How to Overcome Internalized Stigma

Hedge maze with a yellow overlay. Overcoming internalized stigma about mental illness.

For nearly 20 years, I kept my bipolar disorder a secret. Even though I was doing everything right, I still allowed shame—both internalized stigma and fear of societal stigma against mental illness—to prevent me from feeling confident. For two decades, I’d been taking my medication without fail, avoiding alcohol and drugs, even caffeine, to protect […]

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