is it common for this to happen? i know someone who blames the consequences of their actions on their own mental illness, but if anyone else does the same then it is unacceptable
2006-09-12 23:41:29 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Mental Health
they see it as a patronization... like if someone is bipolar, and they have an episode, they explain it later by saying thayre bpolar. they KNOW they are, and when someone else uses a mental issue as an excuse, they see it as a mockery. almost as if that other person were saying "if you can use it as an excuse, so can i" it takes away their validation
2006-09-12 23:53:25 · answer #1 · answered by brattydoll 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i agree with you completely and i'm not sure i have a good answer for you. It's only been the last 20 years that we (including the doctors) have not been COMPLETELY clueless as to what it is, what causes it, and how to fix it. Also, unlike a broken leg it's not something you can physically see. In fact, people with severe anxiety and depression can seem normal much or most of the time. It's also perceived as a weakness to ask for help with this, especially if you are a man. This is changing, but too slowly. And probably the saddest part: most people who have these problems were mentally, physically, or sexually abused as children, and went through things other people could never hope to understand.
2016-03-26 23:03:27 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
mental illness is a disease of the mind it depends on what the illness is i know people with bipolar disorder is is hard to accept that others have the same problems every body wants to be special even if it means having a mental problem to make them special.
2006-09-12 23:49:07 · answer #3 · answered by tim s 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I would suggest that ANYONE who does not accept another person's (diagnosed) mental illness is mentally ill in their own right. In the example you give, that person is just in denial about their own actions.
I don't think it's all that common, though. When I was in group therapy, we pretty much all joked about it and accepted each other's "disorder". Outsiders (so called 'normies') were the ones who did not seem to understand. My wife, for example, just told me "Why don't you just snap out of it?".
2006-09-12 23:52:22 · answer #4 · answered by Mr. Peachy® 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I think maybe this person sees the mistakes he/she makes repeated by other people. In this case using his/her illness as an excuse and hiding behind a diagnose to justify his/her actions.
This is quite common. The things we most dislike in someone elase are often character attributes we have ourselves but not realise.
2006-09-13 00:01:10 · answer #5 · answered by tina.nebel 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
because they have mental illness and therefore are unable to accept/ or cope with various other realities.
2006-09-12 23:44:13 · answer #6 · answered by concerned christian 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
if i was mentally ill, i'll tell you
2006-09-12 23:43:26 · answer #7 · answered by ChEkNa . 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Perhaps this person is a liar.
2006-09-12 23:43:58 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Because they are crazy.
2006-09-12 23:44:13 · answer #9 · answered by opjames 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
they both donnot know that they are mad
2006-09-12 23:47:24 · answer #10 · answered by titties 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋