Jul 23, 2017 · 1 min read
It’s unfortunate that mental illness often isn’t clearly seen as illness, but rather as aberrant behaviour. If people don’t talk, it’s very difficult to see the monsters they’re dealing with. In contrast, flesh wounds are easy to recognise, and are taken seriously as a result.
This of course is an argument against stigmatisation. Less stigma means more people will feel able to open up. Perhaps we’ll see then that others have always been open to helping.
