Social stigma society needs to get over?

[Randy]

What social stigma does society need to get over?

 

[MamaFrankie]

People who have no interest in sex. We're not weird or odd, we just don't care about it.

 

[riseabovethis]

People who have no interest in sex. We're not weird or odd, we just don't care about it.

I care about it, problem is I don't remember how to do it.

 

[Reddington]

Social media clout/reputation. No one fucking cares.

 

[~ True Legend ~]

Mental health

 

[riseabovethis]

Mental health

Do you mean people with mental illness being accepted?

 

[~ True Legend ~]

Do you mean people with mental illness being accepted?

Yeah, too many just avoid ppl with anxiety. And in a workplace it is common and that is discrimination and can have serious repercussions, intentional or not. This is often unintentional, where the manager assumes it’s best to give the employee less work as they suffer from discrimination. Communication is vital in avoiding discrimination.

But how many managers are trained on this and comply with this in practice? Easy to get evasive when stressed about other things. Essentially, mental health is not fully accepted due to unfair perceptions and biases.

 

[riseabovethis]

Yeah, too many just avoid ppl with anxiety. And in a workplace it is common and that is discrimination and can have serious repercussions, intentional or not. This is often unintentional, where the manager assumes it’s best to give the employee less work as they suffer from discrimination. Communication is vital in avoiding discrimination.

But how many managers are trained on this and comply with this in practice? Easy to get evasive when stressed about other things. Essentially, mental health is not fully accepted due to unfair perceptions and biases.

They avoid people with mental problems because they don't understand it and need to be taught how too deal with them. When I was young they were just crazy people to me. That changed instantly the first time I stepped onto a psych ward and discovered I was now one of those crazy people. I realised they were ordinary people with an indefinable illness and they started to teach me.

 

[~ True Legend ~]

They avoid people with mental problems because they don't understand it and need to be taught how too deal with them. When I was young they were just crazy people to me. That changed instantly the first time I stepped onto a psych ward and discovered I was now one of those crazy people. I realised they were ordinary people with an indefinable illness and they started to teach me.

It’s true, it’s the training. I also think personality matters too - when you don’t know or understand something do you jump to conclusions, or do you ask inclusive questions like “I see you are feeling anxious lately. How can we support you?”

This is all about empathy and being able to put yourselves in someone else’s shoes. If you were anxious about something else and weren’t given work as a result and then subsequently fired, you’d feel discriminated against wouldn’t you? You’d feel hard done by, feel it was unfair?

Some ppl will just do whatever feels easier, not necessarily what’s right and fair.

 

[riseabovethis]

It’s true, it’s the training. I also think personality matters too - when you don’t know or understand something do you jump to conclusions, or do you ask inclusive questions like “I see you are feeling anxious lately. How can we support you?”

This is all about empathy and being able to put yourselves in someone else’s shoes. If you were anxious about something else and weren’t given work as a result and then subsequently fired, you’d feel discriminated against wouldn’t you? You’d feel hard done by, feel it was unfair?

Some ppl will just do whatever feels easier, not necessarily what’s right and fair.

“I see you are feeling anxious lately. How can we support you?”

I feel that could only be said by people who are trained to identify such things. Your average person would see weird and keep walking

 

[DrLeftover]

I know several people who feel under some sort of obligation to bother anybody that simply wishes to be left alone.

I do not want to listen to you blather on about your life. It doesn't matter what I am or am not doing, I do not want to hear it.

Incessant engagement in Maximum Verbosity about the trivial minutia of your existence IS NOT an acceptable human personality.

 

[Reddington]

Yeah, too many just avoid ppl with anxiety. And in a workplace it is common and that is discrimination and can have serious repercussions, intentional or not. This is often unintentional, where the manager assumes it’s best to give the employee less work as they suffer from discrimination. Communication is vital in avoiding discrimination.

But how many managers are trained on this and comply with this in practice? Easy to get evasive when stressed about other things. Essentially, mental health is not fully accepted due to unfair perceptions and biases.

No matter how much time passes, no matter how accepting society tries to make it, there will always be people who look at mental health negatively. Ignorant people who think mental health can be spread. Ignorant people who "don't want your sadness" around them. I've experienced it as well where try to force me to do things I don't want to. I'm not a social person, I don't enjoy groups of people, I don't enjoy conversing with you for 20 minutes. Specifically referring to work, I'm not interested in eating lunch with you and mingling. I'm here to work, eat lunch and work again.

A lot of people have their own idea of what "socially normal" is, and they try to push it on everyone. If you don't conform, there's something wrong with you.

 

[riseabovethis]

I know several people who feel under some sort of obligation to bother anybody that simply wishes to be left alone.

I do not want to listen to you blather on about your life. It doesn't matter what I am or am not doing, I do not want to hear it.

Incessant engagement in Maximum Verbosity about the trivial minutia of your existence IS NOT an acceptable human personality.

These people you know is that physically or online? The chances of encountering one of these people before the internet came along were slim because you actually had to talk with them. We had a term back then for those types of people though it's been so long since I've heard it I don't remember it. Personalities develop and are not chosen. if you told someone like that, they were sharing meaningless details of there lives it would shock them. What they're doing is normal to them and they don't realise what they're doing.

 

[Webster]

https://www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/stigma-and-discrimination

 

[DrLeftover]

These people you know is that physically or online? The chances of encountering one of these people before the internet came along were slim because you actually had to talk with them. We had a term back then for those types of people though it's been so long since I've heard it I don't remember it. Personalities develop and are not chosen. if you told someone like that, they were sharing meaningless details of there lives it would shock them. What they're doing is normal to them and they don't realise what they're doing.

This is In Person. Face to ... well, usually to the side, or even my back if there is ANYTHING else I can be doing besides standing there passively listening to them yap.

Perfect example: Two Weeks Ago I was preparing the meal for the approximately 60 people that come to our church's weekly "music and meal" ministry- most are senior citizens, many are veterans, a few are homeless or in less than an ideal living situation (one lady was living in her car for several months), and so on. The deal is, as I have experience cooking for large groups, I'll do the cooking, "y'all leave me alone", it usually works.
That day, the wife of a friend of mine came in and started telling me all about the current drama in their lives.... while I was running assorted vegetation through a food processor for the sauce. She never stopped talking. Lots of celery, mushrooms, green peppers, onions, carrots... cut and shredded... and she was still talking. I have no idea what she was going on about, but the noise didn't phase her. Finally, she used up all the air in the kitchen and went off to annoy the guy that was setting up the tables in the gym.

I don't use online 'chat rooms'. I mean, really, I don't 'chat' period, why kill perfectly good electrons for something I do not willingly engage in.

I'm not on FB, or online forums, enough to worry about it happening there... just ask the old timers around here.

 

[passenger]

... and she was still talking.

But she LIKES you!!

 

[~ True Legend ~]

This is In Person. Face to ... well, usually to the side, or even my back if there is ANYTHING else I can be doing besides standing there passively listening to them yap.

Perfect example: Two Weeks Ago I was preparing the meal for the approximately 60 people that come to our church's weekly "music and meal" ministry- most are senior citizens, many are veterans, a few are homeless or in less than an ideal living situation (one lady was living in her car for several months), and so on. The deal is, as I have experience cooking for large groups, I'll do the cooking, "y'all leave me alone", it usually works.
That day, the wife of a friend of mine came in and started telling me all about the current drama in their lives.... while I was running assorted vegetation through a food processor for the sauce. She never stopped talking. Lots of celery, mushrooms, green peppers, onions, carrots... cut and shredded... and she was still talking. I have no idea what she was going on about, but the noise didn't phase her. Finally, she used up all the air in the kitchen and went off to annoy the guy that was setting up the tables in the gym.

I don't use online 'chat rooms'. I mean, really, I don't 'chat' period, why kill perfectly good electrons for something I do not willingly engage in.

I'm not on FB, or online forums, enough to worry about it happening there... just ask the old timers around here.

Actually you are active on forums, but you simply don’t engage in drama and gossip

 

[riseabovethis]

This is In Person. Face to ... well, usually to the side, or even my back if there is ANYTHING else I can be doing besides standing there passively listening to them yap.

Perfect example: Two Weeks Ago I was preparing the meal for the approximately 60 people that come to our church's weekly "music and meal" ministry- most are senior citizens, many are veterans, a few are homeless or in less than an ideal living situation (one lady was living in her car for several months), and so on. The deal is, as I have experience cooking for large groups, I'll do the cooking, "y'all leave me alone", it usually works.
That day, the wife of a friend of mine came in and started telling me all about the current drama in their lives.... while I was running assorted vegetation through a food processor for the sauce. She never stopped talking. Lots of celery, mushrooms, green peppers, onions, carrots... cut and shredded... and she was still talking. I have no idea what she was going on about, but the noise didn't phase her. Finally, she used up all the air in the kitchen and went off to annoy the guy that was setting up the tables in the gym.

I don't use online 'chat rooms'. I mean, really, I don't 'chat' period, why kill perfectly good electrons for something I do not willingly engage in.

I'm not on FB, or online forums, enough to worry about it happening there... just ask the old timers around here.

I was hoping you'd say in person. People like that are easily found on the internet. All I can say is holy crap having to deal with her when you're so busy would be maddening. I'll suggest next time it happens ask her to cut vegetables.

 

[Dee]

People who have no interest in sex. We're not weird or odd, we just don't care about it.

Yes! Asexuality is a sexuality just like every other one. And there are many grey areas asexuals fall into.

 

[~ True Legend ~]

I was hoping you'd say in person. People like that are easily found on the internet. All I can say is holy crap having to deal with her when you're so busy would be maddening. I'll suggest next time it happens ask her to cut vegetables.

At least on the internet you can block them on every platform.