Hello folks,

So as per to a recent thread discussing the idea of opening up a Mental Health Stigma discussion board, I decided to open up a place myself, right here
A personal goal I see is reaching a solid solution for stigma, through opinions and constructive knowledge. I’ll start with my opinion, though it leans to pessimism.

My view on stigma is that... it is justified not because it hurts, but because stigma was created in the first place. Just like racism, if it exists then it’s inevitable. I know it’s a painful view, but I think it’s important to understand why there’s stigma in the first place before fighting it.
As for why fight stigma - because we are all connected. Mental health is an internal part of a social system, so it’s the social system (aka society) which makes the terms up about itself.
Once we understand that such issues are created within the system, then we know that the system itself is responsible for how it runs, in an overview.
This way, the “blame” shifts from people with defined “mental health issues”, into the system itself.

I would like to add, that I have also come up with a scheme which shows how workplaces affect families in the long run regarding defined “emotional health” and even “mental health”. I’ll be glad to express it per your wishes. For now though, let’s start the discussion