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Jun 18, 2022, 05:15 PM
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Originally Posted by willowtigger
Whoever said that should be forced to back it up with professional mental health qualifications and if they cannot they should be forced to take it back and apologise.
It will only cause further stigmas for those of us with actual diagnoses.
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Well, the person who said it was not a board-certified psychiatrist or psychologist. But the media and the public have eaten it up with a frenzy. The double standard of mental health forgiveness has also been ridiculous. Johnny supposedly has childhood trauma and addiction and gets sympathy. Amber has been alleged to have a personality disorder (by someone not qualified to diagnose it) and has been vilified and demonized and death threats, with zero sympathy.
I'm not saying or weighing in on who has what, but that's what's been said publicly, and the fact that one person gets sympathy for mental health issues and the other is a villain because of them (and of course one is a man and the other is a woman) is essentially the essence of the disparity women have always faced.
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Secondary Dx: Generalized Anxiety Disorder with mild Agoraphobia.
Meds I've tried: Prozac, Zoloft, Celexa, Effexor, Remeron, Elavil, Wellbutrin, Risperidone, Abilify, Prazosin, Paxil, Trazadone, Tramadol, Topomax, Xanax, Propranolol, Valium, Visteril, Vraylar, Selinor, Clonopin, Ambien
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