Anxiety and stigmatization are they related?

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Yes, they are. Of course they are. Being viewed as weak is unacceptable regardless of race, gender or religion.
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I don't think it's always a case of stigmatization. Some people believe they can keep their anxieties in check without the help of others.
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Anxiety and other mental health diagnoses are heavily stigmatized, especially in professional areas. People with symptoms of anxiety may avoid getting evaluated because they fear that a diagnosis will have an adverse effect on their professional goals in their education and career. Additionally, I think this stigmatization has led to many people not recognizing the symptoms of anxiety and other mental health disorders. Because we do not encourage open discussion of anxiety by and large, many people may not know what to look for in the behavior of their loved ones or in themselves. Lastly, the symptoms of anxiety can be mistaken for other health issues. For example, children with anxiety will often state that they have a stomachache. Children experience very different anxiety symptoms from adults, so the mention of a stomachache could lead parents and health professionals down the wrong path.
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Nerea wrote: 01 Aug 2020, 12:28 There is a part where the author mentions that “most people will suffer from an anxiety disorder for at least ten years without seeking help”. Does it mean people living with anxiety disorder might also be suffering from stigmatization? Or something else is causing them not to seek help?
I do think that to a certain extent, there is a stigmatization related to people with anxiety disorders. People should be more open and aware when it comes to mental health issues and not treat this as some sort of contaminating disease.
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Anxiety and stigmatization are not related. Anxiety means you are anticipating for something that is not there yet. May be you are going for a job interview, you heart and your mind will be restless while stigmatization has to deal with other people's negative attitude towards you because of their negative attitude towards certain behaviour.
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Nerea wrote: 01 Aug 2020, 12:28 There is a part where the author mentions that “most people will suffer from an anxiety disorder for at least ten years without seeking help”. Does it mean people living with anxiety disorder might also be suffering from stigmatization? Or something else is causing them not to seek help?
I think the of been judged is also another factor that is affecting them from seeking help.
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I think it's possible they're afraid of being stigmatized but I think it's more of the people not taking it seriously until it gets so worse. Many people don't even know that anxiety can be treated by a doctor - it's that bad.
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Catie139 wrote: 05 Aug 2020, 06:03 There is no question that stigmatization is involved in getting help. When it comes to getting help from a counselor or psychologist in particular, there have been multiple studies done that show that particular cultural groups have a higher rate of stigma attached than others. Also, in many cultures men are taught that they have to "be strong", and any sign of anxiety would give a perception of weakness. However, I don't believe that stigma is the only thing that keeps people from getting help. For instance, some people simply hate the thought of taking medications. If they think that telling the doctor is going to mean that they have to take medication for it, they may not say anything.
Some people think that only the mentally ill go to psychologists and psychotherapists for help and take medication. In fact, they are smart people who go for help quickly if they feel stressed, depressed, or have trouble sleeping.

I actually knew one woman who was embarrassed to go to doctor because she was afraid that her colleagues would consider her mentally ill. Fortunately, she still went to the doctor and started taking medication.

Some men also use alcohol as a way to relieve stress. They may be truly relieved, but they can become alcoholics through this "great" method.
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I think stigmatization and anxiety are related in terms of how a person can handle personal situations. In a lot of cases circumstances make it difficult for people to seek the help they need and some people do not realize they need help until someone points it out. Fear can be a factor based on individual situations.
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They sure are related. When doesn't seek medical help for an ailment or disorder, that health condition has a whole load of stigmatization attached to it. As such, the sufferer is deterred from seeking help nothing more nothing less.
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A person suffering from anxiety disorder is likely to suffer from stigmatization. This has been caused by the society we live in, labeling anxiety as a disorder for the weak, hence making its patient stigmatized and not opening up.

For me, I think anxiety disorder can cause stigmatization.
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Nerea wrote: 01 Aug 2020, 12:28 There is a part where the author mentions that “most people will suffer from an anxiety disorder for at least ten years without seeking help”. Does it mean people living with anxiety disorder might also be suffering from stigmatization? Or something else is causing them not to seek help?
Yes, if they let others know, they might suffer stimatization, and that will prevent them from taking further steps to get help.
There are other factors as well;

Like not knowing how or where to go to get help.
Not being able to financially afford professional help
Or, they might not even know that the anxiety they suffer is a medical condition that they need to get help for.
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I believe fear of stigmatization also prevents them from seeking help.
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ashleexry wrote: 05 Aug 2020, 11:41 People who may suffer from an anxiety disorder may not necessarily realize they're suffering from an anxiety disorder. They may just think that the amount of stress they're feeling may just be normal. Their thought processes could be like, "Doesn't everyone feel stressed or anxious when doing this?" The book describes many of the stress and anxiety signs, from chest pain to sleep disorders. People frequently dismiss such symptoms without finding a root cause.
Yeah, because they believe it is normal, it will come and it will pass so no need to worry, but what they dont kno is that it eats them up from the inside till they are far gone.
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I don't think that they are particularly related. Anxiety causes some personality changes. Sometimes it causes people to become very very shy and it becomes very uncomfortable for them to speak up. I think it more of an outcome of anxiety. It may also be because of the time one takes to realise to get treated for the same.
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