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I have some primary care providers in the family and I've asked them since I often have differing opinions. I've asked if some people with bipolar and schizoph
by mothballed 7mo ago
I have some primary care providers in the family and I've asked them since I often have differing opinions. I've asked if some people with bipolar and schizophrenia refuse specific medical treatment and just go on with their life. I've gotten the answer that many of them have learned to recognize what is happening and ride it out well enough that they can live with it. I'm sure it's highly dependent on the severity and the person.
I've noticed something similar with people on say heavy doses if hallucinogens. Some people just ride it out knowing it's the mind playing tricks on them, others hopelessly panic or make irreversible decisions.
- ryanjshaw 7mo agoDepending who you believe, approximately half of them are unable to see they are ill (re: anosognosia).
- Cthulhu_ 7mo agoI suspect this is the case with many mental health conditions / neurodiverse conditions; after all, people grow up with them and if their environment is not affected or making observations (e.g. people are told or convinced that what their brains do or tell them is abnormal), why would they doubt themselves? But this is a narrow path to walk, because if you see something and someone tries to convince you it's not there, who is right? This is why some mental health conditions are pretty terrifying, because doubting your own mind is terrifying.