{"id":4373,"date":"2016-06-04T09:32:51","date_gmt":"2016-06-04T16:32:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.childabusesurvivor.net\/reviews\/?p=4373"},"modified":"2016-06-04T09:32:51","modified_gmt":"2016-06-04T16:32:51","slug":"link-suffering-loud-people-coming-mental-illness-fight-stigma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.childabusesurvivor.net\/reviews\/2016\/06\/04\/link-suffering-loud-people-coming-mental-illness-fight-stigma\/","title":{"rendered":"Link &#8211; Suffering out loud: More people coming out about mental illness to fight stigma"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:2439,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.washingtonpost.com\\\/sf\\\/local\\\/wp\\\/2016\\\/06\\\/01\\\/unwell-and-unashamed&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20160920125623\\\/http:\\\/\\\/www.washingtonpost.com\\\/sf\\\/local\\\/wp\\\/2016\\\/06\\\/01\\\/unwell-and-unashamed\\\/&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-02 12:42:11&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-17 21:37:54&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-16 20:40:41&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404}],&quot;broken&quot;:true,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-16 20:40:41&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Likened by some to the gay rights movement, with its beginnings in personal revelation, the groundswell to lift the stigma connected with mental illness has had a multiplying effect accelerated by social media. The more people who \u201ccome out\u201d about their mental illness and are met with acceptance, the more others feel it\u2019s safe to do the same.<\/p>\n<p>Since the beginning of this year, millions have tweeted about their mental illness, many using established hashtags. For example, the campaigns #imnotashamed and #sicknotweak were tweeted 75,000 times and 139,000 times, respectively, since Jan. 1, according to an analysis from Twitter. The movement #BellLetsTalk, which began in Canada to \u201cstart breaking down the barriers associated with mental illness,\u201d received 6.8 million tweets in January from all over the world.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>This is good, it&#8217;s so important for anyone dealing with mental health issues to know that they are not alone. But, it&#8217;s also important to understand what &#8220;coming out&#8221; may mean in terms of places where stigma still exists, including the workplace and within the family. 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