Mental health is subjective.
I know I'm fine.
You must not get out much, I'll clue you in most people are fucking nuts. I go in to peoples houses for a living, everyone has there quirks. Theres lots of horribly nasty people, ridiculously clean people, people that never shut up even after they ask a question, people that barely mumble a word, people that have shrines to the weirdest shit, people that can't put the game controller down long enough to answer the door, people with more pets and kids than I can count like the house is a goddamn zoo, I can go on and on people are fucking nuts.
I am sorry that your cousin had a bad experience with ECT.
I go in to peoples houses for a living, everyone has there quirks.
Honestly the truth is mental health runs rampant among middle class white people, IMO. Their expectations don't match the world around them on a daily basis.What I honestly find so fasinating with the whole mental health issue is that it is pretty much a first world problem. Funny how the human brain works - when you have questions in life like "What/How am I going to be able to eat tonight?" is apparently not a stressful question because countries where that is a common thought has much lower suicide rates than first world countries.
The human brain obviously has some significant flaws, hopefully as we develop the world further we evolve further as humans to not have these mental disorders. For the life of me I will never be able to wrap my head around how the brains of successful platinum rock stars can communicate that Suicide is an answer to a problem - when they definitely have a lot fewer problems than other Americans.
Exactly. It's a form of torture, plain and simple, and has, like blood-letting, no place in modern medicine or health-care.Shit... My cousin was at a mental health hospital and seen the effects of that shit. Aftermath: drooling all over yourself and semi-dead.
It seems like a very archaic method to treat people with mental helath issues. Like something from the 1930's.
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Looks like the damn thing was made in the 30's.
Exactly. It's a form of torture, plain and simple, and has, like blood-letting, no place in modern medicine or health-care.
(I'm sure doctors of that day said that blood-letting was effective too.)
Exactly. It's a form of torture, plain and simple, and has, like blood-letting, no place in modern medicine or health-care.
(I'm sure doctors of that day said that blood-letting was effective too.)
I'd date a first generation Spanish girl in a heartbeat or something like that. I'm completely done with it.
Recently took a multi-week course from the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). It was a real eye-opener. Apparently about 80% of the peoplelocked upin this country suffer from some form of mental illness.
Wasn't blood-letting used on Lincoln? Or was that some other politician back then who was shot?
I think half the problem with mental health these days is diet and especially lack of sleep. People stay awake late watching tv, playing on phones, video games. Then they get up early and chug a monster to function. Do that day in day out suicide won't seem like such a bad idea after awhile.
^ Bullshit meter on full tilt. Single vs married has nothing to do with mental health, nor does lack of sleep. Maybe perpetual overcaffeinating to try to make up for lack of sleep...
Lack of purpose or reward can be crutches a mentally ill person uses, but are more effect than cause.
Granted, mentally ill people do tend to find it harder to hang onto a relationship, job, etc. but the opposite can also be true. It can cause people to stick to the safe course, not get out of an abusive relationship or not be dynamic enough to move past a bad job.
While I have used "mentally ill" as a black and white label, or at least it could be interpreted that way, both the degree of illness and the interpretation of it is subjective. One standard is an inability to resolve problems, let them become a handicap.
^ Bullshit meter on full tilt. Single vs married has nothing to do with mental health, nor does lack of sleep. Maybe perpetual overcaffeinating to try to make up for lack of sleep...
Lack of purpose or reward can be crutches a mentally ill person uses, but are more effect than cause.
Granted, mentally ill people do tend to find it harder to hang onto a relationship, job, etc. but the opposite can also be true. It can cause people to stick to the safe course, not get out of an abusive relationship or not be dynamic enough to move past a bad job.
While I have used "mentally ill" as a black and white label, or at least it could be interpreted that way, both the degree of illness and the interpretation of it is subjective. One standard is an inability to resolve problems, let them become a handicap.
I've had various mental health issues for most of my life. Not as badly as some, but I have been suicidal, multiple times.
To look at me from the outside, you would never know. I have a good job, own my own flat and car, and am generally a friendly likeable guy. Not many people do know of my struggles actually. My brothers know, I don't think any of my friends do. Some of my friends know some of the stuff that I have been through, like having a mother with mental illness or both of my parents dying when I was fairly young. But, only my close family really knows the full picture. And even then, some stuff I don't share with them. Like the suicidal thoughts I used to have.
What helped me was reading a book on childhood trauma. It explained that the trauma that I went through as a kid affected my brain deeply, and set me up for... well a more difficult life. You know, people always say, oh just get over it, your mother died 10 years ago, yes she was mentally ill but she has been gone for a decade. The reality is, while the stressor itself has gone away, the damage remains and is difficult to heal. I have been to therapists, I have read books, and lately I meditate every day, in the hopes that meditation will one day be able to repair my brain.
The things that really helped me were reading that book on childhood trauma and starting to meditate. Reading the book on childhood trauma helped me to understand why I still battle years after my childhood. I mean, its over now, shouldn't I be better? The book explains that unfortunately it is all due to your brain. It may sound depressing to hear that I am basically brain damaged compared to someone healthy, but, it was oddly comforting because it explained why life was so difficult for me.
Meditation gives me a little bit of peace and gives me the hope that maybe one day, things will get better and my brain will improve. I don't have suicidal thoughts anymore either.
Regarding suicide.... I see it differently these days. I used to see it as sadness or pain so profound that the suicidee feels that an end to their pain is the only kindness left. But, now I see it as basically a complication of mental illness. Your brain gets out of whack, and one of the things that the brain can do when it is unwell is decide to end itself. It's not rational, it just happens.
Despite this, life is still not easy for me. I battle, and actually have been battling this week. I wondered to myself whether a sick leave policy should also cover mental illness. Because, I'm not productive in the office at the moment.
What helped me was reading a book on childhood trauma. It explained that the trauma that I went through as a kid affected my brain deeply, and set me up for... well a more difficult life. You know, people always say, oh just get over it, your mother died 10 years ago, yes she was mentally ill but she has been gone for a decade. The reality is, while the stressor itself has gone away, the damage remains and is difficult to heal. I have been to therapists, I have read books, and lately I meditate every day, in the hopes that meditation will one day be able to repair my brain.
The concept of trauma informed care has been a cornerstone of mental health work for a while now. It is very fortunate you found your path to wellness. Care to share the name of the book?