masking

Posts concerning masking, the process by which people with mental health conditions conceal - sometimes unintentionally - their mental illness.

By sam, 5 May, 2022
Domino-style mask with steampunk decoration (cogs, pipes, etc).

Mental Health and Masking – A Case in Point

I've written before about mental health and 'masking'. In this post I explore this further, with the illustrative example of an early-career solicitor who got in trouble with the Solicitors Regulatory Authority who didn't accept that mental health played a part in their behaviour.
By sam, 1 August, 2017
A woman sits on the ground against a wall, knees up to her chest and hands in front of her face.

Why You Can't Tell When I'm Depressed

You probably have a stereotype in mind about disabled people - how they act, how they talk, how they look. This post explores how the stereotype is wrong, the phenomenon of people with mental health conditions 'masking', and the costs of doing so.
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