Is there some underlying idea that 'madness' is just a different way of perceiving that shouldn't be treated like a disease?
Yep.
If it was just about combating the stigma and misconceptions ,or 'coming out' as a mental patient with nothing to be ashamed of,then that sounds like a good thing but, if it creates some kind of pressure to embrace my condition and celebrate it, that is kind of unsettling.
The former is the part I wholeheartedly agree with; the latter is what I object to.
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Date: 2012-06-25 09:37 pm (UTC)Yep.
If it was just about combating the stigma and misconceptions ,or 'coming out' as a mental patient with nothing to be ashamed of,then that sounds like a good thing but, if it creates some kind of pressure to embrace my condition and celebrate it, that is kind of unsettling.
The former is the part I wholeheartedly agree with; the latter is what I object to.