Nobody benefits from society’s mental health stigma

The thing about stigma is that it does no one any good. It prevents people from answering that 'how are you?' question honestly. And it absolutely prevents people from accessing help, writes Joyce Fegan

Imagine finding a lump on your breast or a growth in your prostate area. Now imagine monitoring it, running your hand over it in the shower, for weeks on end, maybe even months. You continue on as normal, telling no one. You believe the growth means you’re weak, flawed in some way.