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TrappedCasual Contributor
Does anybody feel as though they are constantly being judged. It doesn't matter where you go, people are so cruel! Mental illness is still misunderstood by a lot of people who know nothing about it. We have come some ways I know but is there ever going to be a time when people can just accept us for who we are and not what they expect us to be? I would appreciate any comments.
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AppleblossomSenior Contributor
I have dealt with being judged both by church goers and committed atheists .. so that one day I quipped to the priest ... they are all as bad as each other .. he laughed and knew what I meant.
People do make judgements .. that is something that I am eventually coming to terms with, even if those judgements are superficial, unkind, not fair etc ...
Some groups of people have better cultures than others .. and I am not talking specific religions or ethnicity ... it is the way of the world ... footballers hang out with each other differently to science boffins or musos.
We do have some choices about what we do and where we go and who we associate with .. but there are also many limits.
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pipSenior Contributor
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BeebeCasual Contributor
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Help us push aside the stigma and discrimination surrounding complex mental health and change the way people talk about, and care for, mental illness.
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