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At the far end of the school corridor, in a quiet corner where the noise gradually fades, there is a sign written in a calm font: Guidance Service. Yet for many students, passing beneath that sign feels like walking through an invisible minefield. Steps quicken, eyes fix on the floor, as if merely looking too long at the door might cause a label to stick to them. The old, clumsy but stubborn legend whispered from ear to ear immediately kicks in: "If you’re going there, you must be crazy." or "Wh

Stigma refers to the disapproval, labeling, or discrimination directed at an individual or group due to perceivable characteristics that distinguish them from societal norms. Labeling involves assigning undesirable traits to these individuals in a stereotypical manner.【1】 Social theorist Erving Goffman defines stigma as “a behavior that devalues an individual, rendering those bearing the label less desirable and barely perceived as human.” 【2】 When society categorizes and labels individuals into