Originally Posted by butthead aka 216

theres just a lot of tricky things wth mental health

there are a lot of ppl who use it as a way to gain pity from others (like ive said many times, ppl loooove bein victims). theres a lot of ppl who use their diagnoses to excuse their rude behavior too.

theres ppl who forget that ppl with mental health issues can still be jerks. plus its just such a broad term. mh/mr... a lot of different levels of mental health imo. i wouldnt ever associate anyone postin on a message board as mental health when i hear the words 'mentally ill' or a variation. maybe its my occupational stuff but to me mentally ill means 10x worse than anyone who can post on a forum

ive typed enough already and i will probably save a rant about all of the 'i blame the system!' idiots for my journal

Originally Posted by Grogsy

Like any physical illness there are also varying degrees of mental illness - some not so serious and treatable and some very serious and chronic.

Originally Posted by butthead aka 216

i know thats my point, some ppl liek to exagerate their 'mental illness' or just throw it out there for pity or whatever

a lot of times its just given a name to a set of baheviors and not a real mh diagnoses.

Originally Posted by Grogsy

Like any physical illness there are also varying degrees of mental illness - some not so serious and treatable and some very serious and chronic.