> Do you not see mental illness as something individuals can strive to overcome? Yes they can overcome indeed. > But my experience with mental health is that

> Do you not see mental illness as something individuals can strive to overcome? Yes they can overcome indeed. > But my experience with mental health is that it is, very often, a weakness. Remember, I’m not saying an individual is weak for failing to cope with mental illness, but that individuals are characterized by many strengths and weaknesses (socially constructed, yes, but real nonetheless, and mental health is surely a weakness. To be honest most will never understand people with mental illnesses, even the closest ones. You have to have experienced such a struggle in order to understand them. Do you think broken arm a weakness? probably not same applies to mental illness, mental illnesses are mostly due issues in brain functioning, if not why drugs improve their symptoms.