Taboo

Spare the rod, spoil the child - might be a age old saying but its weight doesn't measure in today's world.

Based on the overwhelming accumulation of research conducted over the past 50+ years linking spanking to a number of risk factors, the professional consensus against this practice has grown to world-wide proportions. But schools and parents still resort to hitting kids to instill discipline in them.

In 1979, Sweden became the first country in the world to explicitly ban corporal punishment of children and a lot of other countries have followed suit. As we further our level of social intellect as a society, we must integrate the idea that any degree of physical punishment used against children is socially unacceptable.

1 in 4 people will experience a mental illness. Yet there is still something taboo about saying 'I'm feeling anxious today.' Anxiety disorders are among the most common mental disorders. Anxiety disorders and normal feelings of anxiousness are two different things. When feelings of fear or nervousness become excessive, difficult to control or interfere with daily life, an anxiety disorder may be present. In this society, our approach to mental illness (and more importantly wellness) is still quite primitive. Learning about the specifics of a disorder and helping family and friends understand better are helpful first steps we can take towards breaking the taboo of mental health.

We often talk about what goes into making a marriage work, but we don't focus on what happens when it ends. Surrounded by falsehood and secrecy, talking about divorce, to this day, is complicated and seen as taboo. When in reality the answer can be pretty straightforward.

The societal stigma of being a divorcee can have a negative impact the seeps deep into one’s personal life. From family to work, divorcees are either looked upon with unnecessary sympathy or judgemental apprehensions.

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