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Grand Poohbah
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do you think labeling someone as "severely mentally ill," and reinforcing it...might actually make the person act...well...'crazy(er)' ?
not that i reject the concept of 'severe mental illness,' its just...wow. wow. i sometimes wonder if the labels, then the community behavior towards a person...helps keep people 'sicker,' longer. i dont think this is at all my idea, lol. i read a good bit, always have...some brilliant mind probably came up with this ages ago, and im just paraphrasing. still... i wonder. i mean...really, really wonder...at times, if i act 'crazy(er)' because every.single.day there's pills to take, then there's appointments to keep up with, and the talk is all "blah blah blah...PILLS...blah blah blah..." i kinda wish the mad among us could have a commune or something. not everybody can 'deal' with modern life very well. ok. what do you all think? thanks. :-) |
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Grand Magnate
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Interesting to consider. Yes, in some cases I do think the labels exacerbate what is already there. I found that some of the people I was in the hospital with were very tied to their diagnosis. It seemed to define them.
For me it was kind of strange to have a label all of a sudden. I never had depression or mania and then it hit me at 38. I went severely insane over the course of 2 days. I came out of it quickly and I have been stable since. I accept the label, but I'm not letting it be my defining trait. I want my sentences to begin with things like 'despite her mental illness...' . The label helps explain what happened to me and it gives me an idea of what to pursue to stay balanced. It helps my docs know where to start and that does include pills, but there's so much more I'm doing. I like the idea of a commune. I actually really enjoyed talking with the people I was in the mental hospital with. I learned a lot and they were all really genuinely cool people. I was on the schizo ward at first and that was different, but I was able to enjoy it once I was able to feel out the vibe of it. The other ward I was in was a different kind of cool. Less 'out there' and I was able to relate easier. |
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I enjoyed being with other mentally ill people when I was IP. They understood what I was going through and they had similar stories that helped me to see that I wasn't alone. Several of us have stayed in touch over the years since then, and I really like and respect them. None of us has had to go back, thank goodness, but we all agree that the experience of being in a psych ward helped us grow.
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