Why it matters
Shifts the problem from the person's trait to the audience's reaction to it.
Core term · Erving Goffman
Stigma
An attribute that spoils an identity — turning a whole person into one discrediting fact about them.
Areas of life
Identityillnessbelonging
How to handle it
Notice when you reduce someone — or yourself — to a single fact.
Who shaped this idea
The thinker behind it
From concept to practice
Turn Stigma into a question you can answer.
Psipas asks you one small, honest question at a time — and builds the picture from your answers.