Hey guys, welcome to this mini episode.

This is one of six little mini episodes I'm going to be rolling out with the author

Guy Winch and today's topic is Rumination and I'm just going to read an email I got from

somebody and then one or two surveys and that those tips from Guy and I believe I mentioned

in the interview itself that he has a book out there called Emotional First Aid.

I want to read an email I got from a listener named Dan, and he writes, hardly anyone

knows that I have a mental health disorder.

Technically I haven't been diagnosed with anything, this is mainly because I don't see

the point.

If I'm diagnosed with, say, generalized anxiety disorder, what changes?

Nothing.

My life stays the same.

The only difference is now I'd be able to say, I have generalized anxiety disorder, which

I wouldn't say anyway, for the very same reason that hardly anyone knows I have a mental

health disorder now.

I'm too scared to admit it, I know, I know, I shouldn't be.

But let's face it, mental illness carries a huge stigma.

People think we're violent, dangerous individuals that will hurt them.

When in fact, most of us are more likely to hurt ourselves.

Besides, out of the handful of people I've told, the majority responded with something

along the lines if, just pull yourself together.

Stop being anxious, or my favorite one, get over it, you're just shy.

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