what is a mental illness? A public service announcement.

[YeshuaRedeemed]

Stop it, you are not mentally retarded. I am going to explain what your doctor means when he or she diagnosses you with a mental illness. A mental illness is usaually inhereted from genetic parent (I've researched this), or induced by using certain drugs, or a certain head injury. A variety of factors collude to cause what neuro (mind) pyschiatrists call a neurological anomaly (please excuse typo). Part of the brain may be too big or too small, shapped the wrong way, and produce too little or too much dopamine ( the hormone behind regulating thought disorders such as schizophrenia or schizo affective disorder), neurepinephrenephrin ( the hormone that regulates anxiety), and serotonin, the hormone that regulates mood. Thankfully, neuroscientists have come up with a variety of medications that treat these anamolies. You are not bad, guilty, or dirty, you just have medical problem or problem that need to be corrected scientifically. Make sure to receive your medications as prescribed, get moderate excercize, avoid caffeine in large amounts, and get about 8-9 hours of sleep. This is great for mental function, and helps mood stability. If you feel like hurting yourself or others, don't, instead: Call 911 or your emergency services and ask for help. You can do this. You deserve recovery. You can also go to your local emergency room clinic or psychiatric ward and ask for care. I have struggled with mental illness and addiction and had to do this. If you have any questions or want me to find proof, let me know. If you need support, or a should to cry on, I am here. I can put religion and other stuff out of my mind for you. I want other people to find recovery from my personal issues. Peace. This is not meant to take the plac of qualified healthcare providers. I am sorry for not adding this earlier.

 

[Unveiled Artist]

Stop it, you are not mentally retarded. I am going to explain what your doctor means when he or she diagnosses you with a mental illness. A mental illness is usaually inhereted from genetic parent (I've researched this), or induced by using certain drugs, or a certain head injury. A variety of factors collude to cause what neuro (mind) pyschiatrists call a neurological anomaly (please excuse typo). Part of the brain may be too big or too small, shapped the wrong way, and produce too little or too much dopamine ( the hormone behind regulating thought disorders such as schizophrenia or schizo affective disorder), neurepinephrenephrin ( the hormone that regulates anxiety), and serotonin, the hormone that regulates mood. Thankfully, neuroscientists have come up with a variety of medications that treat these anamolies. You are not bad, guilty, or dirty, you just have medical problem or problem that need to be corrected scientifically. Make sure to receive your medications as prescribed, get moderate excercize, avoid caffeine in large amounts, and get about 8-9 hours of sleep. This is great for mental function, and helps mood stability. If you feel like hurting yourself or others, don't, instead: Call 911 or your emergency services and ask for help. You can do this. You deserve recovery. You can also go to your local emergency room clinic or psychiatric ward and ask for care. I have struggled with mental illness and addiction and had to do this. If you have any questions or want me to find proof, let me know. If you need support, or a should to cry on, I am here. I can put religion and other stuff out of my mind for you. I want other people to find recovery from my personal issues. Peace.

Add: This (anything online) is not meant to replace medical advice. Have questions or anything like that, always go to your nearest professional​

Just sayin'

 

[YeshuaRedeemed]

Done. I added that specification. I am not a doctor, just a fellow traveler and science fan.

 

[Eddi]

Make sure to receive your medications as prescribed, get moderate excercize, avoid caffeine in large amounts, and get about 8-9 hours of sleep

This is good advice, and I speak as someone who lives with mental health issues and who has been very unwell in the past

"Take your meds" is I think the best advice you can give a person who is not well

And if they are not on meds "seek professional help" is the thing to advise - so they can get some meds to take!

Pic related - works for me ​

 

[beenherebeforeagain]

While I was teaching at the university, I made sure in all my syllabuses and in my introduction to the class I discussed health issues, including mental health. Over the hundreds of students in my classes (and of course there were repeats), I specifically help about two dozen students get connected to mental health services, and there may have been others who took the advice without asking for my input.

Eventually, I also had to avail myself of such services, and as soon as I was diagnosed, I informed my fellow faculty and my students about what was going on with me. The best way to de-stigmatize mental illness is to bring it into the public and your personal relationships. In time I had to leave teaching because despite treatment, my condition has not improved.

 

[beenherebeforeagain]

This is good advice, and I speak as someone who lives with mental health issues and who has been very unwell in the past

"Take your meds" is I think the best advice you can give a person who is not well

And if they are not on meds "seek professional help" is the thing to advise - so they can get some meds to take!

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Pic related - works for me ​

And read up on your medications, and let your provider know if you have any of the side effects, or if it really doesn't seem to help.

Several medications we tried either did nothing, or caused known side effects. In particular, it seems I developed serotonin syndrome while on prozac, which made all my symptoms much worse over the course of about two months, until we recognized that I was reacting to the medicine. There are some treatments that my providers have recommended that I have declined (such as botox) because of the possible side effects. We also did a gene/drug interaction screening, which confirmed that several medications would not work or be likely to cause side effects.

The important thing is to be in charge of your treatment: talk to your providers, and make sure that they explain everything carefully until you understand it...and don't be afraid to seek a second or more opinion.

 

[David T]

While I was teaching at the university, I made sure in all my syllabuses and in my introduction to the class I discussed health issues, including mental health. Over the hundreds of students in my classes (and of course there were repeats), I specifically help about two dozen students get connected to mental health services, and there may have been others who took the advice without asking for my input.

Eventually, I also had to avail myself of such services, and as soon as I was diagnosed, I informed my fellow faculty and my students about what was going on with me. The best way to de-stigmatize mental illness is to bring it into the public and your personal relationships. In time I had to leave teaching because despite treatment, my condition has not improved.

Thats interesting actually i wish ypu were around to discuss. What were you teaching if i might ask?

 

[beenherebeforeagain]

Thats interesting actually i wish ypu were around to discuss. What were you teaching if i might ask?

public management and policy courses, a number of different topics, undergrad and graduate

 

[David T]

Stop it, you are not mentally retarded. I am going to explain what your doctor means when he or she diagnosses you with a mental illness. A mental illness is usaually inhereted from genetic parent (I've researched this), or induced by using certain drugs, or a certain head injury. A variety of factors collude to cause what neuro (mind) pyschiatrists call a neurological anomaly (please excuse typo). Part of the brain may be too big or too small, shapped the wrong way, and produce too little or too much dopamine ( the hormone behind regulating thought disorders such as schizophrenia or schizo affective disorder), neurepinephrenephrin ( the hormone that regulates anxiety), and serotonin, the hormone that regulates mood. Thankfully, neuroscientists have come up with a variety of medications that treat these anamolies. You are not bad, guilty, or dirty, you just have medical problem or problem that need to be corrected scientifically. Make sure to receive your medications as prescribed, get moderate excercize, avoid caffeine in large amounts, and get about 8-9 hours of sleep. This is great for mental function, and helps mood stability. If you feel like hurting yourself or others, don't, instead: Call 911 or your emergency services and ask for help. You can do this. You deserve recovery. You can also go to your local emergency room clinic or psychiatric ward and ask for care. I have struggled with mental illness and addiction and had to do this. If you have any questions or want me to find proof, let me know. If you need support, or a should to cry on, I am here. I can put religion and other stuff out of my mind for you. I want other people to find recovery from my personal issues. Peace. This is not meant to take the plac of qualified healthcare providers. I am sorry for not adding this earlier.

Jung said 95% were driven by neurosis.

Stating that mental disorders are neurologically related is not adressing the issue its making a self evident statement without any need of science therefor its actually not science at all to say its neurology.

If i have an episode, i then go to the doctor and say, i am having an episode doctor,
Whats causing it?, and he/she says "its your neurology" thats not saying anything at all since by asking the question i already knew that.

So if i can have an episode. I know its neurology, and ask whats causing it, and the doctor can only parrot, i understand at least that the doctor has zero clue and i am responsible for figuring it out for myself.

THATS the big invisible elephant in the room in regards to mental health. Are those who are struck by such issues willing to resolve the issues or do they simply medicate to maintain a sense of self determination and free will and go on about their business as usual. We tend to default to that, its way way easier and feels safer.

I resovled it no meds needed. But lots of nature time is needed its a must. Too much city, books, people, is unhealthy mentally for some. John muir understood this very well.

 

[Eddi]

While I was teaching at the university, I made sure in all my syllabuses and in my introduction to the class I discussed health issues, including mental health. Over the hundreds of students in my classes (and of course there were repeats), I specifically help about two dozen students get connected to mental health services, and there may have been others who took the advice without asking for my input.

Eventually, I also had to avail myself of such services, and as soon as I was diagnosed, I informed my fellow faculty and my students about what was going on with me. The best way to de-stigmatize mental illness is to bring it into the public and your personal relationships. In time I had to leave teaching because despite treatment, my condition has not improved.

I wish there had been a much greater awareness of mental ill health when I was at university

 

[David T]

public management and policy courses, a number of different topics, undergrad and graduate

The reason i asked is I personally found the university to be an extremely mentally unhealthy enviroment. Just reading the abstracts of a scholar publication on the topic ecopsychology makes me cringe and laugh at its absudities.

I always understand mental health issues as a blessing and a curse. Most people are immune carriers and some are sensitive to contracting it! Many doctors are immune carriers! Infact maybe phds makes one more immune. Lol.

John muir understood this a bit. He himself would develop a of a kennel cough so to speak after running his farm in merced for a while , and his wife would then say go and he would run off to the sierras. He found as i do, a very healthy stablization in the wilds of nature that civilization seems to disrupt and cause issues.

I think mental unhealthy is an issue for more sensitive types might find balance by being away from the clutter and confusion of culture. That requires some work though. Sort of like learning to be in nature fully as opposed to occasionally visiting nature.

In modernity we need to learn that unfortunately. Trees start to make more sense than people after awhile and thats actually healthy.

 

[David T]

I wish there had been a much greater awareness of mental ill health when I was at university

That's like asking the hospital to eliminate MRSA. It just may be the problem itself. One flew over the cuccoos nest comes to mind quickly.

 

[Eddi]

That's like asking the hospital to eliminate MRSA. It just may be the problem itself. One flew over the cuccoos nest comes to mind quickly.

Maybe, but in my experience I think the system of support they had in place could have been better even though the staff there were all very helpful in their own ways, as individuals.

 

[David T]

Maybe, but in my experience I think the system of support they had in place could have been better even though the staff there were all very helpful in their own ways, as individuals.

The whole system is filled with a lot of clueless individuals with a few gems. So i understand exactly what you mean. When ken kesey wrote one flew over the cuccoo's nest he could see it. Not much has changed i mean really changed. Although maybe nicer they dont default to lobotomies any more.

 

[Ellen Brown]

My own very biased point of view of Mental Illness is that part of it that comes from abuse, and is easier to "cure" than that which comes from chemical imbalance or for genetic reasons. I don't think that the Mental Health industry has tumbled to that yet, and in fact "may" resist that revelation because revenues will possibly decline. I think that some are "shunted" into Transgenderism by devious practitioners, when they could likely be helped to come to peace with just being effeminate males or masculine females. Largely, our insane binary culture actually causes mental stress in harmless outliers.

 

[beenherebeforeagain]

The reason i asked is I personally found the university to be an extremely mentally unhealthy enviroment. Just reading the abstracts of a scholar publication on the topic ecopsychology makes me cringe and laugh at its absudities.

I always understand mental health issues as a blessing and a curse. Most people are immune carriers and some are sensitive to contracting it! Many doctors are immune carriers! Infact maybe phds makes one more immune. Lol.

John muir understood this a bit. He himself would develop a of a kennel cough so to speak after running his farm in merced for a while , and his wife would then say go and he would run off to the sierras. He found as i do, a very healthy stablization in the wilds of nature that civilization seems to disrupt and cause issues.

I think mental unhealthy is an issue for more sensitive types might find balance by being away from the clutter and confusion of culture. That requires some work though. Sort of like learning to be in nature fully as opposed to occasionally visiting nature.

In modernity we need to learn that unfortunately. Trees start to make more sense than people after awhile and thats actually healthy.

Modern society seems very imbalanced, and much of what is called mental illness is really pretty sane responses to an insane, ever-changing society. If we'd ever stop seeking change for the sake of change (although it's really not, it's change because disruption opens up possibilities for more and concentrated wealth for a few), people might be able to adapt a bit. And unfortunately, there are now more people than the natural system can tolerate...

 

[Ellen Brown]

Modern society seems very imbalanced, and much of what is called mental illness is really pretty sane responses to an insane, ever-changing society. If we'd ever stop seeking change for the sake of change (although it's really not, it's change because disruption opens up possibilities for more and concentrated wealth for a few), people might be able to adapt a bit. And unfortunately, there are now more people than the natural system can tolerate...

Now that it is far too late to remedy, I am convinced that the Mental Health professionals pushed by the LGBT are the reason I am living as a woman today. Previously, I was a very mild, fairly effeminate (not gay) Male. In quiet resistance, I intend to do all I can to stop the practice of Transgender Surgery. This statement will likely get me stoned.

 

[David T]

Modern society seems very imbalanced, and much of what is called mental illness is really pretty sane responses to an insane, ever-changing society. If we'd ever stop seeking change for the sake of change (although it's really not, it's change because disruption opens up possibilities for more and concentrated wealth for a few), people might be able to adapt a bit. And unfortunately, there are now more people than the natural system can tolerate...

There is an interesting read in wikipedia on theory of mind i just reread. I started in anthropomorphism which lead me to tbat topic. Theory of mind is different than philosophy if mind radically different topic.

Culture can become collectively dysfunctional. That dysfunctionalism begins to effect the individual and the individual effects the collective in a circular spiral. Like madness in an individual the individual and the collective spin inward more and detached from reality one feeding the other. That's ehy i say breathing is greatly under appreciated and trees are smarter than people as we spin in into a narrowing. Exaclty like a mental breakdown curiously!