Yesterday I listened to a TorahAnytime shiur on tochacha. The rabbi said that sometimes silence is golden.
That’s why we have two gates on our mouth. Teeth and lips. He said that in the digital age, lashon hara is more rampant since we don’t have gates on our fingertips.
For the record, I know I have plenty of digital errors. I really hope that I am not being too harsh or blunt with you.
If people weren’t accused of being criminals for having a mental illness, then perhaps more people would feel comfortable disclosing their conditions and get help.
Part of healing is being able to accept oneself and find acceptance in a community. For chronic conditions, it helps for a community to be able to live in peace with individuals who do the best according to their own struggles.