  ...

Understaning the Stigma of Mental Illness  - What do you think of when you hear the words mental illness ? Studies have shown most people think of someone who could be a threat. Most people do think  ...

Overcoming stigma of mental illness   - Dr. Shannon Schaefer, 40, has a hearty resolution for 2015 that includes the entire community. She wants to reduce the stigma of mental illness in ...

 The stigma of mental illness  - I have been diagnosed with recurrent, major depressive disorder. I have a family history of mental illness that includes great-grandparents, ...

I Want to Break the Stigma of Mental Illness '  - For many years, the story of Mariel Hemingway's family has been intertwined with mental illness , addiction and suicide. "My family has had a long ...

An Artist Hopes To Lessen The Stigma Of Mental Illness  - In general, mental illness is one of those touchy subjects that makes many uncomfortable, mostly because as a whole, those kinds of illnesses are not ...

Breaking the stigma of mental illness  -  Mental illness has always been a mystery to outsiders. In the 1600s and 1700s, people believed that the mentally ill needed to be separated, whether ...

Community-Based Care Can Reduce The Stigma Of Mental Illness -  Mental illness has been part of human society throughout recorded history, but how we care for people with mental disorders has changed radically, ...

Battling the Stigma of Mental Illness one Day at a Time  - Despite the prevalence of mental health disorders in the U.S and the high rate of teens who suffer from them throughout their adolescence—an ...