Lemmie just point out that...

SELF-STIGMA IS A THING.

Yo, wazzup. Long time, amirite? I'll stop. Okay, so I know that nobody reads this anymore and I haven't updated in a very long time, but I just came across something in research that I'm doing and I have to say it somewhere. 

So let's talk about self-stigma, though keep in mind that what I say here can be slightly off. I'm not an expert on this topic or anything, but I thought it was worth it to write. 

Self-stigma. 

I'll start with defining it. A self-stigma, from what I've heard, is where the negative beliefs that are about a specific thing are turned to be internalized in one's views and affect their behavior because of their newfound beliefs. 

To put this into perspective, think, let's say, someone who's self-esteem has like majorly plummeted. Let's say they get the thought that because they're unhappy with themselves currently, it must mean that everyone else is, too. Thus, what happens from their spiral of thinking is that they turn on themselves and in a lot of cases, turn to isolation. 

Because of their thought process, they turn away from things and people. 

Now I bring this up because I realize that this probably happens everywhere. Like I know it's happened with me before, and I didn't even realize until I read about this maybe two minutes ago. But it really makes you think about how people are doing. Like how many people right know are doing this same thing, especially in a world like it is today? 

Honestly, I'm not entirely sure where I was going with this, but I think it's extremely sad to think about, and something that should be known. I hate to do the 'haha, I'm 14 and this is deep' thing, but you know, everyone IS going through something, and nobody ever really knows about it. The kind of negative thoughts that people get because of their now internalized beliefs is really sad to think about. 

I guess what I can boil this down to is, uh, random stranger across the screen: don't be so hard on yourself. You're a person, too, and so, you're just as important as everyone else is. 

So this was really short, but I'm realizing that I have nothing else to really say that leads to a deeper conclusion. Feel free to comment if you have something to say about any of this. Or if I'm wrong about what I wrote here, because it's not like I'm an expert or anything, so i probably got something wrong in here, feel free to tell time. And to anyone who doesn't want to write in the comments, I encourage you to check this kind of thing out. It's kind of interesting. 

Peace.