What are ways we can help those with mental illnesses

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Question: In this TedTalk, Kitty Westin speaks on the horrible stigma and shame associated with mental illness. Mental health illness is said to be one of the most common health conditions in the United States. Yet, a person with mental illness is seen as a disgrace by most people. From personal experience, Kitty knows how difficult it is for a person to deal with mental illness. Her daughter, Anna, committed suicide after battling with anorexia. Kitty said how people would make unhelpful remarks like, "Make her eat." Kitty explains how people often overlook and stigmatize mental health illnesses, but there is no stigma attached to a disease, like cancer. She then goes on to say how people diagnosed with mental illness are represented as weak, lazy, and unmotivated individuals, meanwhile those battling cancer are described to be strong, brave and courageous.

Why do you think there's a strong stigma towards people with mental illness, but not people with cancer? Kitty mentions another story of a young woman named Leslie, who went to the hospital with severe stomach pain. Leslie confessed she suffered from Bulimia and had been binging. Shockingly, instead of treating her stomach pain and other symptoms, the doctor told her she has to fix it herself, since she did it to herself. Unfortunately, Leslie passed away due to her stomach bursting.

How did this story make you feel? How would you feel or react if your child was suffering from mental illness and needed treatment from a doctor, but no treatment was given? Feeling stigmatized is common for people with mental illnesses because many believe it is a choice, but in reality this is not true. Making people understand mental illness is not a choice, but instead a specific problem in the brain will help reduce stigma. What are other ways to reduce stigma towards mental illness?

What are ways we can help those with mental illnesses, instead of shaming them? Kitty wants all of us to talk, learn, and listen to have a greater grasp on the importance of mental health. Overall, what are your thoughts and feelings towards this Ted Talk?

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