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Feb 29, 2016 at 10:19 PM
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People were sharing their struggles with depression, with finding the right help and understanding. Kindreds! So I revealed that I share that struggle. And as I spoke, my 'face' fell off in a sob. And then saw that others, coworkers, were not far away, and listening. fear! fear! I'm afraid to reveal my depression, my struggle because I sense a stigma: That I can't be trusted. I truly believe a stigma isn't always present anymore, but it is still there. Do you feel it?
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Feb 29, 2016 at 10:50 PM
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I feel the stigma and I work in a field that really should know better.
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Mar 08, 2016 at 03:43 PM
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Stigma is real, some people are bigots. Sometimes though I have confined myself because of my feelings of stigma when maybe other people either were not interested or ambivalent and some even supportive.
(Though I have been turned down for jobs when certain managers knew my history. They wouldn't have been good to work for!!) Depression is so common, it's surprising how many people come out of the woodwork and admit they have suffered when someone else talks about it.... Has to be the right time and place and the person sharing is taking a risk! I wonder if it's worse in USA where the pressure to be happy and successful seems to be even stronger than in the UK. The Brits are inveterate moaners so some 'negative' thoughts are sometimes allowed. (Or maybe I'm exceptionally lucky). I hope you find a safe place and safe people to talk with, as well as coming here. 
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Mar 08, 2016 at 07:59 PM
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Stigma exists. We're the disenfranchised. It's not fair - but it's the way it is in more places than not.
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Mar 09, 2016 at 11:23 AM
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Stigma is there, but I have been surprised how open minded many people are about MH issues (and to learn how many people are in therapy and/or on meds).
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Mar 13, 2016 at 10:37 AM
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Mar 13, 2016 at 07:20 PM
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Yes, there is definitely stigma. I am very careful about what I say to whom about depression.
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