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[quote=Anonymous]The stigma against the idea of mental illness has decreased. People talk about it more and there is more awareness in general. The stigma against people with a mental illness has not really yet decreased. Read threads on here of posters with a husband with depression, or a sister with borderline personality disorder or a sibling with bipolar disorder. The responses and advice is always still very, very stigmatized. Very negative, often attacking and blaming the person with the mental illness, the poster being told to leave (divorce or disown) them, support being called enabling, and a general attitude of -that mental illness is your spouse,sibling,parent's personal responsibility to fix on their own. Many post that anothers' mental illness shouldn't be allowed to impact the family and think that seeking treatment will make it all better and those who still have mental illness just haven't worked hard enough on treatment. We have a long way to go. [/quote]
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