Mental Illness: Article Analysis
This article tells us about a person who has been dealing with a mental illness for the majority of her life. She described how her illness made her feel as if she were wearing cracked, smeared goggles that only let her see the world as gray and grim. She tells us how her family and friends tried their best to keep her spirits up but, she could not figure out why she could not just buck up and get over it. When she finally came to terms with the fact that she was living with depression and PTSD, she realized that everything she did would be found suspect. She questioned her own decisions, her career, and her ability to parent her own children was questioned. She compared this to being able to take off the shattered glasses and realizing they
had been replaced with another pair. This is when she realized that the stigma of having a mental illness would accompany her into any situation where the other person knew about it. She then realized that her strength would help her to overcome this situation along with any similar future situation. Then, she decided that she could have feelings without having them disable her functioning. She started medications to regulate her emotions so that she could feel normative. She realized there was no reason to be ashamed of her condition or her need for medication because it was the same as needing medication for a physical condition. Lastly, she gives advice for anyone else dealing with similar mental illnesses. She tells us that recovery from these conditions is a long lengthy process with numerous steps, the first of which is the most important. I thoroughly enjoyed this article because it addresses the stigma that seems to follow mental illness in every aspect of the disease. I believe it has this stigma because no one can see or experience someone else’s thoughts or feelings. I also liked this article because she describes that there should be no shame in taking medication for mental illnesses. Finally, I liked this article because it shows how someone with the actual mental illness feels instead of how society would like mental illness to be viewed.
had been replaced with another pair. This is when she realized that the stigma of having a mental illness would accompany her into any situation where the other person knew about it. She then realized that her strength would help her to overcome this situation along with any similar future situation. Then, she decided that she could have feelings without having them disable her functioning. She started medications to regulate her emotions so that she could feel normative. She realized there was no reason to be ashamed of her condition or her need for medication because it was the same as needing medication for a physical condition. Lastly, she gives advice for anyone else dealing with similar mental illnesses. She tells us that recovery from these conditions is a long lengthy process with numerous steps, the first of which is the most important. I thoroughly enjoyed this article because it addresses the stigma that seems to follow mental illness in every aspect of the disease. I believe it has this stigma because no one can see or experience someone else’s thoughts or feelings. I also liked this article because she describes that there should be no shame in taking medication for mental illnesses. Finally, I liked this article because it shows how someone with the actual mental illness feels instead of how society would like mental illness to be viewed.