More than half of people with mental illness don’t receive help for their disorders. Often, people avoid or delay seeking treatment due to concerns about being treated differently or fears of losing their jobs and livelihoods.
Most common reason why people avoid mental health treatment
- Sense of shame and stigma
- Many times, families are not willing to accept or acknowledge a mental health issue a family member is suffering from. They prefer living in denial.
- Patients start feeling that there’s something wrong with the way they feel and feel a sense of inadequacy. They pressure themselves to handle the situation on their own
- Discussing your mental state is a very personal matter and can be very intimidating.
- A financial crux is more pronounced when it is about spending money on mental issues.
Stigma often comes from lack of understanding or fear.
Inaccurate or misleading media representations of mental illness contribute to both of those factors.
Public stigma involves the negative or discriminatory attitudes that others have about mental illness.
Self-stigma refers to the negative attitudes, including internalized shame, that people with mental illness have about their own condition.
It is important for care givers and family member to understand the nature of mental illness, make themselves more informed and seek active treatment for them.
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