Stigma
Bipolar disorder is our legacy. Not a great one, but a legacy just the same. Medications keep me alive. Destigmatizing psychiatric meds saves lives!
Read...The sad reality is that many of us lose ourselves in addiction, and not enough make it out. In honor of National Recovery Month, I'm telling my story.
Read...We don’t have the luxury of personal choice in our use of language when we are talking about the highly stigmatized condition of addiction.
Read...Even children experience fatphobia. Children deserve to be treated with care and responsibility, free from the stigma we grew up knowing.
Read...While I would never have judged anyone else for having a mental illness, I couldn’t bring myself to ask for help. Consequences of stigma come from within.
Read...I first found out about asexuality when I was 19. I was born without a sex drive and I’m not particularly interested in looking for a romantic relationship.
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