You are walking home and you see someone talking loudly to themself. In this day and age, you’re first thought will probably be that they’re talking on the phone or through an earpiece. You take a closer look and realize that they aren’t; they are talking to themself and clearly look upset. What do you do? Do you walk up to the person and ask if they need help? Do you run away screaming at the top of your lungs? Or do you give him/her a weird look and text your friends saying: Hey, if I die tonight it’s because of the crazy man at my bus stop? Unfortunately, most people choose the last option, and this is the reason why there is a huge problem arising in our society concerning mental health. Good morning/afternoon Mrs. Robitaille and fellow classmates, the stigma against mental illness is on the rise and it is a very serious problem, as it negatively affects the mentally ill and it must be stopped.
At least one of the people sitting close to you has suffered, is suffering or will suffer from mental illness. …show more content…
We must stop this stigma as soon as possible because it is ruining their lives. So how can we help solve this problem? The answer is simple. First, we must realize that stigma against mental health is a real problem and we must be willing to help. We must try our best not to belittle them/ make them feel like they are inferior and this can be done by putting yourself in their shoes. How would you like to be judged every single day of your life? How would you like to be afraid of doing the everyday activities that you take for granted? You wouldn’t like it very much, now would you? We can also solve this problem by providing more education on mental health. The more we learn about it, the less we will be likely to stigmatize and fear those with mental health problems. Now, I’m not saying that it can be completely fixed by doing these things, but we definitely owe it to them to
At least one of the people sitting close to you has suffered, is suffering or will suffer from mental illness. …show more content…
We must stop this stigma as soon as possible because it is ruining their lives. So how can we help solve this problem? The answer is simple. First, we must realize that stigma against mental health is a real problem and we must be willing to help. We must try our best not to belittle them/ make them feel like they are inferior and this can be done by putting yourself in their shoes. How would you like to be judged every single day of your life? How would you like to be afraid of doing the everyday activities that you take for granted? You wouldn’t like it very much, now would you? We can also solve this problem by providing more education on mental health. The more we learn about it, the less we will be likely to stigmatize and fear those with mental health problems. Now, I’m not saying that it can be completely fixed by doing these things, but we definitely owe it to them to