tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8002849649452685145.post6316896162928168139..comments2023-12-05T21:57:17.293-08:00Comments on The Beat OCD Blog: Mental Illness RatesAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01403176285595873953noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8002849649452685145.post-83479212991442511572013-02-21T18:51:23.027-08:002013-02-21T18:51:23.027-08:00I fall prey to the "will myself into a cure&q...I fall prey to the "will myself into a cure" attitude a lot, but it hasn't worked yet!Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01403176285595873953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8002849649452685145.post-71879546117722900082013-02-21T18:50:42.792-08:002013-02-21T18:50:42.792-08:00exactly!exactly!Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01403176285595873953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8002849649452685145.post-40077242175063549612013-02-21T18:50:21.172-08:002013-02-21T18:50:21.172-08:00Those safety nets are there for a reason. It's...Those safety nets are there for a reason. It's also annoying when people assume mentally ill= completely unable to function in society. I guess we work so hard to blend in that we're doing it too well!Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01403176285595873953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8002849649452685145.post-48780515567177470462013-02-21T18:48:00.806-08:002013-02-21T18:48:00.806-08:00I remember years ago when I first went on medicati...I remember years ago when I first went on medication for my OCD, my sister said she mentioned it to a few people. And every one of them had a sibling who was on some type of similar medication.Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01403176285595873953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8002849649452685145.post-29296457823223250572013-02-21T17:53:32.425-08:002013-02-21T17:53:32.425-08:00I get so frustrated with people speaking ill of ot...I get so frustrated with people speaking ill of other people for being on disability or using food stamps or getting any services from the government that might possibly be described as welfare. They make it sound like all such people are lazy and want to live off of other people's labor. They don't seem to realize that perhaps many of them don't want to need government support.<br /><br />I also doubt Americans remember the cost of "locking them up." Maybe they think if we are locked up, we wont cost a dime.Abigailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12051102407708751849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8002849649452685145.post-23198847856815328802013-02-20T13:14:12.241-08:002013-02-20T13:14:12.241-08:00You're right--there are a lot of people with t...You're right--there are a lot of people with things like anxiety and depression. I know of several! It is not that everyone has really, really bad issues or cannot work, but they still experience problems.Kristinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07912518380859086951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8002849649452685145.post-34512860559124327972013-02-20T12:11:55.595-08:002013-02-20T12:11:55.595-08:00Ann, I agree that 1 in 18 sounds low. I've rea...Ann, I agree that 1 in 18 sounds low. I've read that 1 in 4 Americans will have a diagnosable mental disorder at some point in their lives.<br /><br />Our society does have a weird relationship with mental illness. There's such an attitude of "pick yourself up by your bootstraps" and "don't talk about it." I hope things are getting better. But I probably wouldn't have been able to read the comments on that article either!Tina Fariss Barbourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15659018994558471570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8002849649452685145.post-12832262630825275742013-02-20T05:41:47.444-08:002013-02-20T05:41:47.444-08:00I agree the figure is very low. Actually, I think ...I agree the figure is very low. Actually, I think it is NAMI that says it's more like 1 in 4 lifetime prevalence of mental illness. THAT figure I will buy. Since I've "come out" about my OCD, I cannot tell you how many people have responded with, "Oh, I have this," or "My spouse has that," or "My parent has this." I totally believe the 1 in 4 figure.71º & Sunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09981113989131619635noreply@blogger.com