The Stigma of Mental Healthcare Suspicion
The Stigma of Mental Healthcare Suspicion
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When we think about cultures that are more community oriented, we embrace the concept of Ubuntu, which says “I am because you are. You are because I am”. It is this notion that we are inextricably connected to one another, to our world, to our environment, to all that is around us. In…
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Hey, they judge us white folk too
After my 5th stroke, i became depressed. My neurologist, my friend called me to check up on me and informed me that I'm depressed and i need to see the neuropsychiatrist. I asked her if she's aware that I'm black (she is also) and that we don't go to the psychiatrist because of the stigma attached to it.
End of story i went, was the best decision ever.
But
When i got there i saw another doctor i knew that i had worked with, i felt a bit uncomfortable, she didn't know of my CVA diagnosis.
I was still an RN at that time.
I said all that to say
You're absolutely correct about what you said.
Thanks for sharing the awareness though.