As an adolescent I was under the illusion that going to therapy meant you were sick and admitting you’ve been defeated by your own self

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As an adolescent I was under the illusion that going to therapy meant you were sick and admitting you’ve been defeated by your own self. I believed any form of mental illness meant you were less than and non-functional. Now, as a 25-year old woman who finally utilized a mental health professional with great success, I have discovered that this previous hesitation was a direct result of our society’s mental health stigma. This mental health stigma perpetuates the idea that individuals who suffer from mental health illness are dangerous, violent, and self-sabotaging.
From as early as 500 BCE societies have misrepresented the true nature of mental illness. It has been recorded that mental illness was once believed to be caused by demonic possession or punishment from an angry God. During this time, the method of treatment was exorcism, prayer, or risky experimental surgery. By the late 1400’s, the idea that a mentally ill person had been possessed unwillingly ended and a new explanation gained popularity. This time around, people were quick to put the blame on the mentally ill person, foreshadowing how our present day often view the suffering. This viewpoint entailed the mentally suffering to make an agreement with the devil, which then would explain their erotic behaviors. The only treatment proposed to “save” these people were to burn them alive or to drown them in a lake. Although we have made progress towards understanding mental health, it still is shown that the mentally ill are too worried to seek help in fear of being discredited or labeled as “crazy”.
Through the negative portrayal of mental health illnesses in film and news sources, Today’s population is left with an unwillingness to seek proper care. According to the National Alliance on Mental Health approximately 60% of adults with mental illness do not receive treatment

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