• Question: What is one metal health disorder that you wish you could change to make people happier about there image or other things?

    Asked by 399menb42 to Neel - Psychiatrist, Home Treatment Team, Early Intervention Team, Ed - Mental Health Nurse, Arts Therapy Team on 29 Jan 2019.
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      Sheffield Psychiatry Ward Team answered on 29 Jan 2019:

      Hi, Emma here!

      Making people happier about their image is a good one – it is something that is affecting a lot of young people in today’s society. I am very glad Instagram wasn’t a thing when I was in school – being a teenager was hard enough without that constant pressure! It would be great if as a society we focussed on building each other up for our strengths rather than some people putting others down.

      It’s quite difficult to pick one mental disorder as we see the devastating effect that all mental illnesses have on patients and their friends and family. Personally, I would like to live in a world where there is enough support and no stigma for people to talk about how they are feeling if they are depressed. I would like everyone to have access to services that can help avoid people feeling like the only way out is suicide. Suicide affects not just the person who has died, but also their family, friends and communities.

      Having said that, often our experiences make us the people we are today! I was bullied a lot in school and sure, it was hard, but it has been part of who I am today and has taught me to be resilient and determined. It has also taught me to always think about the person beyond appearances or preconceptions – a skill that is vital in psychiatry.

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      Arts Therapy Team answered on 29 Jan 2019:

      difficult question
      people’ s experiences are varied, and mental illness ranges from mild and situational to severe and long term. some people have suffered abuse and trauma which contributes .
      I think bipolar can be very hard as people can feel out of control with the illness and the manic phase and later regret their actions (eg spending lots of money etc. )
      I feel the term or is used too lightly -people say they are ” depressed or bipolar ” when they are just a bit low that day, and it can trivialise the severe illness that some people go through maybe needing weeks of inpatient admissions
      some people respond well to medication , others do not
      people with personality disorders can often feel misunderstood which adds to their distress

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      Home Treatment Team answered on 30 Jan 2019:

      I wish we could full eradicate schizophrenia. This illness has a huge impact on peoples social functioning and being able to live a normal life and often families struggle to cope with caring for their loved ones. The patients often spend a lot of time in and out of hospital and although we have many medications to help relive the symptoms as the brain is so complex so far no medication has being able to stop the condition.
      People with schizophrenia are often given a bad press in the media as harmful to people but in actual fact many of them are afraid of the world due to how people have treated them and majority of people with schizophrenia do not harm others and often ask why do they have this illness and they would feel happy again if it went away.

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