Unbelief

[redblue22]

Have you ever had someone tell you that they don't believe in mental illness? They think all of it is fake, bad, lazy. How does that make you feel inside?

For example, if a relative or friend said it not knowing you were ill.

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[Robin Shawn]

I have never had it happen to me, but I know of it happening to others, and I feel sorry for the people who think that way out of ignorance. Mental illness is very real and can be very disabling, and no one chooses it. It isn't just mental, but physical, too, for it is a chemical imbalance in the brain that causes it.

My advice to you is to not let anyone criticize you unfairly. God knows, and you know.

Shawn

 

[detachment]

Yes unfortunaltly I have. Dr Caroline Leaf saying there is a cure I bought all her books did everything in them even bought a app. I was almost hospitalized for reducing my medication I was heart broken. I went to croos current church in port huron Michigan told them I was mentally ill they laid hands on me prayed for me and told me to dump my medication down the toilet. I was like this is it I've made it out listend to them dumped my meds and was hospitalized and became disabled. Disabled because it was the straw that broke the camels back as psychosis became very very worse. No one from that church visited me in the hospital I forgive them for being kindy garden Christians.My brother says I'm lazy and is totally not sympathetic. I have excepted this is a life long thing I will be on disability the rest of my life. Schizoaffective bipolar disorder schizophrenia symtoms bipolar also depression and anxiety. I was an an award winning production carpenter what if I did not dump my meds down the toilet I was working and stable. To them HE will say I never knew you!!!

 

[Robin Shawn]

I would just like to add: most people who judge just don't know any better, don't mean any harm. What helps me with people who wrong me is to forgive them as God forgives me when I do something wrong.

 

[redblue22]

Detachment, wow, that's tough. My thoughts are with you. Thank you for sharing that. I myself will go a while without someone saying anything; then comes some comment and I'm caught off guard thinking they would never say such a thing.

Robin, thank you for the encouragement to forgive.

 

[lavendar]

Yes, I know people who despite working in providing care for the mentally ill, believe that mental illness is demonic. It saddens me that they think like this and are christian because when I put myself in the sick person's shoes, I understand why they would be anti christianity. It doesn't read love in my opinion.

 

[Naboo]

Many people don't take mental illness seriously, which is very sad. My thoughts are with you if that is what you are going through, OP.