Don't get me wrong. I recognize mental illnesses as legitimate illnesses that can devastate people's lives. I know--my father is schizophrenic and my mother is bipolar. However, I am seeing more and more in the youth culture that depression is becoming "the thing." Or things like Borderline Personality. Life is hard, but I think often people yield to their worst instincts (especially my generation, due to narcissism) and start feeling sorry for themselves, or thinking about all that's wrong in their lives. I'm sick about hearing teenagers talk about self-injury and drug-addiction. These are things that at some point, you choose. They take you over, but you have that point where you CHOOSE. And therefore, I think granting psychiatric disability should be a more stringent process, or even diagnosing anything as a mental illness. I think most people would just benefit from realizing that life is life, helping the less fortunate, etc. What do you think, esp. in regards to teenagers?
2007-03-28
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