my roomate resents me, he says that life is precious, and that it is a cowards disease, He told me I had "white problems",, he is hispanic, He told all My Niehbors about my hospital stay and he laughs about it with them,, is this a normal response,, can anyone relate, He is not a bad guy,, just has is stubborn views as is a little ethnocentric
do Hispanics have different views on mental illness
2006-11-20 13:25:22 · 9 answers · asked by NONAME 1 in Health ➔ Mental Health
I am Bipolar II, and I have encounted only courage from others during my bad times.
Hispanics like any other race, are just people, and all people have their own veiws on mental illness.
Have you talked to him about how it makes you feel when he jokes about the way you have felt?
Has he been educated in anyway about mental illness?
Be strong and don't take to heart his misguided and immiture response to your needs.
2006-11-20 13:32:44 · answer #1 · answered by not so straight chick 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know exactly what your going through. I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder a couple of years ago and it was so bad that I attempted suicide several times and because of that I was admitted to a state mental hospital. My friends and family don't understand what we are going through probably because the just don't know what it feels like on the inside. They don't know what we are feeling. Some people think that if you have a mental disorder like depression or bipolar that you are considered "crazy" and that's just not true. They just say that because they don't understand the illness. Your friend my be a good person but if he is going around and laughing about you and your illness then you need to talk to him about it. You need to tell him how it makes you feel. Good luck I hope I was able to help you in some way.
2006-11-20 14:16:08 · answer #2 · answered by heartyangel98 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anyone who says depression is a coward's disease is not medically informed. Society does not have the taboo associated with mental illness as it once had in the past. No one can judge another person that is depressed unless they've been in the depression themselves. I think it is very selfish for a room mate no less to say so. People suffering from depression need support, not criticism. I would recommend a support group for you so that you can have positive input around you rather than the narrow mindedness of a room mate that is judgmental. The very best of luck to you in battling this issue :)
2006-11-20 13:52:47 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well hyspanics have the same incidence of depression like caucasians, but the big difference is that in hispanic culture people hide their mental problems, bcause they feel ashamed about them. The most of the cases, if they need psicological or psiquiatric assistance, they do it in private and dont let know anyone about it, bcause they would be considered like "mad people" that need to be interned forever in a psichiatric institution
Nontheless its not an excuse for him to do what's he is doing, I strongly recommend to you to change your roomate.
Depresion is a medical condition, that need medical treatment and lot of support, so this relation with your roommate could worsen your advances
Good luck
2006-11-20 13:42:39 · answer #4 · answered by G square 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do not think that is right of him to tell peole and no its not just u everyone gets that way sometimes i am in the same boat as with depression i am geting off drugs so i know how u feel just ignore him some people r ignorent email me or im if u wana talk good luck
2006-11-20 13:29:17 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You may just think I'm crazy and many people probably tell you to do this if you haven't. My advice is to ask the Lord Jesus Christ to stay in your heart. He loves you and cares for you. He died on the cross for you and he wants to have a relationship with you. So if you feel like your depressed, that might be Jesus knocking on your heart, asking if he can come in. The way you ask Jesus into your heart is by making a prayer by bowing your head and saying the following, "Dear Lord, I love you and I need you. I am very much in need and I want you to help me from being depressed too much . I need you. I believe that you died on the cross for me and that you love me Lord. So please just come into my heart Jesus. In Jesus's name, Amen." So that's my advice and I am praying for you that you may turn to the Lord and that the hispanic man may learn that Jesus loves him too and that he will be forgiven of his sin and that he can be saved too.
PS. If you do happen to accept Christ as your Lord and savior, you should pick up the Bible at any local church. The Bible tells about how the world was created, how Jesus died on the cross for you and me, and many other things about this stuff
2006-11-20 13:43:30 · answer #6 · answered by HomieDawg101 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i would not worry about what he thinks, he sounds very inmature to me. get a new roommate.
2006-11-21 00:50:16 · answer #7 · answered by debbigeri 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He is a bad guy. get rid of him.
2006-11-20 13:32:54 · answer #8 · answered by Tom 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that aint right!
2006-11-20 13:33:19 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋