Posted by rainbowbrite on May 29, 2005, at 15:14:12
In reply to Re: Me three, posted by yesac on May 29, 2005, at 0:05:15
> I don't know if it's worse here, worse in the UK, worse in Canada... Basically I just think it's pretty bad everywhere. I am a graduate student in a mental health profession, and still I feel that it is not quite okay to talk about these things, it's not okay to be "one of them". Maybe I am reading things wrong or I am too sensitive... I'm not sure. But the feeling I get at school is that, even if we can all open our minds and accept those with mental illness or any other type of "oddity", it's still not totally okay, and it's certainly not something to talk about openly. We still all have to pretend that, yes of course we're stressed out because that's graduate school, but really everything is terrific and we're very happy. I could never ever mention my misery or my intense struggles with mental illness.
>OMG I totally agree with you. The stigma at school I feel is awful. I dont know if it is the school, or who I know at the school but it is not a place where I would feel comfortable opening up either. And the times I have let things seep out I have not had the most enjoyable experiences.
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