We
urge you to seek professional advice if you have concerns
about mental illness.
Consumers
may have self-stigma:
"I
perceived myself, quite accurately unfortunately,
as having a serious mental illness and therefore
as having been relegated to what I called 'the social
garbage heap'....Thinking of myself as garbage, I
would even leave the sidewalk in what I thought of
as exhibiting the proper deference to those above
me in social class... " (Gallo,
1994, pp. 407-408), quoted by Corrigan and Kleinlein.
Consumers can look outwards, to the community, to professionals,
to family members, and to friends for support. They
can also look inside themselves to heal
their own internalization of stigma. We are presenting
here sources for information and some healing tools.
Try
healing throughmindfulness
practices. The
video segments include 4 exercises for you to practice. \ View
the Powerpoint presentation with additional
information for you to find out about mindfulness
practices.
, (with
a photo slide show).
View
the 
