Episode notes
A stigma by definition is a mark of disgrace associated with a particular circumstance, quality or person. I grew up in an environment that to feel overwhelmed, to be anxious or not yourself meant you were “crazy” and weak. That you should be a strong enough person to overcome, to push through it and to just bottle it up and push it down deep inside of you. (sounds healthy, right) It was also a shared thought that mental health doctors were all ‘quacks’ and would only make you crazier so to keep you as a patient and paying for their services.
Keywords
breaking the stigmamental health