re: Who's been diagnosed with a mental illness?

Diagnosed?

Never diagnosed.

But i am willing to learn.

Will they send me somewhere special?

Yes, those are terrible things.

Dangerous actions.


But they are part of the illness. I'm pretty sure that person, when stable and in her "right mind" would never dream of hurting you. And probably feels terrible about doing the things she does when she's in an episode.

It's no more her fault than it's the fault of the person with pancreatic cancer dying and leaving their child without a parent.

In both cases, these are manifestations of the disease they have.

Do you think she chose to have BP? Don't you think she would LOVE to be cured?

I know that mental illness is different because it causes unpredictable, confusing, damaging and dangerous actions. But just keep in mind. Mentally ill people are just that, ILL. They didn't ask for this, they are victims of a terrible malady, just like a diabetic, cripple, cancer patient, or downs syndrome person.

No better, but certainly no worse.

Question: If one wanted to speak with a mental health professional, where would you start? Assuming you don't have a primary care physician.

That's not a mental disorder that's called being a woman.

Yea, until she train-wrecks everything in your life. Starts trouble with family, co-workers...

"I F'N HATE YOU... DON'T YOU LEAVE ME HERE WITH THESE KIDS!"

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I honestly have this thought every once in a while, about once a month and thought I was the only one

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Yea it's pretty weird. When I was really struggling, I would be just about to fall asleep, and then a jolt would suddenly wake me up. It was fricked up. 3 days and 2 full nights of that shite. I seriously thought I would never go to sleep again.

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just keep in mind that psychiatrists are not psychologists and many (not all, but many) are not great therapists. study after study shoes the added benefits of talk therapy on top of medication.

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Good point.

And some people think that psychologists and psychiatrists are the same thing, and don't go to see a psychologist because they're afraid of being put on medication. My ex-wife used that excuse for a long time.

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But they are part of the illness. I'm pretty sure that person, when stable and in her "right mind" would never dream of hurting you. And probably feels terrible about doing the things she does when she's in an episode.
All true points, but it still happened and not a lot of people can put up with that nor should one have to.
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It's no more her fault than
I'm not trying to put blame on her or anyone in a situation like that. But the simple truth is that they are very difficult (if not impossible sometimes) to be in a relationship with.
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But just keep in mind. Mentally ill people are just that, ILL.
Yeah, but it is an illness that can have dangerous side effects to other people. Side effects that can change your life in a very bad way through no fault of your own.

It's not the fault of the dog that got rabies either, but I'm not going to cuddle it.

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I hear ya. It's definitely not easy to be close to someone with mental illness. And no one should force you to. Not should they look down on you if you choose to break away. This too is no different than someone dying of cancer.

It's just a sad situation all the way around.

My hope is that mental illness will one day lose the dark ages stima it has and gets the same support as other diseases.