#destigmatizementalillness

[dfunkmale]

The next time I'm feeling overwhelmed and you can't find me, check in here. And yes, I've already confirmed that I fit. #bass #doublebass #uprightbass #case #basscase #gollihurmusic #mentalhealth #neurodiversity #anxiety #destigmatizementalillness https://www.instagram.com/p/CoaTRckOyYl/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[dragonflystudi0s]

Hey, y'all. As we approach fall, you're likely to see a lot more horror based on "scary" mental disorders poppin' up. These are things like BPD, schizophrenia, psychosis, and DID/OSDD.

As a DID system who's friends with many other systems and people with other mentioned disorders, this is your reminder that we will not hurt you. Our disorder is scary because you chose to stigmatize it.

If ya have questions, ask 'em. We're always open to questions about our DID, and I'm sure it ain't hard to find people willin' to help ya out a bit.

- Matt Stryker, cohost

[kokichisayslesbianrights]

tbh its really disgusting to see people saying and potraying nagito as ‘crazy’ and/or ‘insane’. 

nagito is not ‘insane’. he is not ‘crazy. he is mentally ill. he has a psychological disorder that affects his personality and the way he interacts with people, so it is extremely insensitive to people who are mentally ill to depict him as a deranged psychopath and poke fun at his symptoms. 

[scuba-monkey]

I was diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder in 2014. I have struggled with self-harm, bulimia, and suicidal ideation. I used to scroll through tumblr sinking into an even deeper depression and intentionally trigger myself to cut. It would hurt me to count all of the friendships severed because people didnt understand my mental illness. My brother has been stone-walling me for months. Yet losing all of these people has shown me those who stuck around and supported me. After six years, I can proudly say there is no one left to lose; all I have left are the people who care about me.

For the first time since my MDD developed, I feel surrounded by love. I never expected to graduate high school but I survived, and I survived an attempted overdose as a freshman in college. Slowly things got better, I started recognizing when others saw my self-worth and internalized it. (I also redirected my tumblr searches.) Eventually I started seeing it in myself. I stopped wrecklessly jumping from guy to guy, and waited for the right one to come along. We had been friends for a couple years and gradually started spending more time together. We fell in love slowly, then pursued a physical, romantic relationship. He has catalyzed me to think about having a future for the first time since my depression developed. I was always going day by day, now I'm thinking about career paths and where to live after I graduate college. It get's better. Give it time.

This journey was something i went through largely without professional help. I was hospitalized twice for suicidal ideation and I was on Prozac for under a year. Although I had regularly met with three different therapists, I never opened up to any of them about my traumas. I might not have done it the easy way, but I got through it. It's okay if it's personal and you aren't ready to talk, just hang in there.

[humankindof]

On Generation Z “Oversharing”

I grew up in an age of finstas and spam accounts, in which people said whatever they wanted to say. Spoiler alert: most of it was extremely personal and had to do with the struggles they were going through at the time. I remember having one, and when my mom found out she was angry with me for putting such personal experiences on the internet, for hypothetically anyone to see. “No one needs to know that you had a bad day today, or that you feel happy because of a TV episode. You should keep some things to yourself.”

The younger generations have a very honorable commitment to destigmatizing things that weren’t “proper” or “appropriate” in earlier generations, the main example being mental health, but also just sharing their thoughts in a stream-of-consciousness way (we all know of at least one person on Twitter whose tweets seem drastically unnecessary and weird).

I think that there is a balance between destigmatization and oversharing. I think it’s important to share with your friends when you aren’t feeling okay, or reach out for health, but I also know that sometimes using social media to do this seems overbearing and simply brings your friends down with you. While the finsta accounts were originally to combat the “perfect life” that people on Instagram shared (not including all the normalcy or bad parts; just the good and pretty and admirable), I remember that when I was following several of my friends’ accounts in which they just talked about their problems, it felt overwhelming and more like a complaint than them trying to destigmatize anything. 

The bottom line is that people don’t need to know everything going on in your life at all times, but it is important to make an effort to share how you are really feeling with people you trust and can count on. Finstas and spam accounts are fine for things that don’t matter much, but for more important things, by putting it on social media, it creates distance between the publisher and the audience. It seems less genuine, and at its worst it can seem just as staged and needy as the perfect, immaculate, highly curated posts. 

If you feel like you need help, or even if you don’t, it’s important to have someone you can turn to and trust with things. For most instances, the internet in general is not that someone and can even make the situation worse. 

[audreynoir]

Good afternoon everybody. I have been out for a week. I am back with the first of what will hopefully become a series of educational clips. I am becoming more comfortable speaking publicly, albeit incremental. #babysteps👣 If you’re here for skin, you’ve also come to the right place! 🍑 #allwomenarebeautiful #insideout I am an adult film actress formally known as Audrey Noir♥️ I have been apart of the industry part time for 5 years. I’ve been modeling for 7. Fetish. What I would love more than anything is to be a voice to all Women who feel they have lost their‘s. You can still hold yourself accountable and also understand your setbacks. I am here to De stigmatize many things. To those on Tumblr, please join me here, so no one feels ignored. I am never on the platform. Becoming a better person has gotten me a lot after years of adversity. I am now friends with top people in the industry from which I came, and will be welcomed back by the ones who count if I return♥️ #badbunny #smartdoll #destigmatizementalillness #destigmatizementalhealth #stopslutshaming #classywomen #adultgram #supportindie #kindnessmatters https://www.instagram.com/p/CFdL__lJO65/?igshid=rrxjxszney4q

[writerecwood]

I’m disabled. And, for many, many years, I found myself not only trying to prove to everyone else, but struggling to understand what it was that rendered me this way. I stopped blaming myself for what I couldn’t understand, and felt victimized by the very people I thought loved me. It wasn’t until some heavy soul searching I realized how and why the years unfolded as they did, and don’t blame them or myself for something that historically is dismissed and has never gotten the attention it should have. This has been a life long search, that, I’m sure will carry on, as it always has. I just stepped into a position of no longer fighting or resisting, and allowing myself to be good with who I am because there’ll come a day, it only matters how I feel about it, and those around me can choose, or not, to understand as well. I won’t let anyone’s actions and words discourage my journey. I’m worth more than that. Don’t be afraid. ~~~~~~ #destigmatizementalillness #ptsdrecovery #lifejournal #loveyourself #depression #anxiety #selfacceptance #illustration #artistsofinstagram #coloredpencil #doodleartist #arttherapy https://www.instagram.com/p/CHk0tPeJVsS/?igshid=1x61k935z3wtv

[design-lyn]

Can I Show You A Hat Trick?

By Kaylyn Mok

This 8 page design project was completed for my final project in a course for design strategy. The project features a collection of hats I own, with a backstory and illustration to each hat. Using children’s books as a reference for the style and tone, the work attempts to destigmatize mental illness in a light-hearted manner.

[parulprasad]

🗣Speak out! There's nothing to be ashamed of! #mentalhealth #mentalhealthmatters #mentalhealthawareness #speakout #destigmatizementalillness #stopthestigma #mentalillness #mentalwellbeing #mentalwellness #shareyourstories #letstalk #depression #depressionhelp #mentalhealthsupport #mentalhealthsupport #mentalhealthblogger #mentalhealthadvocacy #mentalhealthcare #mentalillnessawareness #mentaldisorder #seekhelp #psychiatrist #psychiatry #psychology #psychiatryresident #psychologystudent #psychologytoday #psychologyfacts #trending #trendingnow https://www.instagram.com/p/CELhGwYjPSL/?igshid=h6pma75jjbwn

[seaoxdesigns]

Tonight’s release of the 𝙱𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚝𝚑 𝚘𝚏 𝙵𝚒𝚛𝚎 collection is so special, so dear to my heart.. for many reasons... 🔥✨ • I’ve been working on these pieces for so long now - existing on these energy levels. Fire, manifestation, chakric power... I feel they’ve become a part of me. 🌟 • And I’m SO delighted to have joined energies with @twofeathersny whose drop-dead gorgeous jewelry is featured in this release.. and @become_spellbound - whose update is ALSO dropping tonight (check it OUT!) - both of whom are joining me in donating to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, from some of the proceeds of these sales. In honor of, and hopefully to benefit, anyone suffering right now in these uncertain times... and in memory of my late stepfather, one of my best friends, a man who smiles and glows in my mind’s eye every day - who we lost just over two months ago to his battle with mental illness. • I’m in tears. I’m sad, and hopeful, and grateful, and filled with so many emotions. I love you all - that much I know. Forever adoring all of you. 🙏🔥✨❤️🧡💛 • . • . • . • . • . • #crystaljewelry #crystalhealing #chakrajewelry #crystallove #rootchakra #sacralchakra #solarplexuschakra #crystalsofinstagram #healingjewelry #healingstones #destigmatizementalillness #fucksuicide #thereishope (at Seaoxdesigns.com) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_LhrvipDoK/?igshid=u9wbd5u7epk2

[goodtype]

Brave and talented entry by @cld_graphicdesign for today’s Goodtype Tuesday. 💕 ・・・ I’ve been following @goodtype for ages, and love how the page brings artists and lovers of lettering from all over the world together. . The #goodtypetuesday prompt this week was to reflect on the last year and letter your greatest accomplishment from the past year. Since I’m just restarting my account, I figured this is a perfect opportunity to share a little bit more about myself. One of my main goals for this account is to be totally transparent. I have zero desire to present this life of glamour and perfection on Instagram and fall into the trap of never living up to it irl, and worrying constantly about whether or not my content is good enough or will garner enough likes. That’s some toxic shit. . My greatest accomplishment (by far) this year was -finally- reaching out for help with the depression and anxiety that I had/have been dealing with since childhood. There’s a huge stigma surrounding mental health that I let myself fall victim to for a suuuuper long time. But not this year! There is no shame in having mental health issues, and therapy is as normal as going to your general practitioner for physical issues. Depression and anxiety are part of who I am, and I don’t feel the need to hide that from folks in my real life or people on Instagram. . #goodtypereflection #goodtypereflections #normalizetherapy #destigmatizementalillness #graphicdesign #graphicart #graphicartist #graphicdesigner #artoftheday #artistsofinstagram #depression #anxiety #handlettering #handlettered #typography https://www.instagram.com/p/B6L8NX8pjlV/?igshid=ydd7hwroc4i5

[fabianolflucas-blog]

#repost @theyoungermrsflanagan ・・・ 💯. Lean into it, embrace it. Crazy doesn't have to be negative. It can be wild and exciting and exhilarating. Crazy can be seeing the world differently, beautifully, intensely. And 'normal' is so fucking overrated! #bipolarwarrior #bipolarmemes #mentalillnessmemes #embraceyourcrazy #mentalillnessawareness #bipolarawareness #destigmatizementalillness #mentalillnessrecovery (at Miramar, Buenos Aires) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4ZrATin0_E/?igshid=sx3b43cp9c3y

[normieslittletwign]

As far as I'm concerned, mental health should be affordable and should be taken care of regularly. See a therapist just like you see your GP, or dentist or eye doctor. Your total overall health is all interconnected. I live for the day when someone mentions casually that they need to see their therapist and nobody bats an eye.

[kalidesautelsreads]

My bedtime routine is a little different than some (most?) peoples. I was my face, braid my hair, and then count out pills. Each and every one of them serves a unique purpose, but all serve the same goal - keep Kali alive. This assortment consists of: 1 synthroid 1 magnesium 1 vitamin D 1 Abilify 2 duloxetine (Cymbalta) 2 Celebrex 2 Tylenol PM 2 CBD capsules 3 Amitryptaline The hardest part of taking all these meds is making sure that I count 16 pills in my palm every night, and getting them all down in one gulp. The easiest part? The easiest part is taking them knowing that they are helping me. I get asked fairly regularly if I am not worried about being on so many meds, or if I should maybe go off of them, but my response remains - if they are keeping me alive, if they are keeping me sane, if they are protecting me from myself then I am happy to take these for the rest of my life. Because without them? The rest of my life would be significantly shorter. #stoppillshaming #nopillshame #normalizementalhealth #bipolar2 #depressionsupport #hashimotos #ankylosingspondylitis #fibromyalgia #pills #destigmatizementalillness #mentalhealthmonth (at Vancouver, British Columbia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CZJaMqBLzCw/?utm_medium=tumblr

[bachelorpsychologist]

#psychologystudent #psychiatry #psychopathology #psychoanalysis #abreation #destigmatizementalillness #educateyourself https://www.instagram.com/p/CSgInfTlAFa/?utm_medium=tumblr

[mxsavannah]

Doesn't matter how many trophies, titles, or degrees I earn.... Anyone else? #DestigmatizeMentalIllness (at Salem, Oregon) https://www.instagram.com/p/CRz1WrPMDUS/?utm_medium=tumblr