Why is mental health often such a taboo topic?

Saddens me. I know that the more I speak out about my own issues, the more I understand and accept that my fear of rejection is in my head. Its my thoughts..my ego that wants to keep me as the victim. Once I simply observe that thinker an not act upon its bullshit... My issues have no power over me. 🤷‍♀️

It scares people they don't understand and when people fear something they'd rather avoid it than actually talk about it. It's the sad truth.

Because people don’t understand it and it scares them…it’s unpredictable and can escalate so quickly as most of the suffering is hidden

because it's deeply personal, and people like to pretend like we're not animals and we're fully rational, but we are animals and we're not fully rational regardless of what we want.

It’s less taboo than it was....but too often in the past people with mental health issues have been viewed as being insane or even dangerous to society, so it has been something that a lot of people are reluctant to talk about.
Physical issues are more easily seen, and often more easily diagnosed then mental health issues. As this site shows, many people have mental health issues, and those are less well understood than physical issues. If I break a leg or have arthritis, that’s pretty well understood by most....but most don’t know how to view depression, anxiety, bipolar disorders or suicidal tendencies

Not anymore. I recently went public here regarding the sexual abuse to me from my mom. I learned many years later of her mental issues. There was NO CPS at that time. No one I could trust to tell. Dad was in denial of her sickness.

because society used to just lock us in the looney bin, and that has only really changed kind of recently, that would be my first guess :P

Because people don't like talking about what's not "normal" according to their standards.

I do feel like it’s an uncomfortable topic for many people because at such young ages we’re often conditioned to believe what we’re feeling and how we’re feeling isn’t important. So, as we get older I think many people become dismissive towards their own feelings, and I also feel like most friendship groups don’t typically allow that type of vulnerability within them, because of how unnatural people have made mental health.

I don’t believe it is, not any more. Perhaps so a few years ago, but there’s virtually no stigma to it now, it’s open, transparent & with much support readily available from many avenues. Added to which, certain celebrities & even the Royals have come out in the open about their particular struggles, this being an excellent impetus for people to come forward & seek help 💜

I will tell anyone that ask, I have been on meds for anxiety a long time. Anyone that is suffering from any type of mental issues should seek help and I could care less what people have to say. My well being is more important than their ignorance.

Because no one really understands it

It actually doesn’t feel taboo at all to me. I’ve always found it quite easy to do so. People find me odd because of this but that’s precisely why I find them so odd too 😄 It doesn’t bother me. More often than not I’m interested in this side of people.

People are ignorant

Not so much taboo as it is over discussed. When every 14 year old Kylie and Ashleigh “advocate” for mental health but are merely speaking out of their asses, people get burnt out on the topic.

All of it I would say

Anything suicide related

All disorders, illnesses, therapy, trauma, everything

Because some people are nucking futs

Because the media portray it ĺike it involves dangerous people. Which is very untrue

Friend used to joke that he "wished it was just a broken leg, at least then it wouldn't require an explanation."

Because a lot people who do not suffer from mental health problems just brush it off as trivial.

It isnt easily understood, no simple answers. Thus its difficult to pick a side. Thus taboo

Because it's a class struggle. The ownership drives people mad and we're the results.

I think a lot of people see a part of themselves and don't want to face that.

You just need to know who to talk to.😎

people are chicken

It's getting better...

The public at large doesn't know shit about it. They think they know because they watched "Monk" on TV and there is so much more to it than that.

Because people are bad at communicating