Understanding Mental Illness

[DUSTY]

"ONE IN FOUR PEOPLE IN THE WORLD WILL BE AFFECTED BY MENTAL OR NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AT SOME POINT IN THEIR LIVES," REPORTS THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO). ALTHOUGH MANY MENTAL ILLNESSES CAN BE TREATED, ALMOST TWO THIRDS OF SUFFERERS NEVER SEEK PROFESSIONAL HELP. "MENTAL ILLNESS IS NOT A PERSONAL FAILURE," SAYS DR. GRO HARLEM BRUNDTLAND, DIRECTOR GENERAL OF WHO. "IN FACT, IF THERE IS FAILURE, IT IS TO BE FOUND IN THE WAY WE HAVE RESPONDED TO PEOPLE WITH MENTAL AND BRAIN DISORDERS." SHE ADDS: "I HOPE THIS REPORT WILL DISPEL LONG-HELD DOUBTS AND DOGMA AND MARK THE BEGINNING OF A NEW PUBLIC HEALTH ERA IN THE FIELD OF MENTAL HEALTH." ACCORDING TO PRESENT HEALTH TRENDS, "DEPRESSIVE DISORDERS...ARE EXPECTED TO RANK SECOND BY 2020, BEHIND ISCHAEMIC HEART DISEASE BUT AHEAD OF ALL OTHER DISEASES," SAYS WHO. WITH PROPER TREATMENT, HOWEVER, SUFFERS " CAN LIVE PRODUCTIVE LIVES AND BE A VITAL PART OF THEIR COMMUNITIES."

 

[Mildot]

That's comforting.
I wonder what they will do first? Electro-shock, a lobotomy or maybe I will luck out and they will just drug my mind and call it "cured."
That "profession" is a fucking joke that borders on being criminal as far as I'm concerned.

 

[Bulldog_10]

That's comforting.
I wonder what they will do first? Electro-shock, a lobotomy or maybe I will luck out and they will just drug my mind and call it "cured."
That "profession" is a fucking joke that borders on being criminal as far as I'm concerned.

I think you misread the article. They're saying that it's not really the person's fault, it's the way society looks at it...like there's a stigma attached to it. They're saying they want to change the way society looks at mental illness, not that they're going to eliminate it.

Once the stigma is gone, more people will seek help without fear of being ostracized.

 

[***]

i have body dysmorphia... does that count?

 

[biteme]

I think you misread the article. They're saying that it's not really the person's fault, it's the way society looks at it...like there's a stigma attached to it. They're saying they want to change the way society looks at mental illness, not that they're going to eliminate it.

Once the stigma is gone, more people will seek help without fear of being ostracized.

I saw a homeless man walking thru a parking lot in downtown Dallas today and talking outloud to himself very loud. I must admit, it irritated the shit out of me. I wanted to say, "Shut your stupid fucking mouth b4 I put a sock in it." I felt threatened by him because you couldn't tell if he was talking to people or himself and he looked pissed off and capable of violence.

 

[Sundance]

I saw a homeless man walking thru a parking lot in downtown Dallas today and talking outloud to himself very loud. I must admit, it irritated the shit out of me. I wanted to say, "Shut your stupid fucking mouth b4 I put a sock in it." I felt threatened by him because you couldn't tell if he was talking to people or himself and he looked pissed off and capable of violence.

You are developing some symptoms too...

 

[Mildot]

I know what the article is saying bro, I just take issue with the fact that "they" can do anything about it.
People will be seeking help where no help can be found.
It's sad, but these dipshits don't know their ass from their elbow, let alone how to treat a condition that they know nothing about.
People can not be cured of mental illness. It either goes away on it's own or is covered up with surgery and/or drugs.

IMHO, of course.

 

[bwood]

I saw a homeless man walking thru a parking lot in downtown Dallas today and talking outloud to himself very loud. I must admit, it irritated the shit out of me. I wanted to say, "Shut your stupid fucking mouth b4 I put a sock in it." I felt threatened by him because you couldn't tell if he was talking to people or himself and he looked pissed off and capable of violence.

you are smarter than 90% of the population then...