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To the Loved Ones of People With Chronic and Mental Illness

Recently, I was talking with another spoonie. She was talking about the stigmatization she faces, not only from the outside world but from her own family regarding her mental health diagnosis. Her family keeps telling her “just be stronger,” “just get it together,” and my favorite, “can’t you just make yourself be happy?” Let me explain [...]