As if there isn’t enough stigma in the world already for people with mental illness, I stigmatise myself. I feel evil because i have this thing…
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Self stigma is real. Every now and again I have to guide my thoughts and guard my mouth. It’s so easy to say something degrading about myself.
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I was dealing with that hard core a few weeks ago. That’s when I quit my job, and dropped out of my group of friends. I’d like to think I’ve overcome it, but I still avoid going to the store because of the self stigma. But the best way I’ve found to deal with it is talk to someone you know cares about you regardless of your illness, hopefully they will be able to allow you to see your self worth again.
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Idk much about self stigma, i took part in an stigma survey recently and went through it but it was extensive and i ended up saving it but when i went back to it it was back at the beginning and i put a lot of time into it, it wasn’t about self stigma though.
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It’s a relief to know I have a brain disease and not supernaturally inclined.
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They say it is a disease but i dont know if i would call it that, i prefer the term illness
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Yes, I am against myself so much because of self stigma. I’d never heard it called that before.
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Yeah, that’s the official term for it, there are articles that discuss how the amount of self stigma a person with schizophrenia experiences directly impacts their quality of life.
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There’s actually a lot of articles on it, there was a really good one I read a while ago, hopefully I can find it again.
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I don’t really consider it a weakness so I guess I don’t self stigma?
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I guess you’re stronger than us, or something like that
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Therapy and therapy books.
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I just don’t care about what people think of me much.
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well consider me jealous
You can get there. I think over time you’ll just care less. When I was younger I cared more about it
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I don’t have self stigma about my illness. I have it about other aspects of myself that have been a direct result of my illness, but everyone in my life knows about me.
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No such thing as self stigma for me. I’ve recovered to a point where I feel like I did before this all started. California was great for me, nobody there knew anything about me being sick so I was treated like a normal person for 2 years. Now I come back to Virginia and I’m Mr. Mental Illness again I guess, which is kind of a shock to me because I was only delusional for a few years which I have very much put behind me.
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