some form of mental health issue?
About 25% of people will experience some form of major depression.
Panic/anxiety disorders are common as well.
Personality disorders add up - who doesn't know a narcisist, borderline, histrionic, avoidant personality, anti-social, etc?
Bipolar and the schizos are another 4%.
Then there are the officially neuro problems like Asbergers, Autism, etc.
Normal is a statistical average. It is an ideal, not reality. Since no one is perfect, the discrimination against mentally ill folks is absurd and borne of denial and ignorance.
Your thoughts?
2007-08-11 05:29:43 · 8 answers · asked by Alex62 6 in Health ➔ Mental Health
I personally believe that everyone has some crazy and dysfunctionality in them. If they don't recognize it, they are either a box of rocks ignorant or probably even more dysfunctional than most others.
2007-08-11 05:45:07 · update #1
I also tend to believe that the people with serious mental illnesses that are on meds and in therapy are more sane and rational and together than most people out there. Why? They are actively dealing with their acknowledged issues.
2007-08-11 05:47:06 · update #2
I think that everyone is afflicted. That is my opinion. Some just seem to be affected in greater extremes.
2007-08-11 05:37:48 · answer #1 · answered by ineeddonothing 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We all have some kind of mental disorder, even the SANE ones. The fact of the matter is we believe that the world is a perfect place and its easy to address any kind of mental disorder with THAT PERSON IS CRAZY. But the truth is 80 to 90 percent of the population has no understanding and skill to deal with mental disorders. Its never going to change. Most people believe that the way I think is the way I am. We dont realize that the brain is muscle and it could be understood and controled.
2007-08-11 12:35:26 · answer #2 · answered by Dude.. 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, the statistically average man doesn't probably exist and so all of us are eccentric when measured with some parameter and compared to others. Good for us.
2007-08-11 12:33:25 · answer #3 · answered by Swamy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
don't we all have some mental issue or issues? It doesn't have to be that but Some people could be depressed and not even know they are.
2007-08-11 12:33:31 · answer #4 · answered by Koter Boters misses Rufus! 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
life is a challenge sometimes, and todays lifestyle and demands i think put a lot of pressure on us all. so yes everyone probably feels the strains of life!
2007-08-11 13:04:26 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with you all the way and I think Yasmin is in denial
2007-08-11 12:55:36 · answer #6 · answered by drkangelrzng 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I Can believe that!
2007-08-11 12:34:12 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not surprised.
2007-08-11 12:35:44 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋