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Stigmatization Of The Mentally Ill by 300whitewolves(m): 7:45am On Jul 05, 2020
Jennifer came from an abusive home, where her father was always having quarrels with everyone in the house. Her being maltreated didn’t end in her father’s house, marriage has been hell for her as she is married to an abusive husband too, there was never a time of peace for her, things got really complicated when she couldn’t conceive too, after 8 years in marriage with no child ,her husband was fed up, she brought in another woman who gave birth to triplets for him, this really got to her because she couldn’t see a life for herself, though she has gone for one test or the other and all has been positive for her, she could give birth, her womb was not destroyed, she couldn’t see a reason to that because she knew she wasn’t into immorality when she was younger and she never had an abortion before. Depression sets in because she wasn’t able to handle the situation well, things became really aggravated when she starting behaving abnormal and started snapping at everyone at the slightest provocation. Her friend couldn’t hold it anymore, this was not the friend she knew, though she was not really a happy person but this was getting really weird , she talked her friend into going to a mental home for assistance, she took to the advice. She later got admitted because her case was getting worse, treatment had to begin, therapies had to follow, she spent quite some time in the hospital where she got well but was advice not to be in situations that could bring her down the drain. Getting back to her normal life, at home, her husband wouldn’t accept her back, his excuse was she was a dangerous person who could do anything at any point in time, all hope was lost she had to pack to live with her friend. Life at office was never the same, her co-workers couldn’t relate well with her, they saw her as a ticking bomb, even though she was well. Later on, she was relieved of her duties at the desk and told to resume work where she wouldn’t interact with any of the customers, their excuse was her emotions was not reliable, they believe it was not a curable thing, it was irreversible. Jennifer ,was faced with a lot problem , people saw her as unstable, she overheard a co-worker reporting to another that her problem was spiritual problem and it was because of the bad things she did when she was younger, she couldn’t believe her ears, has it gotten to this, she asked herself. She later got sacked from work, the complain lodged was that she became less productive and as become a liability to the company, but the main reason was because the company couldn’t keep a supposed mentally ill patient with them. She has lost everything , her home , marriage, her work, the only thing that remains now is her life which is now contemplating on taking, suicide is the next option for her , she thought.

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