Social stigma is the manifestation of any social disapproval or disassociation. Social stigmas acts as checks & balances in any society. But at the same time, the stigmas prove very disastrous from various aspects. There has to be proper balances between social stigmas.

Firstly, social stigmas associated with different undesirable activities act as a guiding force in creation of knowledge & civilized societies. These undesirable activities are very diverse from criminal to immoral activities. From murder to smoking, social stigma is very effective deterrent in curbing various unwanted & undesirable activities. History is testimony to the fact ,that human psychology has greatly been affected by different social stigmas. Abu-Jahal did not leave any opportunity to oppose & defame our Holy Prophet(Pbuh).That is why he will be cursed & condemned in our societies till the day of judgement. The criminal activities of Abu-Jahal are basically having social stigmas irrespective of caste, creed, colour & sex. Same is the case with every devil activity of any magnitude & intensity. Firronn will continue to be a lesson, whenever we will talk of Prophet Musa(Pbuh).No sane & civilized person will approve & sanction immoral & criminal activities. Every society has its established norms & protocols in maintaining the sanctity & credibility of its social fabric. Social stigmas have got by default through progressive evolution of societies. Social stigmas act as deterrents in this entire process of evolution.
Secondly, Social stigmas have to take & encouraged in their proper perspective. Any exaggeration of Social stigmas can prove catastrophic & disastrous for our societies. For example, if we talk of depression, the social stigma attached to it has devastated & ruined various families. Having said that, depression is a psychological disease, which is treatable through effective medical diagnosis. But a reasonable section of masses suffer badly due to social stigma attached to depression & anxiety. Any person suffering from chronic depression is not able to come to terms due to fear of Social stigma. Recently a lady from our vicinity committed suicide due to depression. There are hundreds of such cases, which are mishandled by their families & societies. Depression is equally a medical disease as fever, blood pressure, diabetes etc. Same is the case with social stigmas associated with various skin diseases like leprosy .Passing & failing an examination is an integral part of our education system. But some families have made it matter of birth and death for their children. Such students take extreme steps due to fear of failure or social stigma. Same is the case in respect of forced marriages. Parents force their children for particular relations in order to satisfy their inflated egos. These forced marriages end either in divorces or suicides.
Lastly, I request responsible members of our society to maintain checks & balances in various social stigmas. We should never mishandle the evolution of our society through exaggeration of social stigmas. Because it is said that excess of everything is bad.

Writer is a scale one bank officer
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