by Stephanie Prechter (full essay posted at detourproject.org)
I personally didn’t put a lot of thought into stigma until this past experience with depression. For the most part, I always felt as if it was a word for those who didn’t deal with serious mental illness. Naturally people who can’t understand the depths of emotional despair and the wrenching heartache of “disconnectedness” automatically distance themselves from those of us who do. Click HERE to read the full essay.
