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[MrKrabbs]

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ok ra na ois! naa pay mas grabe nmo! hehehhe

[i_am_a_nobody]

One poster think that it's not to be proud of. People like you should read this. People should stop judging people who have mental illnesses.

Mental Health Works - Facts - Stigma and mental illness
Stigma and mental illness


What is stigma?
When someone appears to be different than us, we may view him or her in a negative stereotyped manner. People who have identities that society values negatively are said to be stigmatized. Stigma is a reality for people with a mental illness, and they report that how others judge them is one of their greatest barriers to a complete and satisfying life. Society feels uncomfortable about mental illness. It is not seen like other illnesses such as heart disease and cancer. Due to inaccuracies and misunderstandings, people have been led to believe that an individual with a mental illness has a weak character or is inevitably dangerous. Mental illness can be called the invisible illness. Often, the only way to know whether someone has been diagnosed with a mental illness is if they tell you. The majority of the public is unaware of how many mentally ill people they know and encounter every day.

• One in five people in Ontario will experience a mental illness at some point in his or her lifetime
• Mental illness affects people of all ages, in all kinds of jobs and at all educational levels

Why does stigma surround mental illness?
We all have an idea of what someone with a mental illness is like, but most of our views and interpretations have been distorted through strongly held social beliefs. The media, as a reflection of society, has done much to sustain a distorted view of mental illness. Television or movie characters who are aggressive, dangerous and unpredictable can have their behaviour attributed to a mental illness. Mental illness also has not received the sensitive media coverage that other illnesses have been given. We are surrounded by stereotypes, popular movies talk about killers who are "psychos," and news coverage of mental illness only when it related to violence. We also often hear the causal use of terms like "lunatic" or "crazy," along with jokes about the mentally ill. These representations and the use of discriminatory language distort the public’s view and reinforce inaccuracies about mental illness.

What are the effects of stigma?
If you became physically ill, you would go to a doctor. Once you got better you would expect to get on with life as usual. Life, however, does not always fit back into place for people diagnosed with a mental illness. Everyone has the right to fully participate in his or her community, but individuals struggling to overcome a mental illness can find themselves facing a constant series of rejections and exclusions.
Due to stigma, the typical reaction encountered by someone with a mental illness (and his or her family members) is fear and rejection. Some have been denied adequate housing, loans, health insurance and jobs due to their history of mental illness. Due to the stigma associated with the illness, many people have found that they lose their self-esteem and have difficulty making friends. The stigma attached to mental illness is so pervasive that people who suspect that they might be mentally ill are unwilling to seek help for fear of what others may think. Spouses may be reluctant to define their partners as mentally ill, while families may delay seeking help for their child because of their fears and shame.
How do we erase stigma?
We can battle stigma when we have facts. We all have times when we feel depressed, get unreasonably angry or over-excited. We even have periods when we think that everything and everybody is out to get us and that we can’t cope. For someone with a mental illness these feelings become enveloping and overwhelming. There is no particular way to develop a mental illness. For some people, it occurs due to genetic factors in their family. Other causes may relate to environment stressors such as experiences or severe child abuse, war, torture, poverty, loss, isolation, neglect or abandonment. Mental illnesses can also occur in combination with substance abuse.
No matter people develop mental illness, there is usually some form of help available which will help them to improved health and a productive life. The support of family, friends and employments is also critical.

[mhaw]

hahahaha...boring ky diri sa hauz..as in..ts ganahan ka magwatch nalang tag movie today? hahaha.. ayaw paghubogx2 para anang byhana oi..

bitaw ikaon nalang na bro!

OT: Hi mhaw!!! gimingaw jud bitaw ko ni Song Hye Kyo oi..

btaw bro yaw ng hub0g2x (hubog2x purol) kung wlay chix bati na..ay nalang na huna2x bro..paminawa lang si Su-Hae pag talk lang mo kay para dli mo ma boring duha!hehehe

OT: hi.....korean freak!

[granz]

Haay, kapait aning gugma! Maayo na unta ta, naningkamot na ta para mag-move on, ok na unta unya mokalit lang balik.. murag manugsug bah! Kapaet jud. Unya kitang inlababo wa nalang tay bawt. Lami nalang jud kaayo itagay pirmi rong mga panahona! O maypag ato nalang iparok atung ulo para magka-amnesia. Haay, kapait jud aning gugma!

- relax lng brod! ang puso...

[Su-Hae]

Hi mhaw! hahaha Korean freak jud ko! hahahaha

@ts: yeah problems are given para mo strong ta..

[annerhexian]

Murag in ana na siya.
So you've experienced this too? na-apektuhan ba imong life ani? - Yup, depression can led to near death bed situation if u choice to stay on with it..
It's a matter of severity man gud. Ako,a kay since naa koy Social Anxiety...
I can't get out there. I'm anxious. And this whole thing makes me depressed.

Slightly, each one of us can have this kind of depression but then your situation is kindda severe.

ANd what i did.. I change some lifestyle I hate..and retained what I just needed.
Its not easy neither I cant guarantee that it will not go back just like cycle.

For me lang ha,, I was having that kind of social anxiety for so many reason but mostly it was only in a "state of mind".
So, I choose to let these change and open to something that are new to me and more beneficial to my part.

Yes, they are some people who will reject of what you are or the situation u are into.
Then again, it can create rejection and depression to your part.
and with that... Another burden u will just come up to face on.
and its a choice if YOU LIVED with it or MOVE on with it.

A matter of choice.. and U better head choice that is BEST for you.
Eliminate certain negative inputs that cud led to negative disaster in ur mind.
Exposed ur self to the differences of each inviduality.
Learn not to think of it... instead learn something new like artwork, projects or trainings.
or cling to some website u like to standby for the time being.

Choice to live as wat peace said in ur thread.
and Learn things in a hard way.

Not easy brad.. but then...
Step by step... U will learn to love ur self..
and No one can take it away from u.. even society rejects it.!


Love ur self!
Love life!
Appreciate small things...!
be just u..!

[abewtifulmind]

do... ingna lang ko kung kinahanglan ka og katagay... wa koy problema... masabayan tika kay pareho man ta nasakitan.. pareho pud ta mo inom... pero.. d lang ta pareho kung in terms og budget.. hehehe.. ikaw lang bahala.. ubanan lang tika.. hehehehe....

[aozora]

A part of me doesn't want to. But you know.. I really have to open up more. Bisag sa mga tao lang na wa ko kaila. And I don't think I should be ashamed of it because it's not like it's my choice to be this way. I was born to have this. Di lang ko ganahan mag-open up kay kibaw ko naay mo judge. Kabalo ko nga daghan di makasabot. And at the same time I want people to understand and to be aware of this illness. I hope you get my point.

one thing is for sure, i am not here to be your psychiatrist kay mahal raba na ang prof. fee sayang wlay bayad gud. pero you can send it through my paypal. hihih... joke.

bsides pa diay, dli mani thread for psycho-related problems nimo. labhag resulting to inom ni. don't change the topic. but if your problem is psycho resulting sa imong pagka labhag resorting to inom aw mao diay ni. hihihi...

[jntio]

@su-hae - depreed pd bya ko bacn nahan ka mg rh ta =)

[i_am_a_nobody]

one thing is for sure, i am not here to be your psychiatrist kay mahal raba na ang prof. fee sayang wlay bayad gud. pero you can send it through my paypal. hihih... joke.

bsides pa diay, dli mani thread for psycho-related problems nimo. labhag resulting to inom ni. don't change the topic. but if your problem is psycho resulting sa imong pagka labhag resorting to inom aw mao diay ni. hihihi...

Yep, this isn't a Psych forum, but have you ever thought that my posts about it can help society? To understand and be aware of it? And no, it's not all about 'labhag'. But still sorry for the OT. Mods can delete my thread though.

I have a question, are you discriminating people who are mentally ill?