@cordeliaistheone / cordeliaistheone.tumblr.com
The first step to any kind of movement is just to put it out there, talk about it and make it less of a taboo so that people can go and get help and not feel embarrassed to do so. People feel so much shame about it [mental health] so if, by talking about it, I can even have an impact on one person that would be awesome.
If you are a mentally ill person who struggles with violent urges, impulse control, disassociation, anger control, psychosis, or other stigmatized and demonized conditions you are so fucking important and you matter and your needs matter and you deserve better
Shoutout to the Brattleboro Retreat’s “Stand Up to Stigma” campaign for mental health awareness!
Judith G. Klausner: Coming Out of the Medicine Cabinet, 2013-2014
Why do you give so much attention to the haters? They're not worth it.
It’s pretty simple really. A lot of folks out there have chronic illness. Invisible illness. Mental illness. The hateful messages that I get sent are very indicative to the kinds of things people with poor health hear all the time. And not just from strangers. From friends, family, and coworkers.
People ask me for advice on how to deal with people who question their illness. Who don’t believe them. Who think they are just being lazy. Who think they are burdening the people that care about them.
It is my hope that two things will happen.
First, I give some words that people with illness can use to help them handle these situations.
And secondly, I want to shine a light on this aspect of illness. Maybe I can help change the stigma associated with mental and chronic health issues.
These kinds of health issues don’t start and stop with taking medicine and dealing with doctors. Sometimes making those around you understand what you are going through can be just as frustrating as the condition itself. So every once and a while I post some of these messages I get so more people will understand this part of illness and the stigmas we must fight.
Jennifer Lawrence
