Living and working with Anxiety and Depression. A personal battle with Mental ILL Health. Sunday 13th February 2022

 Let's look at Stigma...


Stigma doesn't actually exist until people create it!

Think about that for a minute or two....


"Stigma doesn't actually exist until people create it!"

It isn't a thing. It has no life. There is no stigma. Not until we create it. But once it's given the slightest life sign it will grow into a monster. 


It is born out of ignorance. From minds that the custodians of which are too lazy to engage with the wider picture....Those who don't think but do Judge!


Who when faced with a scenario or subject matter that would require them to enter a deeper thought process than superficial, can't be bothered to even consider options that may possibly challenge their own"normal". 


As an internal response to knowing they are failing to see a more accepting and altruistic outcome they will establish mechanisms to reinforce their already long held beliefs. Often with an almost perverse passion, as if to hardwire the misconceptions they hold against the more emotionally intelligent truths.


They merely can't face the fact that their thought processes might be wrong.


Unfortunately however the best way for these people to then find acceptance and reconciliation, thus backing up their misguided judgements is to band together and become none accepting of others with a different view point to their own.


From such alliances they find growth and by increasing their numbers by attraction or recruitment they gain an awful strength.


A strength that left unchecked develops and becomes an acceptable norm to many.

When this happens society can follow like sheep and the few have multiplied to the unconscious majority. Who judge without due consideration. And from this scenario we are conditioned to conform and adhere or at least be seen to. And anyone who appears different to the norm are judged in every possible manner that will either force change to the norm or destroy them in some way. 

This my friends is STIGMA!

And I am here to fight it!

Everyone just needs to think a little deeper than they usually do ...


Wanna join me?

Get in touch


Pete x

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