Actress Stephanie Tum Launches #breakthestigma Campaign Against Mental Health Through The Embi Charity Foundation

Dissolving the stigma around mental health is one of EMBI Charity Foundation’s core priority . It’s important to point out that there’s more than one form of stigma, there are the ones that are “out there,” imposed by the society, institutions, laws and convention.

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The other side of that is “self-stigma,” which is the one which we impose on ourselves, when we’re too embarrassed to come out to those around us as someone with depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder or any other mental health issue. Oddly, self-stigma may be the hardest to surpass. But there are some interesting new efforts to help people do this.