Clemzy16: I'm allergic to reading long articles. Can someone please summarise?!

Pls go and visit a psychiatrist

claremont: I don't think this article does any justice whatsoever to the thorny subject of mental health. This article is more or less about the personality type of the writer, trying to make us believe that mental health is the crux of the issue here is an insult to those who really suffer from it.

Mojibola: ^^and yu needed to quote the whole post?...as in seriously? just to write 'wow'. na wa for yu oo...

Clemzy16: I'm allergic to reading long articles. Can someone please summarise?!

ArQueBusieR: Quit jumping about. Just tell God about your situation. This is too petty for him sef.

Ibime: Unfortunately this chicks mental illness is believing that she has a mental illness. There are many people who have been through sad, painful and isolated periods in their life, and in my experience the only ones who stay that way are the ones who take "happy" drugs.

Pls let's talk about the real mad people ie the ones who suffer from Schizophrenia. I have one young boy a family friend suffering from it and it seems his situation is incurable. Does anybody have experience of overcoming this issue?

cheleku: A wonderful and well articulated piece. But can a mentally ill person construct such a beutiful piece? I doubt.

Seun:
The writer had to drive herself to a hospital and she had to convince the doctors that she had a problem. If you're waiting for your mum to understand, you may have to wait forever. Talk to family friends, and maybe one of them will understand and convince your mum to help you.

Claremont: I don't think this article does any justice whatsoever to the thorny subject of mental health. This article is more or less about the personality type of the writer, trying to make us believe that mental health is the crux of the issue here is an insult to those who really suffer from it.

she-blayze:
I feel like crying now. I feel guilty after reading this piece. Guilty for not being there for my friend all the times she acted wierd and annoying. She's one of the nicest persons in the world but atimes she would just overreact(shout) and other times totally avoid you like you are sh*t. Acquaintances walk up to me and be like, "...but that your friend, are you sure she's okay, she's wierd and all that ish..." I just tell them "she's fine but don't try to make her feel inferior"
Now, I would be more understanding. I have learnt.

pDude: She talked about the following symptoms/signs

Suicide: Please give me a break. Contemplating suicide isn't an abnormal behavior. In some cultures, suicide is a way of life. In Japan, if certain assassins fail in their duties, the perform a Hara-Kiri (suicide) to save themselves, families and clan from the shame of failing in their sworn duties. When I was swindled of a large amount of money some years back, I contemplated suicide many times. This doesn't make me mentally ill.

Panic attacks: I used to have an inferior complex in my younger days because I was obese. I avoided people and kept to myself. Anytime I went outdoors I always started breathing fast, sweating and feeling nervous because I felt people wouldn't accept me. All these are symptoms of panic attacks. Did it mean I was mental? No. All I did was lose weight and all that nonsense stopped.

Depression: This is a part of everyday life. Everybody feels depressed at one time or the other. Is depression mental illness? No.

Avoiding people: Introverts naturally avoid people. Everyone at one time or the other, want to be alone. This is a normal human behavior.

Mood swings: Everyone has mood swings all the time.


My conclusion: The writer has not given us sufficient information to clinically diagnose her condition as "mental illness". All I would prescribe for her is a good vacation and becoming more social.

Billyonaire: The question should be: Who isnt mentally unstable in a way ? We all have a certain degree of madness.

Ibime: Unfortunately this chicks mental illness is believing that she has a mental illness. There are many people who have been through sad, painful and isolated periods in their life, and in my experience the only ones who stay that way are the ones who take "happy" drugs.

Pls let's talk about the real mad people ie the ones who suffer from Schizophrenia. I have one young boy a family friend suffering from it and it seems his situation is incurable. Does anybody have experience of overcoming this issue?