#mental health stigma
In today’s episode of “Nobody asked you to be my armchair psychiatrist…”
(Yet again) receiving unsolicited “advice” from a recreational cocaine userwithoutanymedical professional qualifications comparing getting assessed for ADHD to recklessly doping one’s self to the point of total cognitive dysfunction just for funsies.
Did I askfor your medical input? No? Then don’t offer it.
My book is about my experiences with psychosis and all the bullshit I’ve dealt with because of it. It’s also about just learning to heal. I think my story is an important one, for myself and others. Please reblog this link if you can. There is a $15 dollar ebook option for those who prefer ebooks or don’t have much money. You are also able to just contribute a few dollars if that’s all you can do. Support from the wonderful mental health community on tumblr, the one that I’ve been part of for so long, would mean the absolute world to me!
It will also include some of my art, some of which has been reblogged on here countless times.
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/asking-for-empathy?create_edit=true#/
the way that no health insurance policy covers mental health services bc it “directly interferes with labor laws” ie if you
arecaughtneed therapy for any mental health issue or are diagnosed with any mental illness be it regular old depression all the way to schizophrenia etc, you immediately become legally unable to work and therefore cannot be employed anymore. fucked up. end mental health stigma. therapy is so astronomically expensive and cannot be covered by any health insurance and even if it were covered, if it’s in any work related record that you have a mental health issue you’re legally not allowed to work anymore. Matey over 70% of youth have anxiety and depression, no one can afford to pay our of pocket for therapy, do you see where this road is going
by the way this means that registering any animal as emotional support is basically a one way ticket to guarenteed long term unemployment
legally required to hide any sign of mental illness, how do u think that will affect your fucking mental illness
the way that no health insurance policy covers mental health services bc it “directly interferes with labor laws” ie if you arecaught need therapy for any mental health issue or are diagnosed with any mental illness be it regular old depression all the way to schizophrenia etc, you immediately become legally unable to work and therefore cannot be employed anymore. fucked up. end mental health stigma. therapy is so astronomically expensive and cannot be covered by any health insurance and even if it were covered, if it’s in any work related record that you have a mental health issue you’re legally not allowed to work anymore. Matey over 70% of youth have anxiety and depression, no one can afford to pay our of pocket for therapy, do you see where this road is going
DC’s Supervillain group the Female Furies
TW for mental health stigma
I just heard about DC’s Female Furies supervillain group for the first time. I can’t believe I’ve never seen them before, as I follow a bunch of comics pages and myself was a Bronze Age reader as a kid, even though I haven’t been a regular reader since my early teens.
“TheFemale Furies are a group of fictional women warriors appearing in comics published by DC Comics. They are supervillainesses. All of them are New Gods who serve Darkseid. They operate directly underneath Granny Goodness, who trains all of Darkseid’s soldiers.” GRANNY GOODNESS? SERIOUSLY how have I not heard about this. One potential answer is:
THE DOWNSIDE: “Mad Harriet” - I haven’t read these comics, but the name and character drawing show mental illness stereotypes (“scary crazy person”) that lead to stigma, marginalization and oppression.
Under “I should be surprised but sadly am not,” even in modern feminist versions of the group “Mad Harriet” is still a thing (see below).
Sidenote: Stompa looks like a biker and is clearly a butch icon. Since they’re a god we literally have a butch god here.
Over the years the group has teamed up with Scooby and the gang and their latest incarnation is taking on sexism.
“Big Barda, Lashina, Bernadeth, Stompa, and Mad Harriet appear as the protagonists of the Female Furies six-issue miniseries. Set in an alternate universe, the Furies attempt to overcome sexism and misogyny on Apokolips, eventually driving Darkseid and his forces off of the planet and leaving women to rule. Aurelie, Sweet Leilani, Gilotina, and Giganta also appear throughout the story.”
