Is it normal to be physically repulsed by the mentally ill

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I know it is wrong but I feel physically repulsed by people woth down syndrome or are mentally ill. I have bunch of friends who say Hi and give special attention to people that are mentally ill but I just can never do that. I understand it is not their choice to be ill but I don’t know my instinct tells me to avoid them. I have so much respect for special ed teachers because I would never be able to do that and I feel like a terrible human being. Of course I don’t show it outside I just tend to avoid eye contact and thats it.

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  • paramore93
    6 years ago

    'Mentally ill' people are some of the most interesting and down to earth people I've met.
    Most of us aren't that scary

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    • nikkiclaire
      6 years ago

      I agree. I am more afraid of the so called "normal" people. They are freaky indeed.

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      • Alichael
        6 years ago

        I agree too, it's the normal people that get so full of themselves and won't come down to the real world.

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      • paramore93
        6 years ago

        Haha yeah definitely xD
        Normal people make me very uncomfortable

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  • nikkiclaire
    6 years ago

    You're free to dislike anyone you want. I want to say it's due to some deep seated insecurity or other fucked up pathology, but if you don't like em you don't like em.

    If you start being a dick about it, then you may have issues.

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  • RoseIsabella
    6 years ago

    People with Down syndrome are not mentally ill, they are intellectually challenged, but not mentally ill. Most mentally ill people are not obvious to the casual observer. You could be surrounded by psychos, and you wouldn't know it.

    MWAHAHAHAHA! 😀😁

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    • Alichael
      6 years ago

      😧

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      • RoseIsabella
        6 years ago

        Well, it's true. 🙃

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        • Alichael
          6 years ago

          I know, I was just being humorous.

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  • Dot123
    6 years ago

    What is your problem? You are a grown ass man. All you do is whine like a little bitch on this website and falsely report users and posts when you do not get your way or if people call you out. You must be a drunk and mentally ill. You have taken trolling to new pathetic levels.

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  • fakeaccount4
    6 years ago

    Ok at first I was going to say troll or asshole but you don’t seem that bad (at least you realize it’s not a good thing)

    I have had similar feelings but I think it’s more a fear as another comment mentioned. Certain mentally disabled people make me feel sick because I am so nervous around them (and yes that probably counts as a mentall illness itself) but I know that Down syndrome people can be actually very nice

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    • Alichael
      6 years ago

      I've noticed that autistic people have more trouble getting respect from other people than down syndrome people. With down syndrome, it's obvious that they're handicapped and most people make it a point to try to understand them and treat them nicely and patiently. But with the autistic, half the time, they seem fairly normal, then sometimes they don't, and it kinda leaves people thinking WTF!? High functioning autistic people can drive a car, hold a job and take care of themselves but then show these quirks in their behavior or things they say or do that make people think that what they're doing is more deliberate than it is, it confuses people, and sometimes brings on not very nice treatment from some. I've noticed this because I'm high functioning autistic.

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  • [Old Memory]
    6 years ago

    Probably because your scared, which is ironic because phobias are considered mental illness.

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    • Alichael
      6 years ago

      In a nutshell, most people are scared of anyone different from themselves.

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      • [Old Memory]
        6 years ago

        The only person I'm scared of is myself.

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        • Alichael
          6 years ago

          I know I have unintentionally made some people uncomfortable due to me having autism. But, some people can't even tell I have it until they get to know me.

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  • StableGenius
    6 years ago

    Easy to treat the mentally ill like a petting zoo when it's a distant novelty. The do-gooders should try living with them, get embarrassed by them, make personal sacrifices to accomodate them and then see if they feel the same.

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    • [Old Memory]
      6 years ago

      Pretty much everyone I've ever lived with has been mentally ill. Normal people are boring.

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      • Alichael
        6 years ago

        Most people have mental illnesses, but since most of them haven't been officially labeled as down syndrome or autistic, they get let off the hook and continue being respected by mainstream society.

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        • [Old Memory]
          6 years ago

          I'm diagnosed with autism and do not give a shit about mainstream society. If someone doesn't show me respect I have no reason to show them any.

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          • [Old Memory]
            6 years ago

            I’m autistic too. It’s ridiculous people have to be so judgmental.

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            • Talkingaboutyou
              6 years ago

              I've been considered it. As far as I am concerned, it doesn't affect my life or really inhibit me in any way at all.

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            • Alichael
              6 years ago

              So am I. That's how I've learned how many people don't understand or respect us.

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  • LionsMane
    6 years ago

    "Physically repulsed"...who says that? You must be one of those people who says "literally" in unnecessary situations.

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  • [Old Memory]
    6 years ago

    They just need extra help. If you don’t like them then don’t be around them. Don’t be mean though.

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    • Alichael
      6 years ago

      I agree.

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  • Dustyair
    6 years ago

    Just ignore them if you don't like them. They're pretty harmless people in general.

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  • Aethylfritha
    6 years ago

    I think you mean special ed/ retarded people? Its normal to feel uncomfortable esp if youre not used to them just dont act rude or be mean. You dont have to go hug them if you dont want.

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  • Fetiza000
    6 years ago

    Please DO NOT respect special ed teachers. The special needs ones are the ones who need respect. Ive been with a special ed teacher since i was in kindergarten and after a long fight about it i only managed to get out in late elementary. So i dont have to deal with them anymore. Special ed teachers (atleast the ones i had) are complete scum, they tread you like a toddler, trying to teach you simple math and how to make friends and all that bullshit. Its like preschool all over again, no matter how old you are. And dont even think about doing anything they dont allow you to, not even protesting. Because they can be really strict, and will make you cry just because you try to stand up for yourself. They dont help you keep up on all the stuff that your classmates are learning, They keep you locked in preschool grade difficulty (which is easy stuff).

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    • Talkingaboutyou
      6 years ago

      I know what you mean. I was fortunate enough to have good ones at first, but one time when I was an adult, I went to this shitty backwater town and the "teachers" treated us like shit. They didn't even teach us jack shit. Was surprised how it was even considered a damn class.

      Literally had the dumbest curriculum even a 4 year old would go crazy having to deal with. Shitty books like See Jane Run. Math involving simple integers, a test that even asked me a dumb question about family relationships.

      If Paul holds Cara's hand, who is Cara to Paul?
      a. his brother 2. a stranger c. his girlfriend

      Make cookies and clean up time like we're in a fucking Barney movie.

      The students were a bunch of socially retarded men who acted like children with their huge ADHD episodes.
      It was a fucking nightmare. I hated my life there and it gave me the worst fucking self esteem ever.

      The bitch that got me into the program had the nerve to expect me to be grateful over it. Give me a break.

      I finally got away from that hell hole and went to a college where I went to receive my highschool diploma and got impeccable grades. I realized I wasn't dumb after all. And the school just conditioned me to think so.

      I got 100 percents on literally everything, even papers up to 75 points and only got a 90 something one thing.... This was after several years of being a drop out at 15. [Started these classes 21.] So yeah, the school I was at before did nothing more than waste my time. I guess whoever got me referred to it thought that having an IEP was equivalent to being mentally retarded. I only got put in special classes because I was really disorganized as a child.

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      • Fetiza000
        6 years ago

        I see where youre coming from, they need to be sued for this awful treatment. Just because someone is born with a disorder doesnt mean you throw him into the worst class imaginable, fucking cunts.

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  • Pumpurrnickel
    6 years ago

    If you can't feel differently about them, so be it. As long as you keep it to yourself and know it's irrational.

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  • Talkingaboutyou
    6 years ago

    They might randomly leap on you and put a baby in you, so you are being cautious to protect your gene pool.

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  • BleedingPain
    6 years ago

    And what if you don’t know that they are mentally ill? What if you’re mid conversation and they blurt out “shit I forgot to take me ADHD meds today!” *proceeds to stab the arm rest of work chair with a screwdriver*...

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  • lonewolf1253
    6 years ago

    Perfectly normal. I am repulsed by folks like you who can't spell or use improper grammar. Everyone has their pet peeves.
    On a more serious note, you should be thankful your not in their ranks. Many of them simply didn't get enough oxygen at birth and that could happen to anyone. The next time you see one, just think of that old expression. There, but for the grace of God, go I.

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  • pendletonGibbs
    6 years ago

    They wipe horizontally, so it's wise to avoid them.

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  • [Old Memory]
    6 years ago

    I believe no one is 100% mentally healthy. It's just that most of us are able to hide our issues unlike people with visible disabilities like Down's syndrome.

    I wouldn't really consider your dislike of them a problem though unless you're going out of your way to purposely be rude to them.

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    • Alichael
      6 years ago

      People still, even when they're not going out of their way to be rude, still are sometimes unnecessarily rude when they run across them and don't need to be, even if underneath they are not comfortable being friends with them.

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  • cipro
    6 years ago

    Its normal. They are truly vile.

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  • TerriAngel
    6 years ago

    I respect your views.
    I have my own.
    only shared with close friends, or here.
    Because my beliefs are very out of the norm.
    Euthinasia.
    problem solved.
    I thing the Germans had it right a few years ago.
    If youre not a contributing member of society.
    you go.
    say what you like.
    thats how I feel.
    it has never changed, and yes I include myself and anyone Ive ever known in this directive.
    Theres enough people in the world.
    nature says not every birth is meant to survive and drain the resources of the healthy.

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    • Talkingaboutyou
      6 years ago

      I so wish they had that euthanasia law here. They'd kill me right away for being so batshit crazy. lol

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    • Talkingaboutyou
      6 years ago

      That's fucked up. I am glad I can just get free money here. Well, retards honestly probably hate their life anyway and want to be put out of their misery. But a lot of people with mental illness can actually go onto live normal functioning lives.

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