Post by Christabel Dike (MS3) on Sept 12, 2016 9:15:13 GMT -4
MENTAL ILLNESS A GLOBAL CHALLENGE
Its such a great news to see people using the social media for a good course. Men suffer from mental illness more because of the ego tagged with been a man and how the people around them will stigmatize them. Been a man, you are seen as a strong,courageous, and easy going person person that has no problems. I come from a part of the world where everyone thinks mental illness is only when you walk on the road with no clothes or if one tries to commit suicide people see it as foolishness. Most people still feel mental illness is a spiritual problem so people who are depressed,have suicidal or homicidal ideations or any other mental illness wait til when it gets to a very bad stage before they seek for help from either a Psychiatrist or a Therapist. But it's ok to TALK nobody is perfect and we all face challenges everyday that's the same with Mental illness. It's OK to cry,it's ok to be weak,it's ok to have difficulties and it's ok not to have answers to every problem.
I feel Doctors and future Doctors should put their selves in position where patients feel free to talk to you about issues concerning their mental illness without feeling judged. Each individual should be accountable for their close family and friends. A lot of us assume everything is going fine with a person. Just a simple smile or a simple hello can start up a conversation and you will find out the person will reveal issues to you that you never thought could be a problem. Assumption is a silent killer also.
Stigmatization is a silent killer not even the mental health issues. Same way most HIV and AIDS patient don't die because of just the disease but because of what people will say or think. Awareness is the main KEY to end stigmatization. Let's keep spreading the message on every platform that can possibly be used including creating groups that includes people who have suffered likes and came out of it. Let every individual know that it's OK TO TALK. One Person At a Time!!!!
Its such a great news to see people using the social media for a good course. Men suffer from mental illness more because of the ego tagged with been a man and how the people around them will stigmatize them. Been a man, you are seen as a strong,courageous, and easy going person person that has no problems. I come from a part of the world where everyone thinks mental illness is only when you walk on the road with no clothes or if one tries to commit suicide people see it as foolishness. Most people still feel mental illness is a spiritual problem so people who are depressed,have suicidal or homicidal ideations or any other mental illness wait til when it gets to a very bad stage before they seek for help from either a Psychiatrist or a Therapist. But it's ok to TALK nobody is perfect and we all face challenges everyday that's the same with Mental illness. It's OK to cry,it's ok to be weak,it's ok to have difficulties and it's ok not to have answers to every problem.
I feel Doctors and future Doctors should put their selves in position where patients feel free to talk to you about issues concerning their mental illness without feeling judged. Each individual should be accountable for their close family and friends. A lot of us assume everything is going fine with a person. Just a simple smile or a simple hello can start up a conversation and you will find out the person will reveal issues to you that you never thought could be a problem. Assumption is a silent killer also.
Stigmatization is a silent killer not even the mental health issues. Same way most HIV and AIDS patient don't die because of just the disease but because of what people will say or think. Awareness is the main KEY to end stigmatization. Let's keep spreading the message on every platform that can possibly be used including creating groups that includes people who have suffered likes and came out of it. Let every individual know that it's OK TO TALK. One Person At a Time!!!!