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When hiding your struggles enables harmful attitudes

My friend group constantly makes jokes about mental health and I have been in therapy for depression but I laugh along because I do not want them to know.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

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You are participating in stigma that hurts you and others rather than risking vulnerability.

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“Where Are You with Moral courage in everyday life?”

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