Internalized Stigma and Healthy Self-Esteem

I believe just about everyone suffers from some type of internalized stigma – some much more than others, very much a matter of degree and the source of the stigma.  That does not mean that there aren’t many people with healthy self-esteem.  But many of these people, sometime in their life, experienced internalized stigma.  Overcoming this stigma can and does create both wisdom and that healthy self-esteem.