It is good that you brought this up. This type of cancer is metastasizing to many different areas. The workplace is one of them. I have heard preposterous applications and recommendations to mental health—the purpose is the same: you are the “troublemaker,” everything else would be perfect if you didn’t “create problems.” I’ve seen things along the lines: “are you depressed? It’s just in your head; you are seeing things the wrong way.” Not only it is a gross simplification, it is a particularly perverse way of handling people under severe mental distress. It doesn’t help and further reinforces the idea that they are “defective,” something they struggle a lot with. No loving-kindness, no compassion, just harsh judgments disguised as benevolent advice.
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