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Originally Posted by InOne
I think it's hard for people to understand because unless they suffer with it they simply aren't interested. It's pretty hard to empathise with someone with mental illness even when you've suffered it yourself because it affects everyone differently. I've talked about it on the internet over the years but in real life I'd never mention anything about it. It's not the done thing. Also I come across people who wear it as a badge of honour. Like justify actions because they've labelled themselves with a mental illness. It's hard to sympathise with those types.
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Yeah, definitely and it always does me in no end whenever people dodge the bullet for serious crimes because they're suffering from depression/psychosis or whatever. Individual cases obviously need consideration but it tarnishes the already stigmatised perception of mental health as a whole. The misconceptions need to end.