The message I am selling

The message I am trying to share…

What am I selling? Well, when I first started my blog Stop the Stigmait was to get on my soapbox and bitch about stuff. You know, those who used politically incorrect words to identify people with special needs and people with any kind of mental health condition. I had followed a few blogs on various topics and the first one that stirred me to start this was Herding Cats.

I am not an expert but yes, I am an advocate and realized Stigma went a long way and I wanted to also talk about racism, bullying, sexism, homophobia and any label we put on anyone to discriminate them. And whether it is intentional or not…it is still NOT okay.

We often talk about the misunderstanding of mental health because we do not see it but there is also the misinterpretation of chronic pain. There are so many physical ailments…

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Author: Tournesol

A little bit about moi: I am a mom, a nana, a sister, a woman, a friend, a human being…a youth counsellor, Family Life Educator. I have been working in the helping profession for over 25 years and volunteered in various capacities from youths to seniors. Tournesol is my nom de plume for haiku and other Japanese form poetry here at Tournesoldansunjardin http://cheryllynnroberts.wordpress.com I hope you enjoy reading through my daily waka. I also have another blog "Stop the Stigma" where I may stand on my soapbox now and then and hope it will become a place to drop in and share or comment on issues important to you. In that vein this could be a great way to learn from each other. http://stigmahursteveryone.wordpress.com Namaste! View All Posts

2 thoughts on “The message I am selling”

So very true… If you have cancer people up with smells and symptoms.. If you have BPD or GAD people won’t tolerate that…

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Cheryl-Lynn says:

2014/04/26 at 22.25

The stigma is there…always assuming and labeling how people are supposed to behave or feel. But when more people talk about it openly, we chip away at that concrete stigma. Thanks, Juan, for reading and taking the time to comment.

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yeseventhistoowillpass says:

2014/04/26 at 22.25

So very true… If you have cancer people up with smells and symptoms.. If you have BPD or GAD people won’t tolerate that…

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1. Cheryl-Lynn says:
  
  2014/04/26 at 22.25
  
  The stigma is there…always assuming and labeling how people are supposed to behave or feel. But when more people talk about it openly, we chip away at that concrete stigma. Thanks, Juan, for reading and taking the time to comment.
  
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