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Destigmatizing mental health issues is very important. However, I have many relatives who I do not want to discuss my mental health issues with. I grew up this way as well. There is a long history of mental illness on my mom’s side of the family. When my mom was initially hospitalized for mental health issues in 1984 for agoraphobia I was the only one from the family who went to visit her. This was b4, I was officially diagnosed in 1997. This is why I rely on
HU anxiety website, hotlines and
Some close friends.
Thank you for sharing your experience. It is important to destigmatize mental health.
You R correct. But there still is a lot of “SUCK IT UP MENTALITY “ and people who would rather drink or do drugs
heavily than face their mental
health issues.
I am Native American. Many communities are coming to terms with the past and are starting to heal. While this is great, it means we see each other in mental health hospitals frequently. The mental health system including the DSM do not address the cultural differences between our tribes and do not treat us as persons, we are not individuals. We belong to a tribal nation which gives us our personhood. This needs to change going forward. We are willing to get treatment, but it needs to become more holistic so that we can feel comfortable to attend treatment and be successful in treatment.
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