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I Believe People Misunderstand Mental Illness

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I Believe People Misunderstand Mental Illness
Until we are really interested in what we need, what we want and why it is always a thorny knot to crave pleasure and resist pain... we will never really understand HOW things go wrong when they do. but it is possible, and at that point we will as ...
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Platoscave
F
0 replies 7 views Aug 16, 2019
I Believe People Misunderstand Mental Illness
If you want to help a loved one or anyone dealing with mental illness or suicidal thoughts, don't threaten involuntary commitment, not only does that make them not want to tell you anything, but sometimes it also makes them want to do it more an...
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Prettynpink1995
22-25, F
7 replies 20 views Sep 30, 2017
I Believe People Misunderstand Mental Illness
The following is based on the mind of Jeriel Clark. An American Veteran with Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The video is here because the song has more of an impact than just the lyrics alone. Like the genre of music or not, PTSD affects mill...
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StaticNightmares
1 reply 8 views May 29, 2017
I Believe People Misunderstand Mental Illness
"Every Quiet Moment, We Collapse.."
StaticNightmares
1 reply 5 views Apr 30, 2017
I Believe People Misunderstand Mental Illness
"I Waited On The Tracks For Reason, But My Train Of Thought It Never Came..
StaticNightmares
0 replies 5 views Apr 16, 2017
I Believe People Misunderstand Mental Illness
"I Split My Mind Ten Thousand Times.. But In Every World There Is No Exit..
StaticNightmares
1 reply 5 views Apr 16, 2017
I Believe People Misunderstand Mental Illness
I have been reading a book about using SPECT scans to show how the brain is affected by mental illness. I googled why it was not more widely used to diagnose mental disorders and I found multiple articles on why mental disorders are made up... I foun...
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kimtin33
22-25, F
5 replies 18 views Dec 29, 2016
I Believe People Misunderstand Mental Illness
This is about the limits of understandability where a person has schizophrenia. Some parts are context. It is lay opinion. You are free to ignore. If you happen to know someone with schizophrenia, think about this. How well do you know them? How m...
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BetterSaid
56-60
2 replies 66 views Aug 22, 2016
I Believe People Misunderstand Mental Illness
Many of them do indeed. It's not pleasant to have to interact with people who do not understand how a person can struggle with themselves.
MilitantIrishman
26-30, M
2 replies 6 views Jul 6, 2016
I Believe People Misunderstand Mental Illness
This Sunday a young woman had a meltdown during the sermon. I know she has anxiety, but I don't think her behaviour can be explained by that disorder alone. I'd guess bipolar or borderline personality. I also know something about how heavil...
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ImperialAerosolKidFromEP
46-50, M
5 replies 34 views Jul 6, 2016
I Believe People Misunderstand Mental Illness
I am glad to be unique I have BPD I have PTSD but they are conditions and they are not me people fear mental health they dont understand and they assume so often its due to drugs and alcohol and that is the doctors well I have those things and I am n...
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purplepaws
41-45, F
2 replies 10 views Jul 6, 2016
 
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