"In addition to therapy’s price making it unattainable for many, I’ve found the entire process of even finding a therapist to be exceptionally challenging"
The article equating nasty behavior with mental illness was hurtful and untrue. As someone who has suffered from mental illness and personally knows others who do as well, I can attest we are the furthest thing from these examples of nasty, uncaring people. Imagine the damage done for someone considering a shidduch with a person who has mental illness after reading this article.
Untreated personality disorders are completely different from living with depression, anxiety, or other similar disorders.
On behalf of the many resilient, growth-oriented, and caring people who live with mental illness, please do not portray us like this. Please decrease the stigma, not increase it.
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You are absolutely correct: people with mental illness (depression, anxiety, etc.) do not routinely have serious personality problems. However, many people with serious personality problems do have mental illness. Those who seek diagnosis and treatment can certainly improve their condition, but many individuals remain unidentified and untreated.
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