Tag: discrimination
Awareness, barriers and toxic positivity: World Mental Health Day 2023
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Has something ever stopped or deterred you from accessing support for your mental health? If yes, what was it?
\”I want someone normal\” he said, \”without mental health issues\”
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A ‘wink’ had come in from a popular dating website. For the uninitiated in online dating, this is an indication of interest from someone. I clicked on the profile and within seconds of reading, found myself perturbed. Dating websites can upset people for all sorts of reasons, but this was the…
The sound of silence on mental health
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\”…the sound of silence on mental health problems hurts. It devastates, and sadly, in some cases it kills.\”
5 misconceptions about invisible disabilities
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The world of invisible disabilities is damn hard place to live in. Aside from being fraught with all the usual problems people with visible disabilities face, we have added issues that often centre on a lack of understanding and societal disbelief towards illness that can’t be seen.
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