Table 1.

Internalized stigma of mental illness: number of participants agreed and number of text fragments matched

Statement/item	# agreed	# of text fragments
Alienation
1. Because of mental illness, I became the burden of my family	6	4
2. Having a mental illness has spoiled my life	6	3
3. I feel inferior to others who don’t have a mental illness	4	6
4. People without mental illness could not possibly understand me	4	0
5. I am disappointed in myself for having a mental illness	3	2
6. I feel out of place in the world because I have a mental illness	2	1
7. I hate myself because I have mental illness	2	0
Perceived discrimination
1. People discriminate against me because I have a mental illness	4	18
2. Others think that I can’t achieve much in life because I have a mental illness	4	2
3. Nobody would be interested in getting close to me because I have a mental illness	3	5
4. People ignore me or take me less seriously just because I have a mental illness	2	5
Social withdrawal
1. I don’t talk about myself much because I don’t want to burden others with my mental illness	5	1
2. I don’t socialize as much as I used to because my mental illness might make me look or behave “weird”	4	8
3. Negative stereotypes about mental illness keep me isolated from the “normal” world	4	0
4. I’m afraid to talk about mental illness and related topics	3	0
5. I stay away from social situations in order to protect my family or friends from embarrassment	3	0
6. Because of mental illness, I often want to avoid familiar people and environment	2	8
7. I avoid getting close to people who don’t have a mental illness to avoid rejection	2	0
8. Being around people who don’t have a mental illness makes me feel out of place or inadequate	1	4
Stereotype endorsement
1. Because I have a mental illness, I need others to make most decisions for me	5	1
2. I can’t contribute anything to society because I have a mental illness	4	0
3. People with mental illness cannot live a good, rewarding life	3	0