Blog 12 Option #1

How to Reduce People’s Stigma and Shame of Mental Illness

People can reduce the stigma and shame that concerns mental illness by researching what causes mental illness. A mental illness can be biological or caused by the over indulgence in illegal drugs. People with a mental illness can hold jobs and go to school. They are not contagious or dumb. Many people with mental illnesses caused by the over indulgence of illegal drugs are getting help by a professional and are no longer taking illegal drugs. They continue to go to group therapy sessions for moral support. Many people have been very successful in life. Many are owners of businesses. A person should not think that mental illness is a condition among low socioeconomics. This is not true because, mental illness affects every type of socioeconomic conditions. People, who have a mental illness think, speak, hear, see, taste, and have emotions just like everyone else. They can be self supportive like a person without a mental illness. Many play sports and compete in The Special Olympics. The world is made-up of all types of people and people need to respect one another. If people do this, there would be no sham and stigma of mental illness.