Examples Of Dangerous Stereotypes

People do not fit the stereotypes. Not every depressed person will fit the stereotypes that are engrained into us by media, in fact they hardly every that they fit into the stereotypes at all, these are dangerous stereotypes that cause many misconceptions that ultimately lead people into thinking that others are ‘faking’ the illness for attention. We need address these stereotypes. The first stereotype is depressed people are always sad. This is untrue, often they smile a lot, as smiling is a defense mechanism for how they feel. A mask they put on so they can get through the day, think about Robin Williams, he was a comedian, everyone always thought he was happy. Another stereotype is that only people with a ‘bad life’ get depression. This