Posted by baseball55 on September 28, 2014, at 19:32:00
In reply to stigma, posted by Christ_empowered on September 28, 2014, at 1:28:50
Unlike you, I've had nothing but great experiences with mental health providers. I am educated and middle-pay but high status occupation. But I am pretty sure my psychiatrist would treat me the same even if I were lower status.
I worry about stigma in work, acquaintances. I haven't tested this out. I don't tell any but close friends about how rough I've had it. When I was in and out of hospitals, I claimed physical illnesses. I just don't know how to tell an employer -- look, I'm in a locked ward for a suicide attempt and will be here for a few weeks. Instead, I have my husband call and say I had a heart attack or something.
Maybe it's my own fear of stigma, rather than actual stigma. I'm just not prepared to go there.
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