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On old maps, there are places labeled “Here Be Dragons” -- the unfamiliar, the unknown. As humans, our imagination spins fantasies to fill those empty spaces on the map and we are more likely to fill them with cautionary tales than with those of the fantastic.
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Don’t do X – you don’t know what’s there; you might get lost, hurt, killed, or thousands of other things which are not pleasant.
But time passes, and as people explore, there are fewer and fewer dragons left on the map.
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But time passes, and as people explore, there are fewer and fewer dragons left on the map.
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The unknown becomes familiar and now… we can see and interact with people and places on the other side of the world. The unknown is known and dragons and fear give way to understanding.
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The same with mental illness – as we learn, explore, and come to understand, we remove stigma and taboo, allowing people to be accepted and once more part of society. This is the true goal and reason for #Bipolar Explorer.
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For more information about ending the stigma of #MentalHealth issues, aetherical.github.io/end-the-stigma… has a lot of information and resources.
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