The Mental
Health Baby Blanket
By
Jeb
05 2015
Many times when a person is diagnosed
with a mental illness they tend to be coddled and encouraged to think of
themselves as fragile. They are
encouraged to take their medication and nothing more. Not much is expected of them because of their
diagnosis. They are literally given
"the mental health baby blanket".
Mental health certification is
not a death sentence and it doesn't end one’s life; one can still be a productive member of society even
though one may have been diagnosed.
What
a growing number of mental health consumers don't see for themselves is that it
is possible to be a contributing member of society even after mental health
certification. There is no need for
people to feel sorry for them or for them to feel sorry for themselves. They may need time to recuperate themselves,
but after a time of recovery they can work towards being a supportive member of
society. Diagnosis could or maybe should
be seen as the door to a new beginning.
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Desert Island Stick-F...by geraint 2008-04-15
In the caribbean
island where I live I see that the majority of the population think that
persons with mental health problems are those that live on the street or that
live at the asylum. Many persons that
have such situations here are taken care of financially by their families,
which is not necessarily wrong. It is
good for families to support their loved ones in time of need. But these persons should be encouraged to
live independent lives just like the rest of society. Lately, I have been seeing too many capable
people with mental health problems just wasting away, or giving up. I want them to know there is a tomorrow, the
sun will rise and set; therefore, there is hope for a better future.
Why
are these persons giving up?
?
Is it because they believe that they can't do anything?
Or
Is it because they are allowed, or even encouraged to do nothing?
But what about the "me's?
By the
"me's", I mean referring to people like myself that have had a mental
illness and still continue to strive and thrive. I was diagnosed with a mental illness at age
15. But still, I graduated from high school, when the time was right I
worked; I had a career and I still continue to support myself. I worked for government
agencies in Canada and later moved to my current home in the West Indies, (also
known as the Caribbean). Since then I’ve been
in the West Indies I’ve worked for the government, I had my own small business
for a period of time, and also learned a foreign language. I am currently a student at a leading
university, striving to get my Bachelor of Science degree, and still working.
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All this I
have done even with a mental illness.
The point of saying all this is to give a good example of someone living
a productive life while managing a mental illness.
Once
again, I say mental health certification is not a death sentence and it doesn't
end your life, one can still be a productive member of society; even though one
may have been diagnosed. So go out and
conquer.
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