why do people tell other people when they get upset with them for having a hard time or negative feelings?

Question

that it is a brain disease or mental illness, why can't it just be what it is normal and natural and appropriate feelings, according to circumstances and situations and upsets in life? Why are others so ready to label the down side of life as a brain disease or chemical imbalance? Those are awful lies they tell, you kinow? They make the person feel worse, not any better, and would they call it an illness or brain disease if they liked what the other person did or how they thought or they were one of their croonies that they knew better then to disagree with? Have you ever thought about it really?

you know I want to feel sorry for you no I dont sound like a scientologist I don't sound like Breggin, but you might want to investigate some actual anti psychiatry and find out what you are talking about. you can't win you never will all you can do is make me scared and tired is that the intention of this?

Answer 1

You sound like one of those Scientologists who don't believe in mental illness. But the truth is that the brain is an organ just like any other, and is just as prone to malfunctioning or getting sick. If your liver isn't producing the right amount of bile, it isn't working right. If an infection is filling your lungs with fluid, they aren't working right. If something is causing a hormonal imbalance in your brain, it isn't working right. Mental illness is not just someone's opinion, it is a real phenomenon with real, physical, quantifiable causes.