Nov 23, 2015

I believe that there is a stigma attached to mental health disorders and I don't see anything changing because there is not enough understanding or awareness. A mental health disorder doesn't determine a human being just like a colour, same sex relationships or physical disabilities doesn't but for some reason mental health disorders seems to be the only one that doesn't have a real understanding.

 

Nov 23, 2015

I agree with you, there is not enough understanding. But in the past decades the treatment has evolved a lot and that's the way it should be.
I have a lot of these mental disorders and i can't imagine myself living in the 70s or the 80s, i would probably be dead.

 

Nov 23, 2015

I agree that treatment has evolved but unfortunately the understanding from the general public hasn't. I know somebody close to me that has bi polar and people judge every decision, activity or feeling and base it on her mental illness and not by her being a person with rational thoughts or feelings

 

Nov 23, 2015

Yeah, i've been judged too. Some people just can't stand in the other one's position.
I know a lot of people who still thinks that depression is for p-----s and things like that...

 

Nov 23, 2015

For me, the biggest issue I have with my mental disorders is people not taking it seriously enough. Since "it is all in your head" some people think your just being a p---- and you can just ignore it and it will go away. But that is usually not the case.

 

Nov 23, 2015

 

Nov 23, 2015

i feel like in 10 years the public will have much better grasp on mental health disorders and how it's an actual chemical imbalance and not just somebody being "weak" or whatever. it's unfortunate for now, but hey sometimes you just gotta roll with the punches.

 

Nov 23, 2015

That means pedos have to be seen as unfortunate people with a disorder and helped rather than lynched. The social media knights aren't ready for that yet. Not until they're done celebrating the heroism of other people who are f----- in the head for different reasons like Kaitlyn Jenner

 

Nov 24, 2015

Pretty much this. How lenient do people want to be with "helping people with Mental illness's" ?

Because you'd have to accept Murderers, rapists, racists, pedophiles etc. as just normal people with very bad mental Illness - or you'd kinda be a hypocrite.

I think they can be serious, but I also think for the most part people just over exaggerate what they're feeling and laziness/health has been misdiagnosed as depression A LOT. Like there's so much evidence online that suggest unhealthy diets and lack of physical activity can easily lead to depression. and people always say to me "oh but there's so many chemicals in your brain they can go off balance and make you depressed" again, do you think these chemical imbalances are maybe caused by what you are putting into your body?

 

Nov 24, 2015

depression doesn't discriminate, and you just don't become depressed over night, it absolutely does have a lot to do with lack of serotonin and when you repeatedly use a reuptake it helps produce more AND THEN you'll feel motivated, be able to exercise, feel better, want to eat healthy, have energy, ect..

 

Nov 24, 2015

I think some people confuse being sad with depression?

 

Nov 24, 2015

I know there are actual serotonin disorders, and that having those would kinda destroy every ounce of motivation to do anything so my health and diet factor goes out the window. There's also something I read about Depression affecting your appetite and makes you not hungry but i don't remember the specifics.

I'm pretty sure this is more so what I was trying to say. Just got confused when thinking of all the "depressed" people in my life who are actually just sad and labeling it. Whilst also suggesting that health/fitness + diet can factor in to it. But just to clarify, i'm not saying everyone who is depressed should of spent more time in the gym and more time eating better food and it's their own fault.


and i disagree sorta, I think you can become depressed "overnight" in certain circumstances. Like a tragic life event could trigger it, if that makes sense?

 

Nov 24, 2015

Would be like PTSD more so than depression though right?

 

Nov 24, 2015

Was just thinking that, or it would be a cycle. Like - Shock, PTSD, Depression.
I see the mod powers have given you the ability to read minds.

 

Nov 24, 2015

Nah it's just that great minds think alike.

 

Nov 24, 2015

oh for sure, depression does weird things to your appetite/suppress it.
Joel beat me to it, I think that's more PTSD which eventually can cause depression? and that's also a good thing you mention how people use the words depressed instead of sad, or if someone is a neat freak they have ocd, ect..maybe that contributes to stigmas?

 

Nov 24, 2015

yes. holy f---. The amount of people now who are like "omg I have OCD... i cleaned my room, the bathroom and the kitchen :D" But really OCD is crazy s---, like washing your hands with soap in hot water till they blister or the skin peels off, not spontaneously cleaning your house. I think for sure the stigma comes from people self-diagnosing their mental illness' or tossing the words around for minuscule things.

and as a side note, I'm not sure if there's any ounce of factual evidence behind this quote from my friend but he said "how do you know if someone's depressed? You don't. They wont tell you"
imo i'd agree, cause (I know everyone's different, but) I really can't picture anyone who is depressed to want attention of any kind.

 

Nov 24, 2015

And as a result the term has been watered down/people have become desensitised to it.

 

Nov 24, 2015

I work in the mental health field, and this is so true. Great thread.

 

Nov 24, 2015

My serotonin levels get critically low on Sunday nights