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Post by sea cat on Oct 10, 2016 13:52:37 GMT -5
in honor of world mental health day today (10/10/2016) lets have a discussion about mental health
do you have any mental health problems - if so what? when did your problem start? do you think there's a stigma around mental illness? what does this stigma consist of? have you ever experienced stigma?
so i have panic disorder, social anxiety disorder, emetophobia and mdd. i also experience hallucinations and depersonalisation, and these problems started around 4 years ago. when they started, i stopped eating completely, i was having constant panic attacks and self harmed frequently. i have attempted suicide around 7 times due to my mental health and have been hospitalised twice. once i was almost sectioned under the mental health act, which means i was almost detained against my will in a hospital. i have been restrained countless times by my parents, school staff, nurses at hospital etc. it got so bad this year in january that my parents had to take time off work to be my full time carers. they had to come to the toilet with me, they had to wash my hair, they had to help me change clothes because believe it or not, i was too anxious to do that daily stuff alone. i was literally confined to one room in the whole of my house because i was too scared of going out of it.
i think there's definitely a stigma attached to mental illness and it's in two extremes - people think those with mental illness are 'crazy' or 'attention seeking' but some people also believe it's a 'cute' and 'quirky' personality trait. i have experienced a lot of stigma, especially because i raise so much awareness for mental health. i have been called 'psycho', 'attention seeking', 'faker' etc by a lot of people.
also here are some very shocking stats for you: -25% of the worlds population suffer from mental illness at any given time -90% of ppl with mental illness have felt discriminated against because of it -suicide is the biggest killer of men under 50 -most low-income countries have 1 psychiatrist for every 1-4 million people -mental illness is the leading cause of disability worldwide -23% of all years lost due to disability are due to mental illness -only 40% of employers would even consider hiring someone with mental illness -75% of people fear reactions when talking about mental health
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Post by Haleigh on Oct 10, 2016 13:54:52 GMT -5
Am definitely part of that 75%. Depression sucks. Depression with seemingly no reason sucks more.
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Post by Haleigh on Oct 10, 2016 13:55:32 GMT -5
Also please stay safe my friend
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Post by sea cat on Oct 10, 2016 14:07:25 GMT -5
stay safe too <3
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Post by ✲ριкαƒυєу✲ on Oct 10, 2016 14:15:17 GMT -5
Do you have any mental health problems - if so what? I have Severe Depression/Anxiety, OCD, PTSD, and Bi-polar Disorder.
When did your problem start? I was born with them all (except the PTSD), but they didn't show up until I was around 6ish. My PTSD came about when I was 5 due to a horrible accident.
Do you think there's a stigma around mental illness? Certainly.
What does this stigma consist of? Lack of understanding, misdiagnosis, lack of proper health-care, etc.
Have you ever experienced stigma? Yeah. All my life just about.
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Post by starrydawn on Oct 10, 2016 14:22:59 GMT -5
I have Depression and Anxiety, and have for about 2 years at this point. I've been to the hospital 3 times, though one was only a day program thing. I consider myself lucky because the anxiety i have isn't as bad as what other people have, and i've got great support around my depression, like my family, therapist, teachers, friends and DBT group. . Last year i presented to the health classes about depression as a real-life example that things can get better, because at the time of the unit I was feeling great, and i have heard that some people call me an attention-seeker because of it. The worst part of that was it was my grade I presented to, so i knew all of them. I may do it again, just to raise awareness during the mental health unit in health class, because people don't get that it happens to people you know and people that are in your school, but the grade below me that i'd be presenting to are way more judge-mental and think they're everyopne else in general, so even though it could help people, the rest of them would probably make fun of me, which i'm not sure i could take, even though i'm in an okay mindset at this point.
Oops that was all over the place but yeah... i need to make my decision on presenting to those kids soon, but other than that i seem okay mental health wise.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 10, 2016 14:43:40 GMT -5
i haven't been diagnosed with any mental illness, but sometimes i go through times of depression & depersonalization, & i have a nightmare disorder. there is definitely a stigma around mental illness, there shouldn't be but there is. i haven't experienced stigma personally, at least i don't believe i have it's v sad that there is such a negative connotation assigned to people w mental illness, i hope someday soon it will be lessened
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Post by Ginz on Oct 10, 2016 15:25:05 GMT -5
i have general and social anxiety, autism (if that counts toward health, which i dont think so), ADD, sensory issues, lingering depression, possibly OCPD, and apparently ODD (oppositional defiant disorder)
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Post by Jules Sanchez on Oct 10, 2016 15:30:01 GMT -5
I have depression and anxiety, which has been an interesting journey but I am grateful for them in a weird way- they made me the person I am today. Lately I have been having chest pains due to stress, so I am currently trying to take better care of myself. Mental illness is heavily stigmatized, but it is so important for people to be open about their experiences- it allows people to truly feel as if they're not alone in this and that eventually things will get better.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 10, 2016 15:33:33 GMT -5
I suspect I have bipolar disorder though I haven't been told officially by a doctor or anything. not a joke.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 10, 2016 15:34:11 GMT -5
I have somewhat undiagnosed anxiety (social but probably general as well)(I say somewhat because I went to a therapist for a while in 2nd/3rd grade and during the summer between my sophomore and junior year of high school, but I've never directly been told, "you have social anxiety" or anything. I fit all the symptoms though.) and sometimes I wonder if I'm walking the line between being depressed or not, and I also struggle with trichotillomania. Sometimes I worry that I'm on the road to developing avoidant personality disorder. I hope not :c
Please stay strong, all of you dealing with mental health issues. I know every day can be absolute misery. But please stay strong. <33
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Post by 𝕡𝕖𝕡𝕡𝕖𝕣𝕞𝕚𝕟𝕥 on Oct 10, 2016 16:04:41 GMT -5
I have Major Depressive Disorder and social anxiety. In my real life, I haven't told anyone aside from my parents, psychiatrist, and guidance counselor due to fear of being stigmatized. It's challenging school-wise, because I find it difficult to hand in assignments on time, and my teachers think I'm slacking since I haven't told them and don't intend to. It makes me feel guilty when I don't meet the set standards (especially since I was once an extremely attentive worker), which in turn makes me feel frustrated because I shouldn't feel guilt over something beyond my control. It's a cruel cycle. I also have a lot of trouble going to school and talking to people. I can't exactly trust my friends with this, since many of them can be blabber mouths; I don't want anyone to think that I'm crazy, which I know I'm not. My brain is just kind of fogged.
Still, I know I'm very fortunate compared to most people, even compared to many of you guys. For all of you mentally ill folks out there, stay strong. I know it sounds like naïve, cliché advice. (It sounds that way from my perspective sometimes), but it's true.
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Post by Suspicious Toast on Oct 10, 2016 16:17:37 GMT -5
I have depression so I mean I'm not doing as badly as a lot of other people but it's still tough sometimes. I've had it for, not too long. I've always been a pretty depressing kid but it only kicked off about a year and a half ago? Yes there's a stigma. Psychological Disorders are misunderstood by the general public, be it "you're probably faking it" or "actually self harm scars are attractive." It's either too glorified or too looked down upon. As somebody who's still in the process of breaking a self harm addiction, all over any social media sights I see things like "repost if you'd date somebody with scars" or similar, with really triggering images to go along. Not only does it glorify self-harm and tell people that it's okay and you have to cut yourself until you scar, it also has images that honestly make it hard for people not to relapse. I don't like using the word "trigger" because it's so trodden upon in modern day, but yes, even when you're trying to make me feel "better" for the fact that it's okay that I've hurt myself, it honestly just makes things worse.
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be cunning and full of tricks
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Post by sɪʟᴠᴇʀᴏᴡʟ ☾ on Oct 10, 2016 16:18:19 GMT -5
•♕• i have the Illnesses but i dont like to talk about them that much. there is def a stigma, especially with the more """scary""" disorders that involve hallucinations/psychosis, and things like personality disorders •♔•
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