Normalizing Mental Illness in the media.


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You'll see (if you've been paying attention) a great deal of articles these days on the 'stigmas' of mental illness and how we are all just people. We all just need to put it all out there, in the public. Talk about our mental issues. Just look at bell Canada massive "Let's talk" campaign. I wrote a piece on steemit awhile back.

'Let's talk' about the normalization of mental illness

"Now to be perfectly honest, I don't think it's entirely bad to motivate people to discuss their mental problems (with others in private). Just because something has a deeper agenda attached to it, it doesn't mean it can't also have a positive impact as well. But let's be clear this is a very subtle way of manipulating the public perception. It's like "Look how fucked up everyone is, just like you!" "You're just normal, the new normal"

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