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<blockquote data-quote="AndBreathe" data-source="post: 1469946" data-attributes="member: 88961"><p>[USER=110790]@ally1[/USER] - This page from Mind illustrates how common mental health issues are. The very first sentence states, </p><p></p><p>"Approximately 1 in 4 people in the UK will experience a mental health problem each year "</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/statistics-and-facts-about-mental-health/how-common-are-mental-health-problems/#.WSM1XWjyut8" target="_blank">https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/statistics-and-facts-about-mental-health/how-common-are-mental-health-problems/#.WSM1XWjyut8</a></p><p></p><p>That alone could hopefully comfort you that you really aren't alone in facing mental challenges. Of course every individual's issues will be unique to them; just as yours are to you.</p><p></p><p>To be honest, in my view, people hate the label "mental illness" more than most people hate the condition they are experiencing People can tend to conjour up images that, although can be the representative of mental illness, rarely actually reflect most people's experience. Folks are often happy to say they have anxiety, or or an OCD or any number of other conditions, but would rail against that blanket title of mental illness. I salute you for standing up loud and proud and approaching your own challenges head on. You seriously under estimate yourself Ally.</p><p></p><p>Just as an aside, I recall [USER=1]@Administrator[/USER] once stating something like that at the point of a diabetes diagnosis, 30% of people will also state that they have mental health concerns of one sort or another. I have tagged Amin, just in case I mis-remembered that statement.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AndBreathe, post: 1469946, member: 88961"] [USER=110790]@ally1[/USER] - This page from Mind illustrates how common mental health issues are. The very first sentence states, "Approximately 1 in 4 people in the UK will experience a mental health problem each year " [URL]https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/statistics-and-facts-about-mental-health/how-common-are-mental-health-problems/#.WSM1XWjyut8[/URL] That alone could hopefully comfort you that you really aren't alone in facing mental challenges. Of course every individual's issues will be unique to them; just as yours are to you. To be honest, in my view, people hate the label "mental illness" more than most people hate the condition they are experiencing People can tend to conjour up images that, although can be the representative of mental illness, rarely actually reflect most people's experience. Folks are often happy to say they have anxiety, or or an OCD or any number of other conditions, but would rail against that blanket title of mental illness. I salute you for standing up loud and proud and approaching your own challenges head on. You seriously under estimate yourself Ally. Just as an aside, I recall [USER=1]@Administrator[/USER] once stating something like that at the point of a diabetes diagnosis, 30% of people will also state that they have mental health concerns of one sort or another. I have tagged Amin, just in case I mis-remembered that statement. [/QUOTE]
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