| Do you think there is a greater stigma surrounding mental illness today or in the past? |
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20% |
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| People are less understanding of mental illness today |
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6% |
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| People are slightly more understanding, but still aren't accepting of mental illness affecting someone close to them |
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72% |
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 Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2005 7:25 pm
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Posted: Wed Feb 09, 2005 7:32 pm
I guess things are better than they were in the fifties! But in some ancient cultures, the mentally ill were considered to be much honored shamans! Heh, it's a living! razz
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Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2005 10:51 am
I think it's much better now, though there are still problems with the treatment of the mentally ill. In the past people probably thought people were cursed, posessed, or as Alex said, sacred and powerful! I can imagine mentally ill people had some fun in ancient times, being worshipped for their insanity! xd
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Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2005 1:23 pm
M is for M+Ms I can imagine mentally ill people had some fun in ancient times, being worshipped for their insanity! Yes, considering the sacred honor that some mentally-ill people had as Shamans in the past, it's odd that negative stigmas carry over to modern Shamanic religions. I was actually kicked out of a Coven because they were afraid that my mental-illness might make it hard for me to properly perform Shamanic practices. Curious, seeing as how some ancient peoples thought the mentally-ill were better qualified for such pursuits!
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Posted: Sun Feb 27, 2005 1:04 pm
The priminister of my country actually had a nervese breakdown... he tolerance got much better after that. Its really good what happening with the system now. Its still far from good, but they work on it. But still I have to wait for mounds to get help since I dont want to kill myselfe...
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Posted: Sun Feb 27, 2005 3:24 pm
Amens The priminister of my country actually had a nervese breakdown... he tolerance got much better after that. Its really good what happening with the system now. Its still far from good, but they work on it. But still I have to wait for mounds to get help since I dont want to kill myselfe... That's a rough compromise. I hope that you are able to get help soon!
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Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2005 5:13 pm
The stigma is still there, but instead of sticking us in a room and shocking us, spinning us around blinfolded, sicking our heads in cages with rats, beating us, or the like, they stick us in a hospital until we're "better," meaning we fess up to everything in our heads.
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Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2005 11:46 pm
Ares The stigma is still there, but instead of sticking us in a room and shocking us, spinning us around blinfolded, sicking our heads in cages with rats, beating us, or the like, they stick us in a hospital until we're "better," meaning we fess up to everything in our heads. Good point. The hospital system, far from "fixing" our problems, just teaches many of us how to avoid looking like we have to be fixed. We suffer in silence with the same stigma as when we were treated like animals in the past.
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Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2005 4:24 am
People refuse to see the similarities, and condemn the anomaly. Human nature.
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Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2005 8:59 pm
You know what I've noticed? People want to be crazy. But, why? With all the stigma that goes around it, why would any person want to be crazy? Being "mentally handicapped" gets you no more attention than if you spoke loud all the time, or wore a purple hat, or had fluffy hair, or had a tattoo on your forehead. It's hard.
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Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2005 12:03 am
Ares You know what I've noticed? People want to be crazy. But, why? With all the stigma that goes around it, why would any person want to be crazy? That's a good point. I think people have fun playing around with some stigmas, especially if they know they can escape that stigma and never have to deal with it again. Some people find it fun to be alienated and persecuted for a short period of time... As long as they can stop whenever they feel like it.
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Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2005 7:01 pm
I just don't like those people. The stigma stays with those truly suffering. What kind of person mocks others' suffering?
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Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2005 12:20 am
people are probably a lot more aware about mental illness nowadays.
but i still feel a stigma. I am always really self conscious of it, I feel like people won't like me if they realize how messed up I am in the head. It happens to me a lot, so I only can be my true self around those I really trust. I think a lot of people are scared or annoyed by mental illness.
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Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2005 12:29 pm
People think mental illness/disorder/etc. are more extreme than many can become i.e. severe injury caused by severe handwashing OCD, really bad rocking, etc.
They're in for a shock when they meet ADD and mid-high functioning autistics. And that's the thing, because people, especially those from the "Mental Hospital, now! *jail door SLAM*" generation haven't had that much experience as ours when dealing with/knowing about people with MI's. It's wearing off... slowly...
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Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2005 2:36 pm
I just hate how you have the slightet bit of anxiety or stress and they think you need pills. No one knows exactly what those pills do anyway.
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