I cannot understand why

Theres several reasons why someone might not reach out. Maybe they think they'll be a burden on them, maybe they are in denial about how bad it really is, maybe the problem is who theyre reaching out to.

The third one was my problem, for every struggle i ever had my mom would follow it up with some bible verse as if that made anything better.

It's not always so easy, I thought of sharing a story, I hoped it would be touching, and I'm not saying I don't have issues, I do, but more the blurry lines of when someone seeks help. One time, I was there watching my ex on a vacation as exes together her stabbing herself again and again with her first uncontrollably. I knew to wait. I knew her episode of PTSD and what happened before she really didn't want to feel happen. Yet I probably had more stuggles than her at the time.

I found it curious I knew how just to be there for her. Now obviously more distressed than me other my distress of watching her. I waited, I knew no one could reach her. I felt for her, while we loved each other and understanding this was our maybe last chance together to heal, I could feel that weighing on her.

Her words a month before, and I did have issues (still do), became very telling when I asked can we see couple's counselling together? Who knows who was right or wrong in my experience, but her telling me, it's you who needs help (I did need), I shrunk inside.

It's really hard to know when. So while it may hurt you to watch, understand they feel it more than you?

There's many reasons people don't reach out when they're struggling mentally.

In my country people always find mental illness to be a sign of some paranormal activity, as if the one going through mental illness is possessed by some spirit.

There are often many reasons and sometimes no reason at all.
I've known a small number that have and still chose to end their life anyhow. I suppose they could find what they felt they needed. And some... I know they have their reasons and they don't see the love for them, or the need for them around them in a meaningful way. Pain and darkness are the murderers of too many.

Do you know the thing about mental illness as you described .All of people are happy in there pain cause if they talk about mental illness there opened up .
Yes I agree with you cause if they talk about a d when to come into joy or happiness for just a few minutes they'd actually see and know how depressed they were .
It takes so much pain to get to that point but it's well worth it

I think one of the reasons "mental health" is different now than it was just a short time ago is that the line has been blurred between true, physiological conditions and an individual's temporary or self-inflicted feelings. They're not the same.

It's cause showing emotions or expressing your will to just not be alive anymore is seen as weakness, that's not true but sadly that's the shit world we live in now..

Maybe they don't want others to see them that way or maybe they don't want to admit defeat or think they will be okay. Some people might think it'll pass.

deo you think its easy to ask for help to be judge by pothers when ya needa hand

It's one of the symptoms. The illness itself prevents it.

Fear

If a person has never experienced a mental health issue within themselves, they cannot speak competently about mental health issues, even if they are a Doctor of Psychiatric Medicine. The best they can offer you is a speculated guess that is based on what they've read about.

The problem as I see it, is that mental health issues are being given to health professionals whom have never experienced mental health issues themselves and therefore cannot fully grasp or even remotely empathize with what lies at the core of any mental health issue.

All they know for sure is what they've read in a book or what they were told by mental health Mentors whom have not necessarily experienced mental health issues either!

If you want to know what it's like to be a drug addict, don't ask a Doctor, ask a drug addict!