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>without a similar increase in rates of diagnosis of mental illness. This is a bit misleading, deaths by suicide can be quantified but the rates of diagnosis d
by onemoresoop 7y ago
>without a similar increase in rates of diagnosis of mental illness.
This is a bit misleading, deaths by suicide can be quantified but the rates of diagnosis depend on people's and willingness and access to mental health resources.
- DanBC 7y agoFor this age group we need to get away from the idea of mental illness and focus on things like rapid onset despair. Another reason we need to move away from the idea of mental illness is that there's considerable stigma around mental ill health, and this is a barrier to help-seeking.
- onemoresoop 7y agoYes, the idea of mental illness can freak one out, there's a lot of stigma that comes with it initially. But once one learns that a lot of people have the same issues when they push past their limits things become easier to handle. It can even become a telling episode of how not to abuse oneself by accepting stressors that are not worth it.
- DanBC 7y agoIt's a bit hard to push through those limits if you're dead. Please, stop saying that only mentally ill people thinking killing themselves. You cause direct harm when you do so.
- onemoresoop 7y agoI don't get where you get that idea. I'm in no way saying "only mentally ill people thinking killing themselves". What What I'm saying is that from time to time we all find ourselves with poorer mental health and we can learn from it.