If Physical Diseases Were Treated Like Mental Illness

#1 Physical Illness

Progress is something people can see and react to.

#2 Mental Illness

When it isn't visible, people tend to just shurck it off as another blue moment.

#3 Physical Illness

Take the whole day off and relax.

#4 Mental Illness

Get over it, move on.

#5 Physical Illness

Most doctors take just about any insurance.

#6 Mental Illness

Only 1 in 7 psychiatric physicians or clinicians take the average insurance plans, and mental health workers are the lowest number of new medical workers in the healthcare field.

#7 Physical Illness

It's easier to find the correct medicine for an ulcer, headache, or scraped knee than it is for something nobody can physically see.

#8 Mental Illness

It normally takes several tries with different medications and different doses to get the mental issues under control, and even then most do not work long term.

#8 Physical Illness

When you have a disease or the flu, people are worried about you because it is something they can relate to and help with.

#10 Mental Illness

Most people are frightened bu the thought of a family member or friend having been diagnosed with a mental illness. It normally is written off as bad behavior or carelessness by those around you.

#11 Physical Illness

People can tell whether or not you need immediate care.

#12 Mental Illness

Nobody can see what's really making you feel dead inside.

#13 Physical Illness

In general, most people understand when you are not feeling well and do what they can to help out.

#14 Mental Illness

It's hard to understand just what is going on inside someone's head. You may be called flakey, crazy, lazy, rude, compulsive, self centered, hurtful, depressing, and more... The truth is, you may have a mental issue that can be diagnosed with the proper help.

#15 Mental Illness VS Physical Illness

If people treated both illnesses in the opposite ways....

#16 Mental Illness VS Physical Illness

If people treated both illnesses in the opposite ways.... You would get better mental health care than you do for a physical injury.

#17 Mental Illness VS Physical Illness

Suck it up, buttercup!

#18 Mental Health Issues Are A Real Crisis. Treat Them The Same As Any Physical Ailment.

Mental illness can be the CAUSE of many physical illnesses, including hypertension, body aches, pains, and many other things.

Regardless of a person's diagnosis, society need to drop the stigma of mental health and support those in need. Whether or not you can see the pain is regardless.