Whether you’re male or female, Fresher or post-graduate, a home student or an international student; you have mental health.
It’s not a diagnosis; it doesn’t mean something is wrong.
Then why are we scared of it?
It is this fear and lack of understanding that creates stigma. Although society has come a long way from straight jackets and asylums, our perceptions of mental ill health are still skewed and negative.
Often the terms ‘mental health or wellbeing’ and ‘mental ill health’ are confused.
Many people perceive them to be the same things however, caring for our mental health does not need to mean that we are unwell in any way.
Yes, mental illness can be diagnosed, but it can happen to anyone at any time, and at any level.
Yet, if we just started talking more openly, honestly and supportively this stigma would vanish!
