To everyone who does not believe in mental disorders...

I completely agree with you. Mental disorders are the result of a chemical imbalance in the brain. Some of these imbalances can be seen through brain scans. It's ridiculous that some people are in denial about the truth of mental illnesses, when the scientific proof is right in front of them.

Holy cow! Yes! It pisses me off to no end when people tell a person with depression to "get over it"

We'll excuse the fuck out of me for not being able to regulate the amounts of serotonin and dopamine that my brain releases! I've also heard that depression can be a genetic thing but I'm not too sure.

People are so stupid sometimes, how about look into this sort of thing before you go spewing your ignorance and polluting the air.

People need to learn something. >:(

Same. I've been diagnosed with depression and am currently in therapy. A lot of people tell me to just "snap out of it" and start doing something with my life, like getting a job and hang out with people more often. It just doesn't work like that...

There are mental disorders for certain. But people are often over-diagnosed or wrongly diagnosed because let's face it, it's become a business, a disgraceful and evil business concerning drug companies and quack doctors.

People with degrees lie to kids (and adults) all the time. That said, I do believe in mental disorders. It's mental ORDER that I have my doubts about.

I think a whole lot of people, especially young people, going through normal life changes and experiences convince themselves that they have mental problems that they don't. Many more older people, are looking for an excuse for not taking responsibility for their own actions and lives, so they blame every problem they have on a mental disorder they don't have.
And worst of all the medical community, especially in the US, are lazy pill pushers who don't take the time or effort to actually help their patients, just push pills the pharmaceutical companies pay them to push..
Of course, their are legitimate illnesses, but I don't believe they are nearly as widespread and common as most believe.

Thank you.
I am sick of people who refuse to acknowledge them and all this anti-psychiatry movement bullshit. Mental illnesses are just like physical illnesses in the way that they exist and need treatment. Although people complain the drugs or therapy they get don't work, I'd say it's similar to the way old treatments for physical problems didn't work.

We still don't fully understand the brain, much less every individual's. Of course some drugs are not going to work properly and of course for some they will respond badly to therapy. It's like back when the black death was spreading people used home remedies which would often not work because they had no idea about the disease. Similarly, we still can't fully comprehend the brain so our treatments cannot be effective for everyone. That's just how it will be until more understanding is gained.

You are correct on both points, Mental illnesses are legitimate illnesses and the people who do not believe in them ARE ignorant pricks.
Just as we can have illnesses & imbalances in any other organ of the body we can have illnesses & imbalances in the brain. You can't just will away other ailments or diseases & you can't just will away a mental illness. Like other illnesses & ailments there is the possibility of improvement with the help of medication, time & effort.
I can relate to your problem as well because I too have been diagnosed with Dysthymia after being seen by an objective/independent psychologist who had no gain or benefit in diagnosing me with anything at all. Good luck to you, your condition can improve.

I hate when people say they don't believe in disorders, too. In my opinion, nothing can be more ignorant. I think it should be a well known fact that if something is distressing person's life and they can't get control of it, there is something going on in their head that is not functioning correctly. But people will always be ignorant pricks, arrogant of their own beliefs. You have to ignore them.

Not everyone thinks that mental illness is fake. A lot of people believe that its caused by other medical issues, nutritional issues, and some are just diagnoses of normal behaviour which is considered undesirable by society but otherwise normal. Such as ADD/ADHD which just says children are hyper and unfocused. Most kids are hyper and unfocused.

Just because its undesirable does not mean its always a disorder. We have to poo and pee. Just because it stinks does that really qualify it as a disorder?

Getting a tumor or damage in your brain can cause all sort of issues such as hallucination, ability to speak personality change, Some nutritional issues have been caused these type of problems as well. Many retarded children have additional medical issues. Such as schizophrenia(psychological problems), eye problems, asthma, Urinary issues, hypoglycemic, unable to walk.

A lot of people do not have a proper diet especially in today's society. So its not a stretch to believe some of these disorders are being caused by other underlining medical problems.

Also your options shows you are not very intelligent since this is simply a rant. You are demanding we pay attention to your nonsense but will not let us give any feedback. Otherwise you would have put other options that are not saying A.Your all too stupid to understand or B.Yes I completely agree.

There's no such thing as a mental disorder, people are how they are and become that way because of how they are raised and treated along the way. But how would doctors make money if they didn't make up things to diagnose you with so that they can prescribe toxic drugs to put into your body that do more harm than good? We can't have that now.

I wish I had a Greek doctor to tell me stuff. :)