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Nike007 · Aug 07, 2015, 09:10 AM

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Originally Posted by gayleggg

People are only interested when it affects their immediate family. It seems like no one wants to learn about mental unless it effects them. My daughter works as a school counselor and it seems that parents don't really want to know or find out how to help their children that are affected by mental health issues. Nor or the teachers willing to go that extra step to help students with mental health problems.

So many of our young people are affected by social anxiety and anxiety in general and need help. I wish there was more education on such matters, and not so much negative stuff in the news about mental health. Raise awareness. Doctor's offices should really have pamphlets about more specific problems.

I somewhat agree with that. My family doesn't care that I have two anxiety disorders and probably ASD and AD(H)D. They constantly make fun of me in social situations (my social anxiety) and when I worry too much about things (generalized anxiety). It sucks a lot.

Exactly. I don't know about where you are, but I told how I felt to one teacher at my school, and I think she went through a major depressive state so she understands. She has told me she has been on anti-depressants before and that she wasn't allowed to work full time for 6 years I think because her psychiatrist said no.

Anyways, she has been a major help and I don't know what I would have done without her. She has helped with my mental issues a lot. Also, one of my other teachers helps me when I have panic attacks. She does work with people from the special needs group (that's what we call it where I am from), which mostly consists of people with severe ASD, but I think some of them have tic disorders also. She is really nice to them though.

I wish people would care more about others, but. Not everyone is like that.