2006-09-13 09:36:10 · 28 answers · asked by princesskel82 2 in Health ➔ Mental Health
It definitely can happen to any one of us. I was the most level headed person you could meet until it caught me out. The hang up is because of ignorance. People don't want to think it could happen to them because they think it means that they are weak in some way. This is not the case. When I was diagnosed, I thought that I was dying, I felt so ill and not just mentally. I had physical symptoms that could have been any one of a number of illnesses. My motto now is to take each day as it comes and make the most of it. You never know when it can catch up with you!
2006-09-13 09:49:51 · answer #1 · answered by nooka 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The pressure of our society is causing more of a health risk and cost, through mental health issues than previousely. This is because, the society we live in causes the stress that cause the risks in the first place. To get rid of half the problem everyone in the world would need to be taught self psychology but this is such a hard process to teach people because their minds are so set from the way they were brought up
2006-09-13 17:12:27 · answer #2 · answered by pamperpooch39 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is my opinion that the term mentally ill congers up images of really disturbed individuals. psychos and the like. What people in the general term forget that plain and ordinary depression is a mental health issue and more and more research show it as a chemical problem and not just a "state of mind". To answer you question ,yes it can happen to anyone given the correct circumstances for them.In my experience if you are able to relate your story to just one other person you open up the stigma around this medical problem. It has a sort of knock on effect and you find more people that have been in a similar situation. I have found that others find it a relief that it is not as uncommon as they first thought and can relax in getting the help they need to feel better. As a personal choice I share about my own experiences with depression and the situations that surround it, the possible triggers and the way I'm feeling. I pick my moments carefully but I find sharing helpful. It's good not to feel alone.Hope what I have had to say was of use to you.
2006-09-13 17:01:50 · answer #3 · answered by louise.ramsay3@btopenworld.com 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh how i wish there were more people like you around,yes it can happen to anyone,it is an illness like any other illness,but sadly it sometimes is hard to tell because you can't see it,every other part of your body can get ill,get broken(bones literally every part,so why do people think the brain is an exception,although slowly a few people in the society are beginning to realise this, and not before time,it saddens me that some people are still ignorant to mental health ,thank you for a sensible question
2006-09-13 17:12:47 · answer #4 · answered by amber_xx66 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because there such a stigma attached to being called "crazy", a lot of people are in denial about mental health issues. As long as you live this "crazy" life, you are bound to have some psychological/mental issues!
If anyone tells you they don't suffer some sort of mental issue, they're a liar...
2006-09-13 16:40:56 · answer #5 · answered by incognitas8 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
lack of education most people in there lives will suffer a mental ilness but because of media coverage of incidents involving a person with mental health. we only hear of the bad things not to mention the coverage that soaps on tv give mental health issues and they always seem to just go away sadly this is not the case for most sufferers. i myself suffer with a mental condition and to be honest lost more friends and respect of people i worked with just because of a mental health condition. what they seem to realise this adds to the pain that these p[eople have endure therefore making them more depressed this can become a never ending circle. yes you can talk to your dr until you ar blue in the face but do they actually listen or do they take the easy road and up the drugs which i may add can make the your condition worse.i look forward to the day when people will look at person as being ill and not crazy but it seems that day is a long away off
2006-09-13 16:56:16 · answer #6 · answered by species8472 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yup. without warning and for a multitude or reasons. some peopel get mentally unwell due to life events. Others due to drugs or medications. Some for no apparant reason whatsoever. You have a 25% chance of experiencing a MH problem in your lifetime which increases dramatically if you have a family history of MH issues or if you are particularly stressed, live a certain lifestyle or have social / economic factors working against you. To put it another way...1 in 4 people will experience a MH problem at some point in their life and those statistics are probably under reported!!! Look after your MH just the same as you would your physical health!
2006-09-13 16:40:21 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Because there's still a huge stigma, as well as fear, about people with mental health problems. However I believe things are getting better, and we're more accepting than a generation or so ago.
2006-09-13 17:14:27 · answer #8 · answered by Jude 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely spot on!! Its a great pity people dont actually have more understanding about mental health issues!! The most annoying thing as well is people saying oh you look well today.......... yah, I look ok on the outside (??) but look inside my flip top head and then you'll really know!!
2006-09-13 19:39:54 · answer #9 · answered by tracy r 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Big question, most people are too much in the dark about it. No good reason in these times.
Americans (at least on television) use the word 'sick' to describe physical illness. Here, people use it with vitriol. As you say, there is a massive hang-up, still.
2006-09-13 16:40:29 · answer #10 · answered by Chris cc 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋