Stigma and Mental Health

Trigger warning: this video contains personal accounts of struggles with mental health; mostly stress and anxiety as well as references to PTSD and depression.
Further disclaimer:
1) To clarify, we are not psychiatrists or psychologists, but a group of students utilizing this platform to discuss our own experiences and stories regarding mental health.
2) We are in no way insinuating that the topic of mental health is meant to be taking lightly. We choose to conduct ourselves in a lighthearted manner in order to create an atmosphere where we are all comfortable to talk about our experiences with each other.
In this episode we attempt to tackle the question that begun it all:
Why is mental health subject to stigma?
Watch as we try to dismantle the interdiction of the topic of mental health evidenced by:
• our own homes
• our schools
• our state