Mental illness is sickness of the mind. It has no physical symptoms visible to the naked eye. It is purely wrapped into the mind of the victim. Directly affected by mental illness are the loved ones of the victim, whether it be their children, parents, friends, anyone they consider dear to them, as well as the victim themselves. The indirectly affected are those who have never come into contact with a sufferer of mental illness firsthand. It is a process to accept victims of mental illness and to empathize with their challenges of dealing with their individual cases of mental illness. They, too, are affected by the mere fact that they have the ability to be a voice for the ones put to silences by mental illness. Across the board, authors
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Olufowote uses a more moral approach in his journal, “‘How Dark a World It Is…Where Mental Health is Poorly Treated.’” Olufowote uses the example of the Sandy Hook Shootings to show that the stigma around mental illness also comes from some of the crimes committed under that pretense of mental illness. To remove the stigma, Olufowote suggest to normalize the mental ill victims, but under more religious grounds opposed to social grounds. He states that newly found research “suggest that religious leaders are front-line mental health workers,” (Olufowote 2). This shows that mental ill victims are still human and hold on to their moral values just like anyone else. This can be seen through the fact that mental ill victims first seek help through their religious leaders. With this information of normality among the mental ill, a shift can begin to form. The article, “Views on Mental Health Are Changing, A New Survey Finds” by Azadeh Ansari states that stigma revolving around mental illness is, in fact, shifting. It is believed citizens are becoming more and more accepting of mental illness and those who suffer from it. Ansari says, “Progress is being made on how adults view mental health, and the important role it plays in everyday lives,” (Ansari 1). This is reassurance that even though the stigma remains, progress is oncoming. Ansari also tells of people becoming “more comfortable with seeking medical help” when it comes to mental illness (Ansari 2). In is universally becoming more understood and more common among this generation to where is it not looked as down on as previous
Olufowote uses a more moral approach in his journal, “‘How Dark a World It Is…Where Mental Health is Poorly Treated.’” Olufowote uses the example of the Sandy Hook Shootings to show that the stigma around mental illness also comes from some of the crimes committed under that pretense of mental illness. To remove the stigma, Olufowote suggest to normalize the mental ill victims, but under more religious grounds opposed to social grounds. He states that newly found research “suggest that religious leaders are front-line mental health workers,” (Olufowote 2). This shows that mental ill victims are still human and hold on to their moral values just like anyone else. This can be seen through the fact that mental ill victims first seek help through their religious leaders. With this information of normality among the mental ill, a shift can begin to form. The article, “Views on Mental Health Are Changing, A New Survey Finds” by Azadeh Ansari states that stigma revolving around mental illness is, in fact, shifting. It is believed citizens are becoming more and more accepting of mental illness and those who suffer from it. Ansari says, “Progress is being made on how adults view mental health, and the important role it plays in everyday lives,” (Ansari 1). This is reassurance that even though the stigma remains, progress is oncoming. Ansari also tells of people becoming “more comfortable with seeking medical help” when it comes to mental illness (Ansari 2). In is universally becoming more understood and more common among this generation to where is it not looked as down on as previous