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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The difference between mental illnesses and physical illnesses in many cases is that mentally ill people often refuse ANY treatment and are in complete denial because of the stigma, which leaves their illnesses to get worse, which makes the stigma of mental illness worse. It’s a vicious cycle and I don’t blame anyone for avoiding it. My parents both had mental illness and it derailed everything in their lives. [/quote] Another difference is that you don’t catch cancer or heart disease or diabetes from your spouse. But their mental illness can destroy your mental health. Alcoholism is a mental illness too - stigma or not, people avoid dating alcoholics for a reason, because everyone knows what being married to an alcoholic does to your health. [/quote]
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