Antidepressants with Novela

This episode talks about the stigma related to the use of antidepressants for depression. Our guest, Novela, a young person suffering from depression, describes stigma as a negative view of something that is untrue and harmful because it spreads misinformation and causes discrimination. Stigma about mental health often prevents people from seeking help. The examples of stigma mentioned in the episode include the toxicity of antidepressants, the idea that taking antidepressants is shameful or an easy way out, and the belief that medication changes your character and makes you emotionless, etc. We also talk about other strategies for managing depression and ways of breaking misconceptions about mental health. Trigger warning: suicideThe podcast is a part of the Erasmus+ KA2 strategic partnership project. The official website of the project can be found here: https://eycb.eu/mind/Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.The jingle of this podcast is based on "Graceful" by Yigit Atilla, released in Creative Commons under CC BY-ND license. Download the original track at https://www.jamendo.com/track/1940942/graceful