Stigmatization of the mentally ill.

[Neoma]

2. That's part of the problem.

More people do need to tell their story. I personally think a good part of it is poor self-esteem and just generally being afraid to put yourself out there.

I mean seriously, how do you react to people who claim straight up that you're going to be a murderer? That's a horrible way to start this kind of discussion. If there's any group who needs serious moral support in order to tell their stories, it's this one.

I tried that once. I was slammed for being crazy because the standpoint he was at was impossible to reach. Once I started talking about knives, that was the end of the discussion. No need to explain further apparently.