Misconceptions

Many people have many misconceptions about mental health. People are often scared of a mental health diagnosis this can be for a verity of reasons I would like to suggest that othern people are scared for themselves. They are fearful of their own mental health and if something was to go wrong with it. This leads to them not being able to have open, honest, dignified conversations about mental health. One of the other reason they have misconceptions is that they are scared of us, scared of the potentially dangerous nature of people who have a mental health diagnosis. People who have a diagnosis are no more dangerous than anyone else. And if this situation arises there are specific facilities to house these individuals so they can live productive, dignified lives. One misconception is that people with a mental health diagnosis should be perminently removed from 'normal' society through special housing or perminent hospitalisation. Thankfully this is a thing of the past. The role of advocacy and self advocacy is partially to ensure that these misconceptions or falsehoods are addressed. If you live with a mental health diagnosis as I do then you are one hundred percent allowed to advocate on your own behalf and on the behalf of others who share your experience as long as they agree.