HI, It was nice watching your video; I will think twice now when I hesitate and hide my mental illness- I don't like hiding it either-thanks for the inspirational thoughts!
Read Explaining colours to a blind man. Not only will it enlighten many as to what living with a mental illness is like, it also gives comfort to those sufferers who think there is no hope and that they are alone. It is very informative, sometimes shocking but also very funny in parts. All in all, a good read and highly recommended.
"{mental illness] canot be helped. It's just like having cancer or a broken arm." - Exactly. Well said. We must remedy to all the ignorance that leads to stigma.
People just need to open their minds... to bad that many "normal" people just function when closing most part of their own minds[personality] as once they would [assuming] open themselves to the most hidden parts of themselves they would feel the emptiness they have inside them and run scared. And what is even worse... peeps are way to often scared of what is beyond "normal"... just have an open mind...
realize that the "out and proud" approach is taken by those whom have what is taken as fault yet is not; schizoid disorders are not what those who have them would deem as innocuous characteristics, ergo there is nothing to be proud about.
Trust me I would be happier if I weren't schizoaffective. should I be proud of my impaired cognition, hallucinations, delusions, speech difficulties, anxiety, listlessness... although I will say it is venerable to persevere through those problems, the disease itself is not praise worthy.
I agree; dwelling on insoluble problems is pointless and being shameful of them will at least not help and probably be agitating. I believe that you should not relegate yourself to accepting that you have absolutely "no control", lest you sell your self short of the potential for any control. if one is of sound enough mind for the implications of their rational mind to conflict with the implications of the manifestations of their symptoms then absolute loss of control is not gone.
I'm so glad that people haven't made it worse for you. I've know a few people with schizophrenia and, in retrospect, i don't think people treated them very well. Mind you, two of them were really sick at the time. It makes me kinda sad that they were suffering and no one was helping them. But,yeah, things are improving, and it's harder than ever to get away worth discriminating against people with all forms of MI. :-)
this vid is why your my fav you tuber. YOur honesty and intelligence and clear speaking on a subject that noone ever discusses because of shame. there are no easy answers,but maybe with more talk and psa's in the mainstream people will be more understanding. Great vid and hopefully you get back into your youtube groove because yuor vids are always helpful and entertaining.
I think we have mental health problems rather than mental illness. It is said that one in four have mental health issues at any one point in time and Shizophenia is about one in every hundred, I would suppose that more people have psychosis than is written about.
lol, I like the video description. I still blame myself a lot for my mental problems and some people still think it's all the result of bad parenting, bad choices, bad diet, etc, but I definitely don't blame my parents and my diet is pretty good. It is kind of silly, because I have really bad allergies/asthma but I don't blame myself for that, I just do the best I can, take my medication so I can breath, etc. But our culture still has that pull yourself up by your own bootstraps mentality.
HI, It was nice watching your video; I will think twice now when I hesitate and hide my mental illness- I don't like hiding it either-thanks for the inspirational thoughts!
Here4UMentalHealth 2 years ago
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Read Explaining colours to a blind man. Not only will it enlighten many as to what living with a mental illness is like, it also gives comfort to those sufferers who think there is no hope and that they are alone. It is very informative, sometimes shocking but also very funny in parts. All in all, a good read and highly recommended.
hsttraindriver 2 years ago
"{mental illness] canot be helped. It's just like having cancer or a broken arm." - Exactly. Well said. We must remedy to all the ignorance that leads to stigma.
HenryHawkins1879 3 years ago
People just need to open their minds... to bad that many "normal" people just function when closing most part of their own minds[personality] as once they would [assuming] open themselves to the most hidden parts of themselves they would feel the emptiness they have inside them and run scared. And what is even worse... peeps are way to often scared of what is beyond "normal"... just have an open mind...
XtOfje 3 years ago
Some people are turds against mentally ill. Movies, books... the entertainment industy is full of them.
antipodkayne 3 years ago 3
realize that the "out and proud" approach is taken by those whom have what is taken as fault yet is not; schizoid disorders are not what those who have them would deem as innocuous characteristics, ergo there is nothing to be proud about.
potatowizard 3 years ago
you don't know what you are talking about...clearly
ichbinkeinberliner 3 years ago
Trust me I would be happier if I weren't schizoaffective. should I be proud of my impaired cognition, hallucinations, delusions, speech difficulties, anxiety, listlessness... although I will say it is venerable to persevere through those problems, the disease itself is not praise worthy.
potatowizard 3 years ago
I guess what I'm saying is that people should not be ashamed of something they have no control over.
ichbinkeinberliner 3 years ago
I agree; dwelling on insoluble problems is pointless and being shameful of them will at least not help and probably be agitating. I believe that you should not relegate yourself to accepting that you have absolutely "no control", lest you sell your self short of the potential for any control. if one is of sound enough mind for the implications of their rational mind to conflict with the implications of the manifestations of their symptoms then absolute loss of control is not gone.
potatowizard 3 years ago
I'm so glad that people haven't made it worse for you. I've know a few people with schizophrenia and, in retrospect, i don't think people treated them very well. Mind you, two of them were really sick at the time. It makes me kinda sad that they were suffering and no one was helping them. But,yeah, things are improving, and it's harder than ever to get away worth discriminating against people with all forms of MI. :-)
Zaharah28 3 years ago
this vid is why your my fav you tuber. YOur honesty and intelligence and clear speaking on a subject that noone ever discusses because of shame. there are no easy answers,but maybe with more talk and psa's in the mainstream people will be more understanding. Great vid and hopefully you get back into your youtube groove because yuor vids are always helpful and entertaining.
dynom23 3 years ago 2
I think we have mental health problems rather than mental illness. It is said that one in four have mental health issues at any one point in time and Shizophenia is about one in every hundred, I would suppose that more people have psychosis than is written about.
Duncan
28October1961 3 years ago
it sure isnt easy!
jesmalu 3 years ago
lol, I like the video description. I still blame myself a lot for my mental problems and some people still think it's all the result of bad parenting, bad choices, bad diet, etc, but I definitely don't blame my parents and my diet is pretty good. It is kind of silly, because I have really bad allergies/asthma but I don't blame myself for that, I just do the best I can, take my medication so I can breath, etc. But our culture still has that pull yourself up by your own bootstraps mentality.
ozjthomas 3 years ago