Serious Mental Health Diagnosis

Having a mental health diagnosis can make us feel pretty rotten. There are a lot of things which can make you feel different or other than those who are not having this experience. I advocate for medication as it can make life easier you do not have to deal with the enevitable life resets that are inherant from hospitalisations. This is a bonus. However once hospitalised you may have heard people talking about how you have a serious mental health diagnosis and for some of you this might not ring true. Perhaps its time we start thinking about these expereinces in a different more health giving and accepting way? We medicalise mental health in a potentially toxic way. Once diagnosised you are treated as if you have something seriously wrong with you and you need to be isolated from the rest of 'normal' society. Is this the begining of an accepting, dignified and respectful mental health experience? I would like to explore this model. Is there a need to begin to unravel the idea of hospitalisation into a more holistic compassionate accessible experience? Perhaps this 'retreat' from the potentially difficult to navigate 'normal' society could be viewed more in terms of an actual retreat than a hospitalisation.