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Why it is taboo to talk about mental illness?
A person’s health is the most important thing in his whole life, and so health is a factor which should be taken care of. Mental health, physically fit and fine, emotionally stability are some elements for an individual’s good health, but mental health is an utmost important factor because what goes on in the mind of a person is only what that person knows and when that person can’t think practically and stably then it will affect their minds.
It’s very difficult for a person to speak up with others and to share with anyone around them because they are already affected mentally and if they feel like sharing it with someone then they don’t do it because they think people will consider them mentally unfit and unsound minded person.
Its taboo to talk about mental health in the society where we live because for each thing, we do there are many who give unwanted suggestions and advice and many criticize because according to them it should not be like that. It is assumed that if a person says he is mentally affected then society would say that person mental and psycho and many more things.
But that person is really going through something which is making them depressed and makes them not think and behave validly. It should be considered an important matter to discuss openly and without any shyness, because once you let go and neglect mental health it will eventually affect the whole of health, and society will still keep on continuing to consider mental as the least important factor.
We should consider mental health as important as our physical health because mental health is vital for any individual. We as a society should start being open about these issues and solve them and bring a change in thoughts regarding mental health.