“Destigmatizing mental illness” is really a misnomer and a misdirection.
First, it presupposes mental health as a separate category from physical health. There is no separation.
Second, it seeks to normalize (read: force us to accept as fate) a physiologically appropriate response to an unhealthy, toxic society instead of resolving the root causes.
First, it presupposes mental health as a separate category from physical health. There is no separation.
Second, it seeks to normalize (read: force us to accept as fate) a physiologically appropriate response to an unhealthy, toxic society instead of resolving the root causes.