In my bipolar layman’s opinion, mental illness is a physical brain disorder and should not be completely separated from physical illness. A disordered brain will have some sort of physical failure. Witnessed trauma (severe stress) and/or natural (inherited) chemical dysfunction.
Social stigma
There are certain mental conditions which are, or can become, acceptably manageable. Some individuals with mental illness function successfully in the marketplace and society. Sometimes even without the aid of medication and behavioral therapy specialists. Able to hide their mental condition.
People can knowingly be mentality ill but fail to seek help because of the social stigma and/or a lack of available funding for professional help.
There’s also the mentally ill that are unaware of their condition.
I believe that if society approached mental illness like it approaches diabetes and high blood pressure, then people could more readily become aware of their symptoms and thusly be more apt to seek professional help.
Social curtains
Typically, if we discover that someone is mentally ill, we assume they’re incapable of normal behavior. You might be surprised to learn that your workmate or good friend has a mental disorder that they’ve been hiding for a long time.
The primary benefit from socially accepting mental illness as a treatable/stabilizable condition, is that the mentally challenged would gain acceptance from society in a similar way the physically challenged are supported.
Understanding mental illness is difficult. It doesn’t help that mental illness is unacceptable and incomprehensible to mainstream society.
Dealing openly with mental illness can help make the symptoms more comprehensible. There’s always a reason for an illness. Exposing and sharing the root causes of problems leads to helpful solutions.
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