Mental health stigma
what is mental health stigma?
Stigma is when someone sees you in a negative way due to the state of your mental illness
list 4 Positive and Negative coping strategies
Educate Yourself and Others
Seek Support
Challenge Stigmatizing Language and Behavior
Normalize Mental Health Treatment
Join Support Groups
Disclose Your Experiences
Practice Self-Compassion
Secrecy and Concealment
Avoidance and Withdrawal
Self-Blame and Shame
Substance Abuse
Ignoring or Denying Symptoms
Passive Acceptance of Stigma
Why is it important to reduce stigma in schools, workplaces, and communities?
It is a term for negative attitudes and negative behaviors.
It is a barrier that blocks young people from getting help.
Stigma in schools is an important part that is stopping kids in school from getting help from a teacher or staff.
How does it affect people?
It delays their access to treatment, impacting employment and creating barriers to social interactions
Mainly it reduces the self-esteem (feelings of shame, despairing, isolation and further exacerbating the mental health).
Self doubt ( a feeling that you will not overcome the illness or not achieve something in life
Keeps people with mental health conditions from seeking help or treatment
list examples of mental health stigma
Schizophrenics are violent
Depressed people are lazy or weak
Anxious people lack character
Bipolar people are attention-seeking
People with mental health conditions are dangerous
There is no effective treatment for mental illness