BYS Philippines breaks the stigma this Mental Health Awareness month by launching a mental health support website, Break Your Stigma.
With the country’s current situation—pandemic, upcoming elections, quarantine, and more—it’s safe to say that most of us have struggled with our mental health. Adding to that, is the Filipino culture’s stigma around it that makes people feel like their mental health is not an important matter. Because of this, BYS Philippines has decided to launch Break Your Stigma, the brand’s mental health support website.
While people are now more open to talking about mental health issues and sharing their stories, there is still a lack of understanding, and access to help and treatment that stand in the way of Filipinos getting proper mental health care. In its 9th anniversary, BYS Philippines steps up in its efforts in mental health awareness, and committing itself to its mental health advocacy.
With seeking help from different partners such as the Mindfulness, Love, and Compassion Institue for Psychosocial Services Inc. lead by Dr. Honey Carandang, licensed psychologist Gisa Paredes of Healing Minds, and the creative team of Where To Next, Break Your Stigma was born. Breaking barriers and starting the conversation about mental health, BTS Philippines launches the digital platform to help Filipinos take care of their health and their minds.
“BYS, for those who don’t know, stands for Be Yourself. But it’s really hard to Be Yourself if and when you don’t love yourself or when your current self is going through something extremely difficult,” Angie Goyena, President of iFace, Inc. shares. “It’s hard if you can’t break the stigma of acknowledging your internal pain and seeking help, and most importantly judging ourselves and others for not having a perfect mental health state.” She adds: ““We should normalize talking about mental health the way we talk about skin care. It’s okay for your skin and your mental health to not be perfect. And to seek help for both. It’s as perfectly acceptable to have a psychiatrist as it is to have a dermatologist. If you don’t feel guilty when your skin or makeup isn’t flawless, you shouldn’t feel guilty when your mental health isn’t either.”
To know more, visit their website here.
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Break Your Stigma: BYS Philippines Tackles Mental Health With Their Newest Launch
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