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I Believe People Misunderstand Mental Illness

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By: candiipup
Written on April 19th, 2008

It's just not right to have someone tell you mental illness isn't a real illness....

Because people with mental and physical illnesses both suffer. Sometimes the mental pain can cause physical pain, this i know first hand... It's not pretty, and it's totally real.

We need to have more of an understanding of mental illnesses that way people wont be called "fakers" when they're really suffering. Or treated like that have some sort of 50 pound purple cat on their head.

yeah, i said purple cat x3

By: candiipup
Age: 22-25 , Female
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    People misunderstand mental illness a lot!

    in fact we tend to have a distorted vision of the world, most of the time. We may perceive and interpretate things in a different way sometimes, compared to the "healthy people". But that does not mean we want to be like that. It's like you say, we suffer!



    I believe that mental illness is related to how we are raised and experiences. We are a result from that.. it's hard to be happy when you were thought to think the opposite. (Although it's possible)

    And we know what's going on, better than the ones who judge us.

    Apr 14, 2012
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    I agree. People that have never suffered from anxiety or depression don't have a clue what these are like.

    Jun 10, 2008
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    I'm so glad i could help :)

    Apr 19, 2008
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