Extremely-Bad-Idea t1_iuej0sn wrote on October 30, 2022 at 6:52 PM

Reply to comment by Blahblahblugh in Everyone here right now by ozzymustaine

People with "real mental health problems" are not international music stars, worth hundreds of millions of dollars, and chased by hordes of women. LOL

Both-Reaction-4586 t1_iuf2cpy wrote on October 30, 2022 at 8:59 PM

Not a millionaire but Ted Bundy

A_Shadow t1_iufj7eq wrote on October 30, 2022 at 10:56 PM

I mean he officially has a diagnosis of bipolar disorder....

Unless I missed the meaning/implication of "real mental health problem" that seems legit enough for me.

Extremely-Bad-Idea t1_iugctph wrote on October 31, 2022 at 2:44 AM

People with "real mental health problems" are homeless, drug addicted, self-mutilating, incoherent, or worse. Super successful multi-millionaires may be eccentric, but they do not have debilitating "real mental health problems".

Categorizing every emotion as a "mental health problem" is a trend in America. Psychiatry and psychotropic drugs are both multi-billion dollar industries. It is in their interest to tell everyone they are mentally ill and need lifelong expensive treatment.

The truth is that 90% of "mental health problems" can be resolved by increased social interactions, getting more exercise, or just adopting a pet to keep you company.

Most depression and anxiety symptoms are temporary and situational due to a family member's death, job loss, serious injury, or other personal crisis. There is nothing wrong with the person's brain or thinking. The problem is they are in a bad situation and need to work their way through it, not to take mind altering drugs from a psychiatrist.

A_Shadow t1_iugks0e wrote on October 31, 2022 at 3:55 AM

Except this isn't depression or simple anxiety.

This is bipolar disorder which is a hella lot more complicated. This isn't something that be resolved with increased social interactions or exercise.

If you were to tell me that Elon Musk suffers from anxiety, then yeah I would agree with you.

But bipolar disorder is a whole another level. And we don't even know which subtype of bipolar disorder he has. For all we know, he could have the subtype where he hears voices (50%) or sees things (30%). Getting a pet isn't gonna help you with that LOL.