so I was not planning on making a video that I realized that my eyebrows and
just like a fat mass and Islanders uneven and the third day hair and other
finalists I would say that none of this matters but person is going to be
spending four hours editing there and no it's not a bug the shit out of me
anyway I received a particularly troublesome comment on my fault things
not to say to you depressed people video that I needed to talk about if you
follow me on Twitter Avenue Rd like the floor and I'm not going to say anything
like super different but I felt like I wanted to I'm not a little bit so the
comment I received
have you actually been diagnosed with clinical depression they don't claim to
be an expert ok and why you commenting on that but from my understanding it
would be extremely a typical of a person diagnosed with clinical depression to
make a youtube video or engage in anything remotely related to a dialogue
or a discussion
lot of people claim to be depressed but they learned they feel bad for whatever
reason but that's not necessarily the same as depression I'm I saw that I had
depression until a doctor convinced me that this wasn't the case so I ask again
you've been diagnosed my medical and psychological history is actually none
of your business less but yes I have been clinically diagnosed however there
are lots of people who suffer from mental illness who never received a
clinical diagnosis for a ton of different reasons first off seeing a
doctor or psychiatrist or therapist is incredibly expensive if you don't have
medical insurance even if you do have insurance you're gonna have to pay a
copay every business and I definitely adds up and can be pretty expensive not
everyone has the means for the fines or the time and ability to go see a medical
help professional obviously it can be extremely beneficial and I do recommend
that you do see a trained professional if you have the ability to but I also
think it falls into the realm of shaming people who are unable to receive a
diagnosis and saying but they're faking it also lets not forget the tons of
miners who live with their parents
Who Am I if miss their mental illness and refused to help go get a diagnosis
and see a health care professional I received a lot of calming and I've heard
a lot of stories from teenagers who think they might be suffering from
depression anxiety bipolar disorder who either can't talk to their parents about
it because their parents are really able list and don't believe that mental
illness is a real issue and they say that they're faking it or they're just
you know being over dramatic and I've heard from a lot of teenagers who have
talked to their parents about when he defeated effect patrons their and their
parents still refuse to let them go so if your parents are super ablest then
you're kind of all so many people have sought help with mental health
professional and they've had extremely talking experiences I would like to live
in a world where they are psychiatrists don't do anything problematic and
they're completely understanding of mental illness and they don't say
anything that's dismissive or belittling to people's experience however if not
the case there are so many instances of psychiatrists and therapists either
shaming a page and telling them to get over it and not taking their concerns
seriously and even the one but do might not be completely free
problematic and harmful behavior a lot of mental health professionals are not
educated or well versed in the issues already marginalized people all there's
a lot of sexism racism homophobia transphobia that can be perpetuated by
mental health professionals that aren't specialized in these areas and finding a
psychiatrist or therapist that's right for new is already hard in the first
place but if you're part of one of these marginalized groups and makes it even
harder
also there seems to be this idea that you just go to a psychiatrist and they
just shoot out a diagnosis for here and it's a really easy process I know for me
personally i buy it when I want to have my our consultation
which is like your first hit with a psychiatrist he asked me a lot of
questions she took a ton of notes and then she started prescribing medications
for me without actually telling me what my official diagnosis was on this
happened twice because I went to her first for anxiety and depression and
both times she didn't give me a diagnosis until I asked her about it
typically so while she was like really quick to give me medications to try she
didn't really like hand out a diagnosis usually directed at the lovely comments
her you make me feel the need to rant about this in the first place but there
isn't just one monolithic experience or one type of depression like not every
depressed person who's gonna have the same some people experience really
really extreme and major depression and suicidal hot but not everybody does have
a different kind of depression it used to be called estonia now I think it's
called persistent depressive disorder and while I don't have super major
depressive episode my depression is a lot calmer and spread out over a longer
period of time there's also bipolar disorder seasonal affective disorder
postpartum depression there are so many different types of depression and not
all depressed people have the same experience so the commenter who even
admitted their self that they're not an expert maybe you should just like you
quiet and keep her shitty opinions to yourself and this has been a PSI do you
have a friend family member or co-worker a partner suffering from depression if
you're a person living on this planet then chances are you do you might even
be one of be one hundred and twenty one million people across the globe living
with depression and are simply fed up with not mentally ill people giving you
less than helpful advice