(use poetry to change the harmful narratives others might believe)
stigmas:
opiod stigma- people in pain, not drug seekers. also medications in general, you don't need pills you seem normal to me (um, that's the pills)
invisible illness stigma- they're faking it to get attention
stigma around assistance devices (cane, walker, wheelchair)- they are for disabled people and old people
stigma around stay home moms- they are lazy, they can nap all day if they want.. not all stay at home moms chose that life. some have no choice so they make the best of it.
stigma around small business owners (mainly when they are starting out)- why don't you quit playing around and get a job like a normal person?
stigma around autism- you look normal, there's no way you're autistic (high functioning)
stigma around mental health/psychologist- that's not important. it's all in your head
physical symptoms of depression and anxiety, suicide
a new stigma of christians on sundays- when we leave church to go out to eat, anybody working at restaurants dreads sunday afternoons because Christians are terrible to serve! what?!?!
stigma of drinking alcohol- oh you must be a drunk. or MOMS joking about alcohol- stigma that wine is necessary to handle the stress of motherhood.
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wow! when i focused on finding a stigma to use for the May poetry prompt on www.themighty.com, i started thinking of ways our lives are stigmatized.
can you ad more to my list? i want to cover as many stigmas as possible!
i'm going to post a blog about each one of these topics!
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