What is mental illness

[ipanda]

Hi @Questions--

It seems this worker knows nothing about mental illness and also a lot of stereotypes have been said to you.

This is a legit and trust source website: https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/mental-illness

I'm studying mental health at the moment and this website is the one my teachers sent me to learn more about.

I will put more links here for you.

PTSD: https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/post-traumatic-stress-disorder-ptsd

OCD: https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/obsessive-compulsive-disorder-ocd

OCD is a anxiety disorder: https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/anxiety

Can I ask what is the job title of this worker?

Your feelings and mental illness have been heavily dismissive and that's not okay. I'm truly sorry about this experience. If you have any questions please fill free to ask, or if you don't want to read all the links that I sent it's okay! A lot information can be stressful and overwhelm.

[unreal]

this is an all-too-common experience.
It's hard to know whether people are deliberately ignoring what you're telling them, or they just don't understand.
i think it's often a mixture of both.
people just don't like thinking that somebody might know more than them, especially when it pertains to the area in which they work.
honestly, people with lived experience generally know far more about their conditions, than "experts".
experts can be useful in helping identify issues and point you in the right direction towards recovery, however they tend not to keep you in the discussion process, so you have no idea what road they are travelling down towards your dx, or assertion that there's nothing wrong with you.

[Jynx]

@Questions-- little tip, if you want other members to be notified that you've responded, you can tag them using the @ symbol, then selecting (or typing if they aren't in the drop down menu) their username so it shows up in blue, like this: @unreal @ipanda 😊

[Questions--]

Thankyou so much 😊

[Questions--]

@Jynx
Omg i forgot to do it with your reply😆
Thankyou so much

[unreal]

@Jynx
doh, i am also forever forgetting to do add the people in replies, clearly

[Jynx]

Also sounds like you've copped the whole spectrum of stigma and misinformation, I am sorry that you've been navigating all of these awful comments and rigid ideas @Questions-- that is super frustrating. Glad you found this space where you can chat to others who know what that's like. Pretty sure the reason most autistic people make eye contact is because they were socialised into prioritising the 'social rules' and not being 'rude' over their own sense of safety and comfort.

I'm in the process of getting diagnosed with the 'tism myself, and I can tell you now, I do make eye contact. Do I like doing so? Not usually. But I am capable. 

Welcome to late diagnosis club 😋