Somatic Therapist
Trick or treat: spooky season is upon us!
This Halloween, remember that the best costumes are ones that don't perpetuate harmful stereotypes about mental illness.
Costumes like...
🎃 Straightjackets
🎃 "Psycho" masks
🎃 Insane asylum patients
...make light of the very real struggles faced by people with mental illness, and preserve the misconception that mental illness is something to be feared.
Remember: someone's disease is not a Halloween costume. By dressing up in one of these costumes, you might inadvertently be hurting someone you care about.
If you can't think of something scarier than someone with a mental health condition, then you're not being creative enough!
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