For some people ignorance is bliss, for others however, ignorance is a prison. People don’t want to know about the hardships of mental illnesses such as depression because they don’t want to pity others. On the other hand, those who unknowingly suffer from depression feel that they are fighting an invisible monster. They can’t possibly hope to win if they don’t know what they are up against. At this point we need to get over our fears of the uncomfortable or the unknown to help those who suffer from depression. However, not everyone is willing to help because of a large stigma surrounding mental illnesses. People who suffer from depression may not know they have it and when they receive a diagnosis society will no longer accept them. The next
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A strong researcher of happiness, Richard Layard said; “Survey under a half of all the people suffering from depression were receiving any kind of treatment, and under 10% were receiving any kind of psychological therapy.” Our world today has the power to help people cure their illnesses, mental or physical, but why is it so unlikely for people with depression to receive treatment? The stigma around depression not being a real illness is keeping people from seeking the help that is as convenient and available as seeing a physician. In addition, some people can rely on medication and never solve their underlying problems with therapy, become overmedicated, or receive the wrong kind of medication. People who don’t suffer from depression have a hard time understanding the problem or how treatment makes them feel. Even celebrities like Tom Cruise believe crazy myths about the treatment for mental illnesses. In an interview with the Today Show, Tom says, “There is no such thing as a chemical imbalance. But what happens, the antidepressant, all it does is mask the problem. There 's ways, [with] vitamins and through exercise and various things…” However, depression can be caused by a chemical imbalance and to fix that imbalance people need the right counteractive chemicals in their system. His wild thoughts on depression bring up the notion that society doesn’t understand or accept people with mental
A strong researcher of happiness, Richard Layard said; “Survey under a half of all the people suffering from depression were receiving any kind of treatment, and under 10% were receiving any kind of psychological therapy.” Our world today has the power to help people cure their illnesses, mental or physical, but why is it so unlikely for people with depression to receive treatment? The stigma around depression not being a real illness is keeping people from seeking the help that is as convenient and available as seeing a physician. In addition, some people can rely on medication and never solve their underlying problems with therapy, become overmedicated, or receive the wrong kind of medication. People who don’t suffer from depression have a hard time understanding the problem or how treatment makes them feel. Even celebrities like Tom Cruise believe crazy myths about the treatment for mental illnesses. In an interview with the Today Show, Tom says, “There is no such thing as a chemical imbalance. But what happens, the antidepressant, all it does is mask the problem. There 's ways, [with] vitamins and through exercise and various things…” However, depression can be caused by a chemical imbalance and to fix that imbalance people need the right counteractive chemicals in their system. His wild thoughts on depression bring up the notion that society doesn’t understand or accept people with mental