mental health thread

[Mr. Charlie]

It seems (and I might be wrong here, I've not researched it) mental illnesses are on the increase and I wonder why that is? The stress of modern life, the s**t they put in our food (chemicals, genetically modified sh*t, etc.), pollution in the air we breathe? There has to be a reason.

[butthead aka 216]

Originally Posted by Mr. Charlie

It seems (and I might be wrong here, I've not researched it) mental illnesses are on the increase and I wonder why that is? The stress of modern life, the s**t they put in our food (chemicals, genetically modified sh*t, etc.), pollution in the air we breathe? There has to be a reason.

i dunno i mean its bein diagnosed at a higher rate. i think some of that is just bein able to recognize mental issues we didnt recognize before (expandin the spectrum of mental health) and then some it is kinda bull****

and by that i mean that little brats all over the country are havin a diagnoses excuse their jackassery. its a big problem, more of a parenting problem. im speakin as someone who has been employed workin in mental and behavioral health for a few yrs, with kids and now with adults. not that i know everythin but i probably have a closer perspective than other ppl so lemme rant a lil bit here

lots of kids i worked with either use their diagnoses as an excuse for their **** behavior or their parents do. every dumb, idiotic, rude, etc thing they do is "well johnny has (insert diagnoses here)." and it absolved them from responsibility. ive harped many times on here about lack of accountability. maybe its a parental problem but it becomes an individual problem as kids age. ive seen the cycle from moms excusin their 8 yr olds from ****ty behavior to teenagers usin the excuses themselves

ive worked long enough and been around it enough to tell whats a result of an illness and what is manipulation and they go hand in hand most the time.

also mental illness is such a broad term. in my opinion i try to separate them. someone who can function enough to post on a forum for instance is much different from someone who cant tie their shoes. so i separate them in different groups i guess, theres a distinction to be made. i also think some ppl are just lazy and use their 'illness' to get government money and be bums