Mental Health - has the pendulum swung too far the other way?

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Stress is very different today. It's less about fight or flight and survival- in modern times we still have the same stress response but it's instead to normal everyday things. Makes it more likely to be chronic and set off the mechanism which leads to depression. That's what I feel makes sense anyway

Hi all, I have to do some primary research and was wondering if I could get some answers to question so if you can could you please answers the following:
1. Are you aware of what schizophrenia is?(Yes/No) How do you know about it?
2. Do you think schizophrenia links to violent crimes committed?(Yes/No) Why?
3. Is there enough help for people with schizophrenia?(Yes/No)
4. Do you think that these people with this health issue are able to control their actions?(Yes/No) Why?
5. Is there enough funding for schizophrenia?(Yes/No/Not Sure) How can we make available funds?


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You seem to be spamming different threads with the same thing. You even posted the same message earlier in this thread and then seem to have deleted it. Not a good impression for the person that responded.
As a minimum, create your own thread. Also, primary research based on spamming internet threads will have limited value. You must know this?

[*]Doing drugs, or too much booze. Blame mental heath.

Not too long ago most people would have been deeply ashamed to admit to mental health problems. OK, maybe this wasn't a good thing, but am I the only one who is wondering whether things have now swung too far the other way?

These days, claiming mental health issues seems to be a catch-all excuse for almost anything?

The list goes on and on. It seems that it's now become non PC to ever suggest that someone is lacking in character and moral fibre. We only have vulnerable people. And I've lost count of the number of times people on these forums seem only too ready to attribute their problems to mental health issues, rather than take any responsibility for having gotten themselves into their predicament.

Sometimes one even feels that claiming mental health issues has become a fashion accessory.

I don't buy it, I feel like I would have more stress in the medieval times where I could be executed for the slightest thing and I would spend my literal 12 hour day doing manual labour for a little bit of bread a day.

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Well in fairness have you met anyone railing coke every night or shooting up who doesnt have some form of mental issue? Correlation may not be causation but at the same time i know rather few people who use the harder drugs as anything but an escape from something else.

Not too long ago most people would have been deeply ashamed to admit to mental health problems. OK, maybe this wasn't a good thing, but am I the only one who is wondering whether things have now swung too far the other way?

These days, claiming mental health issues seems to be a catch-all excuse for almost anything?

The list goes on and on. It seems that it's now become non PC to ever suggest that someone is lacking in character and moral fibre. We only have vulnerable people. And I've lost count of the number of times people on these forums seem only too ready to attribute their problems to mental health issues, rather than take any responsibility for having gotten themselves into their predicament.

Sometimes one even feels that claiming mental health issues has become a fashion accessory.

[*]Actually, many, many, years ago I had a friend who had everything going for him. He was very bright, good looking (so I'm told - I don't swing that way) and in good health. He certainly didn't appear to have any mental problems. So off he went to university and took every drug he could lay his hands on. To most decent people it would seem that he willingly brought all his problems on himself: no excuses.

[*]He may well have but, im assuming he became a drug addict at this point? Then he would by definition have had mental health problems. Not so much an excuse as a statement of fact but meh, it's surprising how quickly things like drug use can spiral once you start on that slippery slope.

[*]I see your point. But it is very difficult to feel any sympathy for someone who brings something like this on them self.

No one can diagnose someone from their posts on TSR. But suggesting that people who struggle to get out of bed in the morning are "lacking in character and moral fibre" is an extraordinarily bad take. As someone that's experienced their share of mental health issues I'm practically speechless.

Modern society is inherently bad for our mental health