Tag: sane privilege
Locker Room Talk and Stigma
Posted on April 30, 2017 in Bipolar Disorder Clueless Oafs Encounters Frustration Gyms Stigma Violence Writing/Darkness
I so wanted to tell him that I had bipolar disorder
Crazy Uncle
Posted on November 25, 2016 in Bipolar Disorder Festivals Prose Arcana Stigma
You are the strange uncle suspected of dementia before your time
The Basis of My Mental Health/Mental Illness Advocacy
Posted on September 29, 2015 in Advocacy Stigma
This article stakes out my position and makes a stand for what I believe.
Stigma: Blaming the Victim, Denying the Victim
Posted on September 17, 2015 in Netiots Psycho-bunk Stigma
Blaming and denying the victim are calculated to avoid responsibility.
The Fallacies of Stigma: A Primer
Posted on September 8, 2015 in Netiots Stigma
The arguments of stigma are often cited as reasonable, but a closer examination shows that they are flawed.
On Reading Bipolar Memoirs
Posted on July 21, 2015 in Mania Stigma
I read because I want to understand this strange state of mind that seizes me at unlikely times.
How the Sane Avoid Taking Responsibility for Stigma
Posted on June 17, 2015 in Psycho-bunk Stigma
It didn’t take much editing to make it relevant to those of us who challenge stigma for the mentally ill — not much at all.
The Woman at My Table
Posted on June 16, 2015 in Stigma
You take the mentally ill as they are, not conceiving of or treating them as children, but as full participants in life.
