Stigma

An incident that Siti encountered on her way to institute of Mental Health. Heard from a third party.

Were you wondering why she was going there?

This is the story:

Siti hailed a cab and got in.

Siti: IMH please.

Driver: (acknowleged and drove off)

Driver: (few minutes into the journey) How long have you been receiving the treatment?

I can't imagine what was Siti's reaction at that time but this definitely shows the stigma that the society has on IMH.

This incident happens to me and company who decided to take a cab to IMH too.....

We got in, WT took the front seat.

While she was entering the cab, she ask," How to say huh?"
Basically, we were wondering what the driver will think when tell him we were going IMH.
Nevertheless, we did.

The driver was like... erm.. okay.... but we do not know what was he thinking at the point of time.

Now, the question in your head is, what are we doing in IMH???

Well, I have a module this semester: Intro to Mental Health.
So we went in to have a better understanding of how IMH works and the role of OT in mental health.

Last but not least, hopefully people will view IMH as another general hospital in Singapore.

Something told by the CEO of IMH (a stigma that he told us humorously):

Patient who has received treatment in a general hospital:
" Hey, the doctor that treats me is very good. I recommend him/her to you...."

Try the same phrase to your friend if you have received treatments in IMH.