Help patients overcome the stigma of mental illness

Shame refers to someone who judges your situation based on any particular personal characteristics. Sadly, most people with mental illness are very common in this shame. The stigma of mental illness can be either direct or obvious, for example, when someone negatively evaluates your mental state or treatment; or subtle, for example, assuming that you may be violent or unstable due to a potential health condition People. Some patients may even judge themselves.

The most common adverse effects of shame include:

• Not understood by friends, family, colleagues or others around you.
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• Discrimination in school, work or society.
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• The problem of finding housing opportunities.
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• Harassment, bullying or physical violence.
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• Health insurance for mental illness insurance is not available.
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• Believe that you will never succeed in any challenge, and you cannot improve your situation.

How to help patients cope with stigma

Read on to find out how to help people with mental illness cope with the stigma associated with the disease.

1. Get the right treatment for them: Most people with mental illnesses are reluctant to admit that they have any disease that requires treatment. Helping them overcome their fear of being "labeled" as a mentally ill person often prevents them from getting help. Treating this disease can be very helpful because it can help identify the source of the problem and reduce the symptoms that often hinder the individual's life or work.

2. Don't let shame cause shame and self-doubt in mental patients. Shame always comes from others. Some people think their connection is caused by their own personal weaknesses. With the help of psychologists, encouraging interaction with others and educating them about their mental state will help them overcome self-judgment and gain self-esteem.

3. Encourage them to unite with local support groups. Programs such as the National Alliance for Mental Illness provide programs to help reduce stigma by educating people with mental illness, their family members, and the general public.

4. If your child is a mentally ill person, this will have a negative impact on his/her ability to learn. Try to get help from his/her school with the help of a teacher and administrator, and try to develop the best method. solving issues.

People's judgments on people with mental illness usually stem from a lack of understanding of the subject. Helping patients to accept their condition, finding the best way to treat problems, getting support from others, and educating others about the same things can greatly reduce the stigma of people with mental illness.

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