Discussion How people (pro-lifers mostly) sees the mental health care system vs reality

[Gl1tch3d G1rl]

How pro-lifers/normies and the like sees the mh system: Full of kind people who are devoting their lives to help others, safe caring psych wards, well educated, respected psychiatrists etc. etc.

Reality: Overworked and often undereducated therapists and psychiatrists who always strives to find "quick fixes" as to not have to spend resources and time on people. Lot's of racism. Will only prioritize those who's wealthy and/or very visibly severely mentally ill. If your illness isn't visible it doesn't exist to them. Corrupted psych wards abusing their patients behind our backs everyday, shitty psychiatrist who only care about their reputation and doesn't give a shit about the patients well-being. And don't you think crying and/or begging for help will get you anywhere, to them you're just a spoiled attention-seeker whom should be ignored and diciplined... I could go on, but my point is, there's so much pro-lifers/outsiders doesn't see. Behind the "we're here to help you" facade there's so much corruption and awful things going on everyday. If only they knew...

Note: This is NOT made to discourage anyone from seeking help! There are good mh workers out there too, I promise! They're just entirely too few and too overworked sadly.

 

[Dr Iron Arc]

I actually think people typically just see mental health services as a glorified time out corner at worst and maybe a luxurious vacation retreat at best. Either way it's always "but I thought you got help, why aren't you better already?" The reality that the mental health workers are overworked and underpaid doesn't matter to them because it's believed that just getting the services should be good enough. Maybe it is for some people but I guess it isn't for everybody.

 

[EvisceratedJester]

How pro-lifers/normies and the like sees the mh system: Full of kind people who are devoting their lives to help others, safe caring psych wards, well educated, respected psychiatrists etc. etc.

Reality: Overworked and often undereducated therapists and psychiatrists who always strives to find "quick fixes" as to not have to spend resources and time on people. Lot's of racism. Will only prioritize those who's wealthy and/or very visibly severely mentally ill. If your illness isn't visible it doesn't exist to them. Corrupted psych wards abusing their patients behind our backs everyday, shitty psychiatrist who only care about their reputation and doesn't give a shit about the patients well-being. And don't you think crying and/or begging for help will get you anywhere, to them you're just a spoiled attention-seeker whom should be ignored and diciplined... I could go on, but my point is, there's so much pro-lifers/outsiders doesn't see. Behind the "we're here to help you" facade there's so much corruption and awful things going on everyday. If only they knew...

The thing is, a lot of pro-lifers are aware of this but in their own minds, its still a better option compared to allowing people to just ctb. Hell, a lot of pro-lifers have dealt with the MH system before. You know, maybe we would actually get somewhere if we stopped referring to pro-lifers as "normies" and pretending as though there aren't a bunch of pro-lifers out there who have had past experiences with trauma, mental illness, suicidal ideation, and just general suffering.

 

[Pluto]

 

[ijustwishtodie]

I honestly doubt that they even put much thought into the whole mental health system in the first place. Or at least that's the impression that I get when people say to you to "go to therapy" when you try to tell them anything about life as a whole. It's the atheistic version of "thoughts and prayers". Sorry but I just refuse to believe that these people put any thought into this at all based from their replies

 

[ConfusedClouds]

This is a bit more entry level/initial contact than your discussions above, but is where I've found myself.

Society: "something's not right, go speak to a professional"

Professionals: "nothings right or not right unless you yourself deem it to be so or want to change something specific in how you are/what you do"

Stuck in nomansland where I'm not right but not wrong and nowhere to turn with no words to express my confusion and frustration.

Desperately left solo/isolated trying to cling on to sufficient functionality to not raise new alarm bells to get me trapped in the deepest parts of 'the system'. At least in 'free society' with no 'labels' nor having my 'card marked' there are infinitely more options for distraction etc