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Originally Posted by sorand0m
It's really irritating knowing that many of us are initially brushed off because we hide our "crazy" so much. I asked for help so long ago and I wasn't taken seriously until I couldn't control my crazy and ended up in front of a psychiatrist like I was on speed after getting into trouble with the police.
It shouldn't have to take losing your **** to be taken seriously.
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I remember thinking some time ago in regards to Borderline Personality Disorder that the system has to be the most horrifically ironic thing I have ever seen in terms of playing games with patients. I noticed that people with BPD are often accused of self-harming in order to manipulate people. I also noticed that in a lot of cases, people with BPD don't get taken seriously unless they are engaging in self-destructive behaviors. So it was like the system expected people with BPD to 'prove' their disorder by hurting themselves, so that the system could then turn around and accuse the BPD person of hurting themselves just for attention. However I've started seeing this trend with a lot of mental illnesses and disorders lately, the more I pay attention. It's quite disturbing.