The Stigma of Mental Illness People with mental illness should not have to live under a stigma or be seen as less then. They are people that have challenges everyday faced with the normal things that other people find simple. Waking up in the morning, keeping interest in hobbies, having a simple conversation, doing routine things: all these can be difficult for someone suffering with mental illness. At times caregivers of those or family members can find it difficult to…..
Translation: Cold of the Soul (Depression). The Japanese had a hard time believing in depression. The producers of Prozac actually gave up on the country when the drug first came out since there was no such thing as “depression in Japan.” You would grin and bear it, get some rest or just go exercise and then be expected to go back to work and suck it up. Depression was not really recognized in Japan until 1996. It was not until…..
