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    The document discusses stamping out the stigma and discrimination associated with mental illness. It notes that negative societal attitudes have made those diagnosed with mental illness feel different and caused low self-esteem, hopelessness, anxiety and shame. While stigma has long existed across cultures, it is time to change this by raising awareness and promoting kindness so that no one has to suffer in silence due to mental health issues.

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    UTS FINALS Act 2

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    The document discusses stamping out the stigma and discrimination associated with mental illness. It notes that negative societal attitudes have made those diagnosed with mental illness feel different and caused low self-esteem, hopelessness, anxiety and shame. While stigma has long existed across cultures, it is time to change this by raising awareness and promoting kindness so that no one has to suffer in silence due to mental health issues.

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    The document discusses stamping out the stigma and discrimination associated with mental illness. It notes that negative societal attitudes have made those diagnosed with mental illness feel different and caused low self-esteem, hopelessness, anxiety and shame. While stigma has long existed across cultures, it is time to change this by raising awareness and promoting kindness so that no one has to suffer in silence due to mental health issues.

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    UTS FINALS Act 2

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    Alyssa Karylle Reluya
    The document discusses stamping out the stigma and discrimination associated with mental illness. It notes that negative societal attitudes have made those diagnosed with mental illness feel different and caused low self-esteem, hopelessness, anxiety and shame. While stigma has long existed across cultures, it is time to change this by raising awareness and promoting kindness so that no one has to suffer in silence due to mental health issues.

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    Stamp Out Mental Health Stigma

    — Alyssa K.

    Ignorance, or self-
    prejudice, stigma
    discrimination

    May it be
    social
    stigma

    These amount to low


    These negative They aren't self-esteem,
    societal
    seen as an hopelessness, anxiety
    attitudes towards and shame.
    people diagnosed individual Sometimes, one after

    with mental at times the other —


    and sometimes,
    illness have all at once.

    constantly made
    them feel —oddly—
    Different.

    Stigma and “How do we


    It's about time to
    discrimination with change the world?
    mental health stamp out mental
    One random act
    problems had long health stigma, of kindness at a
    been existing
    so no one will time”
    across different
    ever have to
    cultures throughout
    suffer in
    —Morgan Freeman
    history.

    SILENCE.
    1. How does your poster make
    you feel? Explain.

    In truth, I felt satisfied with


    the poster I made. I believe I've poured
    a good deal of my emotions into this.
    Perhaps, I became emotional while seeing
    my thoughts about mental health conspired
    into one frame. What I intend to say is
    that, for just nine compartments in a
    poster, I was able to speak out for
    thousands of unhealed wounds, which goes
    out to all who had been suffering in
    silence. This poster feels heavy for me
    as it carries a lot of unspoken thoughts
    and complex feelings of real people. It
    also speaks the unfortunate truth of the
    society—the prejudice, injustice, and
    discrimination. So for me, it means a
    lot. Lastly, I am hopeful that I've
    successfully expressed the message I
    wanted to impart to the audience.
    2. What message do you want your
    audience to understand when they
    see your poster?

    The message I want to promulgate


    through this poster is that, mental
    illness diagnosed people are afraid to
    speak out their internal struggles
    mainly because of the negative societal
    stereotypes towards them. Their main
    concern is that people may think they're
    weird, crazy, and mad. What's worse is
    that they are then treated differently,
    and that's obviously the least they
    want, let alone deserve. I believe that
    this stigma —the prejudice, injustice,
    and discrimination, needs to be stamped
    out. It may not happen all at once, but
    I hope one day it will. Better days are
    coming, when we no longer are afraid of
    speaking out our truths and when
    everyone would want to be educated.
    3. What realizations came in to
    mind, while making or doing this
    activity?

    I realized that since mental


    health stigma has been long existing
    across different cultures throughout
    history, what I and many others are
    asking for is considerably hard, but
    if properly and deliberately put
    into practice, would be possible. As
    they say, “Change is never just one
    thing; it’s a lot of connected
    things, and sustained change doesn’t
    happen without a process that
    considers all of the pieces.” Thus,
    I realized that we all just need to
    trust the process of change and do
    our part in bringing light into this
    world.

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