Pros And Cons Of Mental Illness Affects Relationships

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Finally, an individual that is facing a mental illness usually tends to feel like ending all types of relationships he or she has. There can be various reasons to why an individual is doing such thing, it can range from not having feelings for the person to having the fear of not being good enough to carry on a relationship. An individual with mental illness is always doubting whether the new relationship will work out they will constantly think about the old relationships they have had in the pass and specifically look at the cons of relationships. This means that the individual is back burning all the time, which means instead of experiencing the new love, which could feel amazing, he or she will tend to judge what the opposite partner would …show more content…

(2015, November 09). I can tell you the reasons that I push people away. One, people who aren’t depressed cannot and do not understand it. As a result, they say well-meaning things like “Cheer up”, “Things will get better”, “There are a lot of people worse off than you so you should be thankful”, “Snap out of it” (or “Just get over it, will you?”), “Stop whining”, “You should volunteer or do something for others so you can see how lucky you are.” or “Oh well, s&$t happens to all of us”. Yes, I have heard all these comments at one time or another. The problem is when you are depressed, you do not think logically and therefore, any platitudes or “logical” statements will feel ignorant, unkind or unhelpful and will usually make you feel frustrated, weird, selfish or guilty, which results in feeling even more depressed. In order to avoid hearing these well-meaning comments, a depressed person will usually prefer to not interact with anyone (Dear Carrie is a community of readers and writers offering unique perspectives on mental-health related

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