Daisy Yuhas
At all stages of life, our mental health is essential. “What mental health needs is more sunlight, more candor, and more unashamed conversation.” Glenn Close, actor The more we talk about mental health, the better positioned we are to reduce mental health stigma. The stigma surrounding...
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A lot of tradies, and a lot of men in general, don't necessarily know where to go and get help. I myself was one of them, and this is what I talk about at the HALT events, that four years ago when I founded HALT, I didn't know I could go to the doctor about my mental he...
While simplistic versions of many of these theories weredisproven, the “chemical imbalance” metaphor still has apowerful gripon the professional and publicimagination. Journalists, doctors, and activists thought that this messaging would help endstigmaby showing that you’re not to...
It’s a great way to talk about your feelings of anger and resentment without judgment. Your therapist might even help you understand why you feel so angry and why you have trouble letting go of the grudges. [Read: Why we need to breakdown the stigma of mental illness] 14. Move forward...
like you get attacked by something you can’t escape from. There’s no turning switch for this type of mental illness. It changes everything from your way of thinking up to your behavior. It makes you go crazy about nothing in particular. So what can you do to be able to handle it?
Analysis paralysis, grass is greener syndrome, longing for the road not traveled: How the success of the women’s movement has left us stumped in the face of limitless options -- and how to get over it.
One in four people in the world will be affected by mental illness in their lifetime, placing mental disorders as the leading cause of disability worldwide. This qualitative systematic review was to explore perceived stigma and discrimination experienced by individuals seeking care for physical or me...
But the greatest barrier to conversations, especially in older generations, are the cultural stigmas, experts agreed. It was not until I learned new words — such as 自卑 (zìbēi), which means “insecure” — that I was able to narrow the communication gap with my parents. Instead of jus...