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When mental health struggles feel like family betrayal

I have been depressed for months but in my community seeking help means admitting your family failed you and I cannot bring that shame on them

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Individual suffering is being silenced by collective honor codes that make healing feel like disloyalty.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Mental health across cultures — stigma and access?”

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