Stigma and Mental Illness

[@HIR5032]

Such an inspiring video! People with mental illness should be loved and cared for, not discriminated and judged.

[@honestlyyours1069]

I really appreciate this video, as I have experienced a lot of discrimination from family members and friends, in my personal and professional life, and even from psychiatrists who you would think would be more accepting and open-minded. The stigma and discrimination is often more damaging and worse than the mental health condition.

[@odamayriverproductions9656]

Yes there are some fantastic compassionate caring people out there that are sincerely trying to ease the suffering of people who suffer with mental illness. I feel bad for all of the people out there that r not fortunate enough to meet up with 'the good' ones - when someone has cancer it is an automatic compassion - we need the same thing for mental illness

[@twyla3]

Very well done. Kudos to the people who were brave to speak out about stigma! Together, we can change the way people think about mental illness- together we can normalize it!

[@JeffreyWilliams-dr7qe]

Yes. Caution in the ER even if not there for Psych. Have to list your Meds but staff not always sympathetic. Get in and get out as always. Thanks Everyone!

[@Owlcopettube]

Great video, I was diagnosed with a learning disability when i was a child and i have always hated having a label. I remember that i would not openly talk about it with people i have just met. I was afraid of how people would think about me and treat me.

[@kwokleongawyong1064]

I suffered from sleep disorder since 9 years old. I m partially paralyzed. I don't do drugs or alcohol. Now the my death nerve cells (ALS) will eventually shut down my organs.

[@jessicalowe3276]

I have an invisible disability that has its pros and cons. I don't look disabled until I go to a college class and have to read a paper or the board and I have to hold the paper really close or stand right next to the board. People have said things to me like who are you? The modern Hellen Keller? This used to really hurt me and then I researched her. She did so much for Americans twitch disibilities an women. I'm happy to be called similar to her.

[@haroldmaio407]

By some of the most educated people we are told to attach a stigma to mental health issues. Dutifully, a great many of us do. We are concomitantly instructed not to question those telling us to assign it.

[@mekman4]

I think that the stigma will definitely change, since PTSD is taken so seriously, that and bullying and other forms of invisible scars.

[@tomo4977]

mekman4 This is really late But there is nothing done for bullying, like nothing at all. It's all a bunch of stereotypes, nobody treats it seriously enough, and often the victim gets blamed instead of the bully...

[@susanparrish1380]

@@tomo4977 So true!!!! Sadly.......

[@jenniferanene-onuoha8652]

This is very helpful. Illness is not suppose to be a stigma

[@Mulepackeroo]

I work with the metal ill on a daily basis. I live an small community that has programs to being awareness about social stigma. Love to help others and it is very simple to bring a smile on somebodies face who is having a bad day. You treat them as equals and it's like lowering yourself to a child's level of understanding. Picture yourself in their place where nobody really understands why they are not acting ":normal" in a social circumstance. It's called being shy and that comes from being hurt once from not meeting the expectations of others. I remember a guy pretty bad off on my way to work at a 7/11 from a halfway house near by in a city. He wore a hot coat and was drinking coffee on a hot day. No one would talk to him I noticed so I started asking how he was doing. Then I would tease him about wearing a coat when the day was getting hot. It doesn't take time out of your life to talk to people you don't know on the street. After about a month he just looked like a normal guy saying hi to everybody drinking coffee on the sidewalk. We are all human beings who are all for one and one for all which is the love we have for our fellow neighbors. Being a cowboy is not just wearing a cowboy hat and boots. I have freed a lot of people from this stigma society imposes upon the weak and feeble minded. Wearing a cowboy hat in the city makes you different and people like new and different things so I've learning a thing or two in making someone's day the best day they ever had. Social stigma is like making a guy guilty of some crime they didn't commit which leaves the person subjected to this kind of treatment wondering what their place is in society so they start feeling low like the guy with the coffee. Some withdraw from all social circumstances which is very sad because we are all social beings. Medications help only because somebody is trying to help them out of an hopeless situation in life called disparity The mentally ill are the real healers of society because they are addressing a social problem caused by not taking the time of the day with the child and our selves which is what think causes mental illness in the first place. Look at the strives humanity has made since the early seventies in understanding each other. Hat's of to those that have dedicated their lives to psychology with a very real understanding towards the psyche/soul. I think that it's the new dawn of enlightenment which I can foresee an "heaven of earth" some day.

[@cherylambrose8368]

There is no normal..normal is a myth. I live in a world where my physical symptoms were diagnosed as anxiety and depression as the blood tests are always normal (the routine ones the GP runs). Now everyone thinks I hate myself and beat myself up, have constant low mood etc....and keep trying to give me weirdo emotional support for things I don't think and feel. Such as anxiety about failing for example. OFFS failure is nothing but a learning curve but I have a label so all the humans around me assume I fear it lolololololol. What were my original symptoms? IBS like symptoms, feeling generally ill, daytime sleepiness (as in nodding off in the middle of doing things, not as in needing to sleep all day due to low motivation...I don't get low motivation actually), loss of bowel control and even rectal bleeding (put down to mental illness). Apparently a mental illness makes a persons arse bleed these days! What I don't have are nonsensical fears of things that are not scary, low motivation, self hatred, worthlessness (hopelessness yes but only in regards to the NHS and ignorant social attitudes...not necessarily yours, just in general, don't take my comment personally), constant low mood etc. What did I find...My IBS goes away when i eat a gluten free dairy free diet. I also stop feeling ill all the time. Makes sense I have a brother with celiac and according to my medical notes as a baby needed gluten free food as i was 'not thriving' and was vomitting my food up when fed gluten based stuff. On gluten free cereals I stopped being sick and started to gain weight and grow normally. I also had delayed puberty. All classic signs of celiac in an infant/child. I asked for a blood test for it and it came back normal but i was on a gluten free diet at the time. The blood test is known to have a high margine of error and does not work on someone not eating gluten. Even with someone whom eats gluten it can produce a false negative. This is well known. The gold standard for diagnosis is biopsy and I have never even been refered to a gasteroenterologist let alone given any kind of further testing. The psych people won't listen to me when i tell them a gluten free diet helps when it comes to gut issues and feeling ill. They still insist its all mental illness. I am however a little drunk today. My situation has lead to my becoming socially isolated. I am trapped in a world I don't belong in with people whom think vastly differently to me. Everywhere I go my labels follow me and people keep trying to emotionally support me for things i dont think and feel. To me they are the ones whom look mental. Ie people thinking I beat myself up...not really, with me its either self improvement or self acceptance. Self flagullation is pointless. Have a go at something and fail...ok maybe I need more practice....still cant get it...then its not my thing. Fair enough, Ill go find something that is then. Yet in the world I live in I'm supposed to hate myself or something. Eh? Constant low mood...? Not really. If im having a shit day i might be glum but if im having a great day why would my mood be low? Got a problem...right there might be stress, but once the problem is solved why on earth would I continue to be anxious? I dunno, Im rambling now. I drink to ease the pain as Im trapped. I have had pain on the right side of my abdomen under my rib cage for over 4 years now (before i started drinking) and I can't get medical help with it. Every time i report it they either ignore it or keep mentioning my mental health labels in my notes, even though my symptoms don't fit those labels. Every where i got mad people keep giving me support for symptoms i dont have and never reported cause some Dr decided my physical symptoms were mental illness because htey couldnt find them on the blood test. Its beep beep surreal lololol I dunno whether to laugh or cry.... In December I tried to commit suicide over it (bowel was in very bad condtion then, incontinence, bleeding, endless bathroom runs etc, felt very ill and all i got from people were lectures about self esteem WTF?). The first ambulance i called for was not sent out I passed out, woke up the next day after my overdose with alcohol, called for another ambulance. Was told they had a busy night sending ambulances out to people with colds. After that an ambulance did turn up but the driver was rude. He goaded me insisting I must hate myself even though I repeatedly said no. He would not accept the answer no. He also rudely pointed out that any liver damage I have now would be permanent. Not even gently, just rudely. At the time i had a concussion froma cycling accident where a hit and run driver had knocked me over (accident not my fault there were eye witnesses), I also had an injured arm which i could not straighten. I asked them to look at it. They would not. At the A and E I asked again, they did not look at my arm. They sat me in the waiting area and took some routine tests. Eventually, after many requests, someone x-rayed my arm but did not examine it. They just dumped it coldly under an x-ray machine. It was not broken. They told me my blood tests were normal and I was sent home. Less than two days later my arm was cellulitic. The elbow was infected and I had to be admitted to hospital for IV antibiotics. I spent 5 days in a ward and had to have surgery on my elbow as a result. On top of that I find out months later my blood tests were not normal. My liver ALT reading was over 400. It was high and no one told me. I found out by accident when an A and E dr showed me the chart thinking I had been told after being sent there for a migraine with left sided numbness. My liver reading has come down since then but its still high. No one told me for over 6 months that my liver was not ok. I am lodging a formal complaint. This is not the first time ive been treated badly by the NHS...ive other examples but I dont want this post to go on forever. Enough is enough. But whom would not be stressed and depressed under such circumstances! thats not mental illness, its more psychological and physical torture. Refuse to believe them about their physical symptoms because they are unable to figure out what is making someone sick, push support on them for symptoms and belief systems they don't have, deny them proper medical care, socially isolate them, mess up their medical records..accusing them of crimes they have not commited (can prove it). Destruction of relationships, descruction of education (when you were getting A grades when you were studying your degree), destruction of career..... A life ruined.... Yet for 10 plus years people like the ambulance driver above insist I must hate myself. Prove it! Where is the hard evidence? Do they have a measurement on the blood tests? No I doubt it! Psychology is pseudoscientific bullshit.

[@laurieberry162]

Robert Morgan. It’s not metal. It’s mental. If you want to help, please learn how to spell first. Thank you for trying.

[@laurieberry162]

Dr. Robert Morgan, are you a psychiatrist?

[@treasalynam8940]

Im in a health clinic and im waiting on a scope and i had to tell the nurse about my mental illness history, i told her i worked with Dublin Simon i.e. the homeless and she " you should get a job in Tesco where you dont have so much repsonsibilty" that felt so fucking awful...

[@odamayriverproductions9656]

sorry to hear that you felt u had to hide as we are doing enough isolation and suffering when we suffer from mental illness and yes this world is full of cruel heartless people but it is also full of so many that r truly loving, caring and trying to make a difference God Bless

[@cassylovexo]

That girl that said her dr said 45 after her shift that was amazing we need more drs like this. Not just for mental illness but for regular drs as well.

[@arsondude]

Powerful made me cry. People suffer alone and it's very disheartening to know our society is so unwilling to acknowledge this crisis.

[@laurieberry4814]

I finally met an unbiased person today. It took 53 years.

[@odamayriverproductions9656]

I avoid going to necessary appointments such as dental check ups or if I have an injury that surely requires a few stitches (or more serious a fall were I hurt my back badly) i avoid the Emergency/Hospital like the 'plague' due to STIGMA that i have already lived through. When i have no choice to go and they ask me what medications i am on - I lie and say NONE! that way i can feel a bit of dignity for awhile until they catch on.

[@kimpossible197300]

I'm not alone thank you for this video

[@MRBrightside800]

I agree that it's insane by itself that people try to create stigma over people because they act differently over a medical disorder or illness and assume that they are crazy. I've met people that are mentally ill in school and they are basically no different from me or any of my other friends so I treat them the same I would any other friend. But besides all the stigma and pain faced by having a mental illness I don't expect society to completely change it's views on mental illness and I believe that even if we reduce the stigma and create a better way to receive mental health treatment there will always be people trying to create stigma in one way or another. I believe caring about my mental health just as much as psychical health and I have no shame in admitting I've seen a therapist before and even a psychiatrist once.

[@LWT1331]

What really triggers me is insensitive remarks towards mentally ill people, especially coming from someone who had a relatively easy life without the slightest clue about severe mental illness. I'd rather lose both my arms, ability to walk, etc. than having to deal with this crap.

[@OrnisApiens]

This video needs more views.

[@jostextileart]

Just found this surfing KZbin. It's so true and sad. Hopefully things will change rapidly with new brain research and more enlightened times.

[@bhadmomma8664]

2,000,000 👍🏼! Got this treatment from so many doctors for 2 decades , “You’re just depressed “, ends up I have a very serious disorder that went untreated and unmanaged for 20 years because they made a bias judgement instead of treating me like a human

[@wielekotze8045]

this video was so amazing!! thx so much

[@nualamckee16]

Terrific work! This is a great video and exemplifies best practice in addressing stigma. Congratulations.

[@christineedmondson7518]

I'm listening to the mother who was told her daughter is spoiled - crying for the lost 16 years, the suffering of many - could have been alleviated with early treatment.

[@50goldstrat101]

All of this is true. I am a patient and have been a health care worker. I had to hide my condition. I have heard these people be so cruel! I HATE THE WORD CRAZY!

[@susanparrish2456]

Wayne Woodward.....So proud of you and grateful for your hard work, determination, and dedication to help people who have suffered as you have......thank you, and I'm with you and all of us the whole way!!!!! Everyone is precious in God's eyes, and that matters the very most!!!!!!!!!👩👴👫👪💑👧👦👵👶💏👬👫👴👨👩👮💁👸👰👯👭💃👳💓💜💓❤💓💜💓💝💕💞💓💓💜💓💛💓💙💓💚💓💝💞💕❤💕💙💕💜💕💛💕💚💞💕💝💓💞💜💕❤💔💕💞💝💞💕💓💞💕💟💞💕

[@laurieberry4814]

I have been called violent for being diagnosed with schizophrenia, but I have a history of being gentle. I need to stop being upset about other people’s ideas that aren’t true.

[@laurieberry4814]

And I hate my medical problem.

[@simonthiongo4533]

having people not respond to you when you say hi, leading me not to greet people but will gladly respond if one did so. Also the stigma at work place : not been given same opportunities as others and been treated indifferently just makes me feel like giving up

[@alliterati1]

I've mostly faired fairly well in medical settings but I'll never forget how poorly I was treated in the hospital....especially the ER...after my first suicide attempt. The staff was rough with me and talked down to me and made me feel worse than I already was. I was only a teenager and I had no clue at the time what I was dealing with and no one comforted me at all.

[@mekman4]

I hope someday people see the link between mental illness and diet (not only abuse and environment). Innocent people are put upon for the benefit of industry.

[@odamayriverproductions9656]

so true, I live with it on a daily basis although i do see some positive change happening

[@shamakuma1967]

Psychiatry is a border line quackery discipline.

[@7within]

I will never use the word "depression" again...

[@davidbutchart230]

just got to get use to it!

[@assassinspwn]

I feel so sad, my mom is unsupportive and no matter what I do it's wrong .... I so close to doing IT

[@dglshenry4]

See me I'm... ending stigma!

[@HAD951]

As a person diagnosed with bipolar and schizophrenia, I know stigma.

[@LaingHouseNS]

Amazing video!

[@marietaylor7050]

if we can remember "JESUS grace is sufficient for us for HIS power is made perfect in weakedness" therefore; i will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ power may rest on me that is why for Christ sake, i delight in weaknesses, in insulys, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. FOR WHEN I AM Weak I AM Stong.

[@susanparrish2456]

Marie taylor.......BEAUTIFUL...... AND SO TRUE......GOD BLESS YOU SIS IN CHRIST!!!!!!!!!!!!!💓💜💓❤💓💜💓💕💞💝💞💕

[@allrelated1]

many issues can also be caused by a fall damaging some area of the brain, antibiotic taken as a child, trauma, abuse etc. once the brain is traumatized it could stop working correctly biologically and there are some therapy , like neuro- biofeedback that work very well, no side effect and reasonable. Hopefully will be available to everyone soon.

[@rdo1231]

this was lovely!

[@scottroot9052]

Someone...What is the music playing in the background

[@robertpayne2450]

Wonderful

[@celested6181]

I am not my illness!

[@susanparrish2456]

Aaaaaaaammmmeeeeeennnnnn friend.......soooooooooo TRUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!💓💜💓❤💓💜💓💔💕💞❤💔💕💞

[@Kevin-zj4mc]

Thanks to the internt,I'm noticing that abuse victims now have a voice.And we are becoming vocal. Let's commence with the class action law suits before the plaintiff pool gets any deeper.Only a money reconcilliation shock will reform the system.I see that ontario is realizing what the blight of tobbaco is costing tax payers.I am sure the tax payer appreciates the direction that Ms. Winn is taking in this matter. We live on planet money.That seems to be all that matters.

[@Kevin-zj4mc]

I want a truth and reconcilliation commision for canadian mental heath system and while you are at it YOU should knee cap the workers compesation system .

[@anikabychok687]

Hi there. For a school project, I am creating a video geared toward reducing the stigma surrounding mental health. Can I use this video as part of my video?

[@danaterrell1]

Congratulations on an outstanding video! Thank you for this valuable contribution. May I have permission to post it on my website? I've created a video in response to a client request, called "What will people think if I go to therapy?" Please let me know what you think of that one.

[@JAYJAYLINK55]

Hello Dana, so nice to see all your activities- wish you lots of success, will see you someday.... i am very busy in my corner of the woods here in Hillcrest, as you know busy neighborhood... send you Love and wonderful Memories... Jacqueline

[@danaterrell1]

Thanks Jacklyn! Actually, this excellent video is not mine. I'm creating some brief videos on this issue, and you are welcome to check them out on my channel. I think clicking on my name might work. Or, select my name and plug it into the KZbin search field.

[@troyhayder6986]

Welcome to the wonderful world of double standards and hypocrisy...

[@chittimallamadhu7085]

mental health issues are far far complicated than superficial disease like pneumonia or any physics health issues(my perception)

[@davidbutchart230]

when an electronic door opens and closes

[@russellduarte8914]

You should never should anyone,that is not peer support

[@melmelsmusicstudio1800]

"what's wrong with you?" "Stop being so sensitive", "Why can't you be 'normal'"? Consider 'normal' is a setting on a washing machine - just between agitate and spin. If you judge a book by it's cover, you might miss out on someone who understands you, too.

[@ionescubogdan6899]

i was walking my dog and she escaped the leash she killed a kitten and i didnt felt anything i was looking at the corpse and nothing she was looking at me, the way the head was i mean i took my dog out the way walked a little and started laughing uncontrollably what is wrong with me

[@iamnotafunnyguy1387]

I am completely not stigmatized everyone thinks I am healthy. I feel that is the other negative. They expect to be healthy.

[@AceDeclan]

This video tries to say that majority of people dont think mental illness is even real, which is not true. People just judge WHY that person is showing symtoms. People fear its for attention which turns them off.

[@allrelated1]

we can look at MRI EEG nowdays and actually see where the brain is not responding to certain stimuli or other . But that is expensive to do and most people may receive a drug on not diagnosed properly. The effect on people and expense for health care is enormous, be much cheaper and humane to do all testing in beginning. we need universal health care, well managed by each state and paid by our tax on income. we will be healthier and more productive.

[@larrykemble6045]

I’m feel like I’m on this tv show and wonder when it’s going to end. Cause this tv show sucks.

[@HealthLocalConnect]

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[@anitaboneshow]

NEVER depend on a parent. It's a child's first mistake.