Why are people so quick to label themselves and others as having a mental illness?
It seems people expect to be happy all of the time now a days. Sadness is as natural as happiness. Most people I see treat the little bouts of sadness they have as a mental disease and want to take anti-depressants or label themselves as having bi-polar disorder. Why are we so quick to label ourselves and others as having a mental illness when confronted with sadness? What is the underlying cause of this prevailing behavior?
Nancy Spungen said,
Wrote on August 16, 2010 @ 9:39 am
Because the doctor did it.
JAWBONE!!!! said,
Wrote on August 16, 2010 @ 9:41 am
Most people have to feel like they fit into some category, be it positive or negative. If positive they will take a few shots on the front 9 at the club with Tiger. If they feel negative then they will watch Dr. Phil and try to find out why they feel they need a divorce. Nevertheless they have to be in some group, somewhere.
de-emt said,
Wrote on August 16, 2010 @ 9:58 am
because big pharma says we must be medicated every single day.
I’m on fukitol 3 times daily
kristianhere said,
Wrote on August 16, 2010 @ 10:45 am
Becuase people are self absorbed idiots constantly claiming “Ugh i am soooo depressed” or “omg schizophrenic much?” and yeah basically people learn words and fling them around like fecal matter ignoring their true meaning or impact. Hope that helps.
♥Janey♥ said,
Wrote on August 16, 2010 @ 10:58 am
doctors say they are
mental illness comes in a large form now days
Hitman said,
Wrote on August 16, 2010 @ 10:59 am
People don’t understand so they think you have a problem. It’s easyto say “go see a psychologist” rather than try and understand why people are the way they are.
mtheoryrules said,
Wrote on August 16, 2010 @ 11:32 am
It is not the emotion themselves that constitute a possible illness but the ability to cope with those emotions.
The difference between some one with a mental illness and some one that is healthy is that one can lead to a severe social debilitation that effects all areas of that persons life and the other has the ability to cope with the issues so that it does not effect all areas of their life.
The purpose of meds is to treat a mental illness not as a stand alone solution in most cases,but instead to help those that have a debilitating illness and they encouraged to seek consoling to help them learn to deal with their issues.
JoeDirt said,
Wrote on August 16, 2010 @ 11:55 am
A shifting of responsibility of one’s life onto a more intangible cause? Suddenly one is relieved of all responsibility to improve one’s life, as there are specific “cures” and “treatments” for various mental illnesses. That’s certainly one approach to this question :]
shepgg said,
Wrote on August 16, 2010 @ 12:24 pm
Because people would rather medicate than experience life. It can be tough, but a lot more fun if your not off your nut on an anti-depressent.
wiu_stu said,
Wrote on August 16, 2010 @ 12:53 pm
It’s called projection. Society has been stigmatized by its own behavior. Most mood drugs only put a cover on the real reason for a condition. The mood called “happy” is not an emotion, if this were so then all of us would try to “keep-up with the Jones.”Also sadness is not an emotion, pessimism doesn’t fit the issue either. These states of mind are reflective only in areas of self-expectancy and self-performance. Depression is the nearest to a real condition because of its sustainable power and the consequences from prolonged use.
PM said,
Wrote on August 16, 2010 @ 1:21 pm
In my opinion, it’s because people choose to have something to fall back on when anything unpleasant happens. So that they can have diminished responsibilities and attribute all these happenings to their “mental illness”.