Words like ‘crazy, ‘nutcase’, ’lunatic’, ‘psycho’, and ‘cuckoo’
belittle and contribute to the stigma that already surrounds people with mental
health problems. Questioning what you hear using the STOP acronym is one way to
keep the stigma around mental disorders in check. Ask yourself, does what I’m hearing:
Trivialize or belittle the person with the
disorder or the illness itself?
Offend the person with a mental disorder by
insulting them?
Patronize the person treating them with
mental disorders as if they
aren’t as good as others.
44 percent of Canadians say they've coped with a mental health problem, lets raise awareness together!
Did you know that depression has such a stigma attached to it
that 7 in 10 people would find it difficult to discuss the condition with their
doctor?
MYTH: All people who have depression appear to be sad.
Depression comes in many other ways some people have chronic anger, worry,
panic or anxiety & many hide their feelings of despair and smile to mask
their pain.
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