I hate the mentally ill including myself

[Autumn_Stars]

I have been clinically depressed my whole life but I never considered myself to be mentally ill because I was social and had a good job. This came to a head four and a half years ago when I was in downtown Philadelphia to consult about my retirement account. A man with horrible body odor knocked me to the ground and started yelling at me in French. Other people were quick to call the police and chase after him. And I know this isn't true but it was almost as if it was catching because I spent the next two years in and out of hospitals. The worst part of the hospitals were the mentally ill. I was beaten and sexually assaulted. There was one person I got along with who was schizoaffective who also had a good job and was fun to talk to. But then she went crazy and I was all alone again. I read in a psych book that mental health professionals resent their patients. They are non-compliant and neglect ADLs. Then I was out and settled in a house in West Mt. Airy and guess what? Our new housemate? Mentally ill. The owner of the house had the mobile response unit on speed dial. So Trump, hate the prisons and the mentally ill. Jack the med prices. We don't matter. We are a drain on society. We are not having fun ourselves. Hell, gas us like Nazis.

 

[Bootleg Astolfo]

I'm assuming you really wont like this then lol

 

[divinemistress36]

I understand what you mean. I have a friend who its hard to deal with him when hes manic as he is bipolar. I have depression so I dont understand mania. I know Im a real pain in the ass with my depression/ptsd

 

[Whale_bones]

I get what you mean, but I really believe every person is responsible for their own actions, and there are tons of wonderful, caring people who have mental illnesses as well as awful, careless people.

The exception is if someone is genuinely experiencing an episode that's new to them, they have no way to know it's going to happen beforehand, and it causes a break with reality where they no longer know right from wrong.

Apart from those situations, which are quite specific and rare, we're all responsible for how we treat one another. If you know that you have a mental illness which causes you to negatively affect others, it's your responsibility to address that, whether through therapy and meds, limiting social contact or whatever action is necessary.

I've known lots of people who do that, their mental illness still causes them to suffer but they ensure it doesn't affect others. I've always tried to do the same and feel like I can stand behind my choices because I'm continuously trying to treat others the way I'd want to be treated.

I've also known people who lie, manipulate and harm others, and use having a mental illness as an excuse for that. But I've seen clear evidence that's not true (again, with the exception of very specific situations like the one I mentioned above) and there's plenty of us out here who work hard to not be like that.

But yeah, there's a terrible stigma where much of society will assume you're an awful person just by hearing the words "mental illness". That's on them, though, you're not tainted in any way, as long as you're trying to treat people well and you generally make choices you can stand behind, then you're golden in my book.