50+ Weekend Check-In May 20-22, 2022
What myths and misunderstandings do you know about mental illness stigmas?
Example:
Anxiety disorder: “People can just snap out of it” “They need to get a grip”
Telling someone to ‘get a grip’ when they are experiencing a mental illness is the equivalent of telling someone to write when they have broken fingers. Anxiety makes someone’s brain hyperactive to any kind of threat.
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@amiablePeace77
I don't usually experience it, cause I'm so good at covering my struggle. But I see it from time to time. And the most common would be that people with mental illness are just those who are not trying hard enough to behave in a sensible way.
It's sad how people are so easy to come to a conclusion with the very limited knowledge they have.
@Litepanda
I agree Litepanda, it is very sad that people come to conclusions about mental illness with very limited knowledge. Hopefully this will change in future!
You don't always have to RUN to a shrink every time you fall into deep depression. I've learned through years of getting to know myself that sometimes those low times can be the time for self-reflection...to slow things down and really see the detail in life around me. Sometimes we live so fast that we neglect the beauty around us...sometimes depression can be the breaks to help us stop and see what's important around you...
So, I don't believe in professional help 100 percent of the time. O, there's a place for it. Not knocking it at all. But it's not always necessary...
@EmbStitcher33
A professional can help with many things like to learn reframing of thoughts, offer new ways to see a situation but we still need to be mindful and work on ourselves too.
@amiablePeace77
I get what you're saying... I've learned all that over and over in past therapy sessions. I have been handed these tools over and over again. There still could be a place for professional help for me if I faced another trauma. I believe there's a lot of people who can benefit from professional help. For me it just feels like the same old same old, over and over again. And again... I'm NOT in any way knocking professional help. It's very valuable in our society for many many people.
@EmbStitcher33
You mentioned a good point before about seeing the beauty in life and I believe this can be also very supportive. I find the more grateful I am the less sadness or other emotions caused by events in the past can take over.
The flowers were just peeking out from dark shade behind. I'm amazed at how it turned out too... thanks for the nice comments ☺️
