Re: To tell or not to tell- generational?

Posted by bookgurl99 on November 17, 2002, at 23:01:16

In reply to Re: To tell or not to tell- generational? , posted by Cece on November 17, 2002, at 15:23:27

> I'm curious as to how much of the variable in acceptance versus unacceptance of psychistric problems has to do with age.
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> And for those of you who are in your 20's it must be different still. Is that true? Do you feel more fear of judgement from older people than from your peers?
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I'm 27. I've been taking AD drugs off and on since I was 20.
I feel that I would hope to never disclose these illnesses in a work setting. I just experienced 6 months of being at times publicly confused, only to learn that the confusion came from an unusual form of migraine.That in and of itself got me strange looks from professors and friends (including one professor who mentioned that the guy in _A Beautiful Mind_ was able to just forget that he saw things and go one with his life). I can't imagine if I said that I sometimes struggle with OCD or severe anxiety that it would be looked upon with an enormous understanding.
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I feel that, at this point, 20somethings and 30somethings are more likely to acknowledge that someone has a mental illness, to be aware of treatments, and to know that these illnesses have a physical basis. For example, my aunt has hardly left her own house for 25 years, since her husband died. Despite having a genius IQ, she hasn't worked or done much other than eat junk food (one obsession) and watch tv. Yet the whole older generation comes up with excuses for this behavior; my mom says "I'd have a hard time if my husband died too." Yeah, for more than 20 years?? When they were married for 4??? I think this denial the older generation has is due to 1)their not being aware of medical/therapeutic solutions for such behavior, and 2)the shame they experience for acknowledging that someone in their family has a mental health problem. It will be interesting to see what the next generation can bring to this picture.

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