“All this silence”, Fermina Ponce’s book to talk about mental health

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For decades, talk about Mental health It has been a taboo in the world. The lack of social acceptance and the shame To express feelings, it can lead to people not looking for help or proper treatment to handle negative emotions.

On purpose, mayo It is the Month of awareness of mental healthwhich aims to create awareness about the trauma and the impact it can have on the Physical, emotional well -being y mental society.

One of the most useful tools when knowing about the subject, are the books. In the Bogotá Book Fairthis boom cannot be missing, therefore, several writers narrate their life stories or inform about Mental health.

One of her is the writer Fermina Poncewho in his book “All this silence”presents through his story how he lives with the bipolarity disorder.

In dialogue in Caracol Radiothe journalist announced because you must talk about this type of changing time issues, ” 1 decade 5 personas has emotional problems throughout life, bringing it to the table is important because we continue to silence those adverse situations that can surely be handled in a professional and adequate way, ”says Ponce.

“All this silence”, Born from the need to normalize conversation about mental health. “Having a mental illness is not a reason for shame and it should not be a cause of stigma or taboo” with those words, the writer begins a complex, but true narrative.