Recently at my university tragically a young girl took her own life in one of the university dorms. I personally did not know her myself, but it still has hit home, as I discovered the girl suffered from depression and anxiety. (A year ago I suffered from moderate depression, and I still battle with anxiety today) After this it made me realise that still mental illness and the services that can be provided are still not being promoted. It's disgusting. I've been at my university for 2 years and have never heard once about the services they provided to help people. I just don't understand how you can provide a service and not inform people it's available ? Even if people still don't seek for help, at least they still know it's there for them. This frustrates me a lot because a lot of people are ashamed to seek help (especially men due to the masculine stigma etc). If the promotion of these services were there then maybe this girl could of got help, she might be alive today. (Im not stating this as being true, but it could be the case, I really don't know) If we don't encourage people to seek help, inform them of where to go to enquire about the services. Then how are we ever going to progress ? We shouldn't be in this stigma that if someone has depression or any other illness, that we just sweep it under the carpet and ignore it.
RIP to her ? And yes. Depression is serious and the government should do something about it !!!! ☹️
I know how bad depression can be, sometimes it can lead to suicide .....thankfully when I was depressed my rs spotted it and he came to live with me , he always used be watchful cause he sensed I might attempt suicide .....and he was right , he caught me once trying ......after 3 months of counseling and his ( and my dogs, other friends' too ) I overcame ......idk how can I thank him properly for his help ......then again idk for how many things I'd thank him ......I was the nerd and ugly skinny geek all my school life and he saved me from bullying almost everyday ......He's the big brother my mom never given birth, He's the hero that never came to life from marvel/DC comics
I'm so happy to hear ! Thank god you had good friends around you that was there to support you through your dark times ? I wish everybody had someone like your rs ❤
The government, at least in larger countries, is not usually the best way to handle something like this. Local community groups, organizations, and churches generally provide aid and counseling for situations like this. Also many universities provide the same. Y
And, to be perfectly honest, the so-called "stigma" will always exist. While this may be sad or detrimental to "progress," it is probably true.
I have to ask...Why does it need to be promoted? Everyone knows that help is there if they seek it out, but most are too busy to actively seek out help or just don't want to. What good is having "We are here if you need us" signs plastered all over campus going to do? The sign isn't going to bring them to a clinic, they still have to actually go and admit they are having issues. I don't wish to start an issue here but people with problems need to start fixing them themselves...instead of waiting for someone to tell them what to do
I'm not saying for it to be posted all over campus. At my university we are not told of anything about it. If you want to even find the information of a mental health phone number you gotta dig through pages upon pages on your student portal. When becoming a fresher they mention nothing about it. Just a simple leaflet in a fresher pack of what services their are. Like half the students I know don't even know the uni can provide therapists sessions ??♀️
I know it's not going to encourage them to go and seek help themselves. But I think my uni should at least provide the info on a simple leaflet of here's all the services we provide just incase you need help. So at least students are aware ??♀️
Were you told about where to go when you have a cold? Who to call when your car breaks down? What about information if you get pregnant? Or if you have your arm severed in an unfortunate beer pong episode? (OK that last one was a little far-fetched) But my point is, do you have to be told where to go for every "little" thing that happens in your life? As adults we should know how to correct things in our lives that aren't going as well as we think they should. If you are sick, go to the doctor. If your car breaks down, find a mechanic. If you're pregnant, find a OBGYN. And if you're depressed, seek professional help. Maybe your school isn't equipped to handle anything but the most extreme situations in mental health. However no matter where you are, you can bet there is a trained professional in the mental health field just a few miles away waiting to help you. All you have to do is be aware enough and motivated enough to seek them out. They aren't going to come to you
Be told where to go for every little thing ? You might consider mental illness being something "little" but I don't. My Point is the information should be easier to access. As mentioned on my previous comment which you clearly didn't read properly. You got to dig through pages to find the information. Answer: when your car go breaks, most people google their car repair services I.e the AA Pregnant: NHS provide information online or you would search for your nearest GP You can't be comparing of basic survival instinct of being cold to trying to find information for mental health. You got your opinion I got mine. This is the last I got to say the matter.
I won't argue when you expect neon signs to point to everywhere you need to go. My only point is that if you feel you need help why do you need a pamphlet to tell you "This is what the University provides?" Get off your butt and get help...instead of leafing through your student handbook looking to see whether they mention it or not. I could ask 100 people (but I wont) "If you are feeling depressed and need help, could you find it?" and I'm willing to bet your doctor's fees that 90% would say that they would be able to find it if needed. I know if I need mental help, I go to the medical clinic on campus and they will refer me to the Student Counseling Center even though I've never used their services. Also, even if I didn't know this, there is a hospital down the road that I can go to where I can get my mental health evaluated and corrected if needed. I didn't need a pamphlet in my student packet to know this either. I also like the fact that the only thing you took from my last comment is that I put "little" in quotes in front of "thing" and thought I felt that depression was a "little thing." No, it's not, but a dozen "little things" left untreated when dealing with mental illness is what causes it to come to a head and become a big problem.
Don't be mean. Sometimes they or we need a push. When you're depressed you gave up on everything including deciding to look for help. I don't think letting them just die is correct at all You can at least try to help them in the way you can, not simply wash your hands and walk away. That's just an excuse to not take the effort to help.
Don't be mean. Sometimes they or we need a push. When you're depressed you gave up on everything including deciding to look for help. I don't think letting them just die is correct at all You can at least try to help them in the way you can, not simply wash your hands and walk away. That's just an excuse to not take the effort to help.
Depression isn't a "LITTLE" thing at all. And again, precisely depressed are too low on mood to even seek help. That's when others act.