The late Robin Williams
“The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift. We will not solve the problems of the world from the same level of thinking we were at when we created them.” -Albert Einstein
Robin Williams didn’t kill himself, stigma killed him. It kills many people like him everyday. Here is how:
STIGMA, that is the reason people do not ask for help. STIGMA is the reason people do not go to the doctor and say I’m depressed, I’m an addict, or I do not feel things like anyone else. Who wants to say that they feel all these intense emotions?
Especially when you know what the result is likely going to be. When you know likely what will happen is the doctor will probably give you medication. People will tell you to change, or to just feel better.
The issue is we have it backwards, the depressed and mentally ill don’t need to change, society and our culture needs to change.
Read more here:https://takingthemaskoff.com/2017/08/02/stigmakilledrobinwilliam/
http://www.frominsultstorespect.com/2015/05/10/psychiatric-name-calling-what-do-people-say-about-it/
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