Fri Aug 05, 2005 10:07 pm   Reply with quote      

At what age would you say mental illnesses normally first manifest themselves....? In the first few years, in teenage years, or later...?

Aaron

Fri Aug 05, 2005 10:46 pm   Reply with quote      

I think it shows up at any age. I think that, if and when you suffer from mental illness at an early age, there is a good chance that you'll carry on for many years. Even if that itself is cured, you don't have positive memory. One's life can go to a wrong direction because of that.

Fri Aug 05, 2005 11:58 pm   Reply with quote      

It does manifest itself at early age. It starts when normal people start treating a kid as though there were something wrong with him. This makes the kid uncomfortable, so the kid modifies his behaviour to adapt. This looks odd, and confirms people's suspicions about the kid, and treat him more abnormally. A vicious circle!

A good book to read: "The Manufacture of Madness" ~ Thomas S. Szasz (hope I spelled the name right! lol ~ maybe I'm just mad!)

Sat Aug 06, 2005 12:02 am   Reply with quote      

Question: What are effective treatments? What should those who suffered from mental illness at an early age be doing?

Sat Aug 06, 2005 12:09 am   Reply with quote      

I think it's quite difficult for somebody who believes he's got something wrong with his mind to change.

It would take to unlearn the fallacy, and relearn how to be himself, and feel comfortable in is skin.

I really don't believe in there being something wrong with a person's mind...

Mon Aug 08, 2005 9:02 am   Reply with quote      

Damn!! I posted a long reply to this & it's disappeared!

Mon Aug 08, 2005 9:21 am   Reply with quote      

This might be one cause but I don't think it's the sole one. Mental illness can be the effect of a variety of factors, the way in which the person is treated being just one. Look at something like anorexia... it's thought people suffer from that sometimes as a result of just looking at magazines...

Aaron

Mon Aug 08, 2005 4:28 pm   Reply with quote      

I swear I didn't delete it ... (I was asleep most likely ...)

Mon Aug 08, 2005 4:58 pm   Reply with quote      

Nah - it was my server playing up

Mon Aug 08, 2005 5:26 pm   Reply with quote      

Modern computers are still primitive devices.

Mon Aug 08, 2005 8:52 pm   Reply with quote      

Nothing worse than having a long post disappear!

If I'm in the mood for a long post, I copy it into notepad first before posting. Saves me staring in disbelieve at the screen when it has disappeared, leaving me feeling all empty inside - contemplating... whether it will be a cup of tea or coffee before I sit down and begin again!

Mon Aug 08, 2005 9:32 pm   Reply with quote      

You know what? I do this all the time. I have one email message open all the time. Not only I can mitigate the risk of losing my writing, but also I can check my spelling.