Comments on: Coming out on Mental Health

By: L

Mon, 22 Oct 2012 15:38:29 +0000

One person who has schizophrenia talked to me for about 10 minutes about his life. It changed my world because then I knew that I was not alone with a mental health problem. My depression is correctly being treated by a medical doctor using a common treatment. While this will not work for everyone I want people to know that people with depression are not freaks. The doctors will not grab you and tie a white jacket around you and throw you into a jail. It is a common medical problem and the problem will be treated, and the doctor will interact with you with sympathy and dignity. If all you can think about is death, if the only solution to a problem seems to be death then please see a doctor right away because you have a medical problem and a doctor wants to help you get better. Treatment does not make the world perfect but does make the world liveable.

By: Celti

Celti — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 21:14:47 +0000

Thank you for this post. As one of those marginalised mentally ill people (I’m severely bipolar), this post touches me deeply. I’m getting treatment, but it’s an uphill struggle daily — but I’m winning! I’m holding down a real, steady job for basically the first time ever, in an environment I love and that’s actually willing to cooperate with me, instead of viewing me as one of those “freaks”. I’ve been down the bad road, but thanks to a little bit of luck and a lot of help from people like you, I came back. So thank you, and the people like you, and good luck to you in the future!

By: Evaggelos Balaskas

Evaggelos Balaskas — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 05:56:25 +0000

Most people (like me) dont understand how your life was or is now.
Its incredible to open up like this. Much respect.

Can you plz advice how to recognize symptoms of this mental illness ?
Its important to understand and help our friends (or our friends help us) cause its really hard sometimes to figure this out with any external help.

By: fukawi2

fukawi2 — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 02:14:31 +0000

Congratulations on your treatment and recovery Dusty. I went through the same process in 2009-2010.

A relevant site that I hope you’ve come across before, but for anyone else out there: http://bluehackers.org/

By: Allan

Allan — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 00:11:30 +0000

Great post Dusty. It is good to hear that everything is under control now.

By: Topher

Topher — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 18:40:03 +0000

Good on ya mate. There’s a lot of freedom in being able to talk about it.

By: fellow formerly depressed

fellow formerly depressed — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 17:36:50 +0000

Thank you for sharing this. It’s uplifting to see more stories like these, to know that people you admire have had the same experiences and have found a way to overcome them.

I know a certain someone who refuses to even consider medication or professional help. His family and friends know about his problems, but cannot force him to get help as he does not seem to want any. Not even a success story from someone close to him will change his mind. The most horrible thing is he blames his condition not on chemistry but rather on himself, as if he were somehow responsible (while at the same time being such a great guy) for this condition. He isn’t very rational in this state. This has gone on for years now and various aspects of his life have suffered as a result.

I cannot help but feel that if more people would share their experiences publicly, he would sooner hear and learn about them and at least attempt to overcome this problem.

By: Yo'av Moshe

Yo'av Moshe — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 17:22:00 +0000

Thank you, for one of the most authentic posts I ever read online.