Do you face stigma (or discrimination) in your family due to a mental illness that you have or that someone you love has? (lemmy.world)

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And if you’ve made strides in reversing that stigma, how have you done so?

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[-] shinigamiookamiryuu@lemm.ee 9 points 11 months ago

There are a number of things different parts of my family took a while to comprehend, from my sleep inconstiencies to my asexuality to my almost-perpetual emotional blankness. I'm not discriminated for these, just criticized, sometimes with assumptions taking a disastrous turn.

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