It also discourages people from seeking help before emotional strain turns into mental illness. Another common notion is that mental illness is fake and is a sign of a weak person who is unwilling to handle the struggles of daily life whereas mental illness is a person with a weakness that inhibits their care of daily struggles. Another view is that mental illness is a small problem that is only heightened in Hollywood’s horror movies about spooky asylums, ignoring the true detrimental qualities of mental illness. This prompts people using mental illnesses as adjectives: “She’s so bipolar,” “Oh my gosh, I’m so organized, I’m OCD,” “My favorite team lost the game. I’m depressed.” Very few people recognize that these statements invalidates the mentally ill around them and inhibits their healing
It also discourages people from seeking help before emotional strain turns into mental illness. Another common notion is that mental illness is fake and is a sign of a weak person who is unwilling to handle the struggles of daily life whereas mental illness is a person with a weakness that inhibits their care of daily struggles. Another view is that mental illness is a small problem that is only heightened in Hollywood’s horror movies about spooky asylums, ignoring the true detrimental qualities of mental illness. This prompts people using mental illnesses as adjectives: “She’s so bipolar,” “Oh my gosh, I’m so organized, I’m OCD,” “My favorite team lost the game. I’m depressed.” Very few people recognize that these statements invalidates the mentally ill around them and inhibits their healing