Your Options for Responding to Mental Illness Stigma (Protectively, Collaboratively, or Assertively)

• By: Dan Berstein, MHS Mindquity
• April 24th, 2024
• advocacy, collaborative approach, coping strategies, discrimination, self-care, Spring 2024 Issue, stigma
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I have been open about my bipolar disorder for almost twenty years. Immediately after I spoke at my first mental health awareness event, I was met with feedback and gratitude. People thought it was a brave thing for me to speak up about my mental illness to fight stigma. But the truth is, I felt I...