stigma

People with mental illness represent one of the most deeply stigmatized groups in our culture. Learn more about it here.

Am I Neurodivergent?
Tik Tok has me wondering whether I am autistic… no, it’s not entirely Tik Tok’s fault, I’ve been wondering about it before Tik Tok… but the constant barage of content that gets suggested to me - ADHD, AUDHD, Autism, Neurospicy, Neurodivergent…
By Nicole C3 years ago in Psyche
Am I Ugly? The Reality Of Low Self-Esteem and Self-Perception On Mental Health
Low self-esteem can be crippling and, if not addressed, can lead to further psychological issues. In this blog post, we will explore why our physical attraction to ourselves and others matters more than we think and how it can affect our mental health.
By Les Morgan3 years ago in Psyche
Why We Can't Ignore The Link Between Racism And Mental Illness In The Black Community
This oppression has a devastating impact on the mental health of members of the Black community, creating a strong link between racism and mental illness that we can no longer ignore. It is essential to understand how racism is intertwined with the mental health of African Americans, and what can be done to create a more supportive and equitable society. Here, we will explore the connection between racism and mental illness in the Black community and how we can work together to help those affected.
By Les Morgan3 years ago in Psyche
The Connection Between Poverty and Mental Health in Minority Communities
Racial profiling and poverty are two key factors that can significantly affect a person’s mental health and well-being. As a result, there is a need to understand the psychological impact of poverty and racial profiling on minority communities, and how this affects their overall mental health.
By Les Morgan3 years ago in Psyche
The Emotional Support of Service Animals for Those Suffering From Mental Illness
Service animals are specially trained to provide comfort, guidance, and support to those with mental disorders, and can be an important part of a person's treatment plan. In this blog post, we will discuss the various ways in which service animals can provide emotional support for those suffering from mental illness.
By Les Morgan3 years ago in Psyche
My thoughts on vent art, dark humor, and "edgy" culture
(Deleted because it no longer fits my kind of writing.)
By Allyson Howell3 years ago in Psyche
How To Be An Independent Thinker.
Mind works on the principle of senses. What we see is what we think. What we hear is what we think. Even what we smell is what we think. It also works on the principle of what we have been through in life e.g. if I had a fight recently I will be angry on little things. So the effect of external environment highly determines the mindset of most people in the world.
By Rather Zain3 years ago in Psyche
IV.
Jermaine Lamarr Cole released his fifth studio album, KOD, appositely, on April 20th, 2018. The title, having three distinct meanings, reveals the work's thrust, the problem that inspired his conversations. Kids on Drugs, King Overdosed, Kill Our Demons. We are dying, he says, before we have lived.
By kp3 years ago in Psyche
III.
Bump? The young man apologizes, revealing his assumption that I’d accept any drug. He determined this, he says, by my relaxed sweats and Hawaiian button-up; lime-green GameBoy; Hokusai copy (not the great wave) hanging; Jose silver next to game leaves; and my confessed exploits with microdosing during this day’s regularly scheduled programming. I tell myself (hardly in earnest) that he is most likely correct and accept his offering. He says I am ‘the real,’ and I am left to decipher what this means from his earlier list of observations. I decide it must refer to people who are chronically depressed and filling pesky emotional voids with persistent substance abuse and tedious displays of appropriated interests. He rambles for some time before he tells me again that I’m as real as it gets, adding that this assessment includes people who don’t have social media profiles. I don’t tell him I don’t have social media profiles. He has lionized this misanthropic manic enough.
By kp3 years ago in Psyche
Arrested for ADHD
Yes, you read that title right. I was, in fact, arrested for having ADHD. I truly wish I was being hyperbolic and that it was a disorder “made up” to medicate people like many love to purport. As someone who mastered the art of masking to the point that I was missed with a proper diagnosis until about a month ago, deep in my 30s, I can assure you that it is a very real condition that can have a devastating effect on one’s life when it is not treated. Now that I have some answers and am beginning to process my diagnosis, I’m left to wade through the moments in my life that were blatantly overlooked as symptoms of a literal disability I’ve been unknowingly carrying around my entire life.
By Sissi Smith3 years ago in Psyche
V.
Apple juice. VeggieTales. Grape juice. Olive fingertips. Saturday mornings. Visiting the library and reading stacks. Climbing trees. Scooby-Doo and the gang.
By kp3 years ago in Psyche
II.
I moved to Ypsilanti, Michigan, at twenty-four years of age and thought I had lept before. I had lived in Kalamazoo for a year while attempting to attend Western and moved into a trailer on my own in Big Rapids. Yes, a two-hour drive to my parent's house down to a 10-minute bike ride, but independence was maintained, nonetheless. So I thought. I had paid only $250 a month for rent and had only juggled the cost of one or two utilities. I had never tried to manage a forty-hour work week to afford rising rent costs or the monopolized prices of energy and internet while managing a full course load in college. Up to that point, I had only done one or the other at any given time. I moved to Ypsi and learned I was slightly behind on the curve. With only a few hundred dollars in my bank account, it didn’t take long for the eviction notices to start piling up. The final call to court prompted the mass sale of my personal belongings. Clothing, games, pills and weed, services, and a keyboard my parents paid six hundred dollars for. That money should have gone towards their mortgage, but they believed in the off-chance that I would learn how to play.
By kp3 years ago in Psyche