Is discrimination on mental health grounds still a thing?
Having suffered from depression in the past, I still wonder if discrimination towards me still exists. The obvious answer is it does. It's a tough lesson that people through their ignorance and reading of sensational headlines in the media fall foul of the stocking of fear and resentment towards those who suffer. Often this is due to the ignorance and lack of understanding and knowledge on the part of the discriminator. Hence why I continue to write these blog posts in the hope of educating others and help prevent such discrimination. Mental Health issues can take many forms some can be a result of physical trauma. Some can be stress related where you become overwhelmed with self doubt. It can come in many, many forms. The individual can suffer in many ways it is often extremely difficult for the sufferer to verbalise or put into words so that the victim of discrimination is not victimised further by talking about such things. However it is a very important part of the heali...