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Originally Posted by jjishere
I disagree with just one thing. There is a stigma and they do discriminate against people with mental illness. It is a known fact that people who are mentally ill, when they present with physical ailments, are just not taken as seriously.
They may be required but they don't always do what they are supposed to do.
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Maybe my post was unclear when I said that people don't discriminate against me because they are unaware of what I go through... they can't discriminate me because I don't disclose it! There's no need for me to disclose my diagnosis to people whom I don't already know and trust - it's my health! I don't share all my other health issues with random people, so my mental health isn't any different to me.
And yes, medical staff don't always do what they are supposed to -hence why I would report anything that was discriminatory or really disrespectful to me.
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