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Re: Is there a stigma attached to mental health?
« Reply #225 on: March 11, 2014, 11:53:06 PM »
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Re: Is there a stigma attached to mental health?
« Reply #226 on: September 11, 2015, 03:54:34 AM »
Borderline Personality Disorder suffers from stigma. Within the mental health system. I have heard a patient say about another patient, "Stay away from her, she has BPD."

Takes ages to get any treatment for it. I was on a list to get DBT or schema therapy. I went to the preliminary interview back in April and haven't heard anything since. And stupid me lost their number. I heard through my uni tutor that the treatment has already started. Sucks to be me.
Turned out I didn't have borderline PD in the end anyway. Had a long test about personality disorders (the SCID?) and it came up with schizoid PD. I haven't known of any stigma against that.
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Re: Is there a stigma attached to mental health?
« Reply #227 on: September 11, 2015, 04:06:21 AM »
Borderline Personality Disorder suffers from stigma. Within the mental health system. I have heard a patient say about another patient, "Stay away from her, she has BPD."

Takes ages to get any treatment for it. I was on a list to get DBT or schema therapy. I went to the preliminary interview back in April and haven't heard anything since. And stupid me lost their number. I heard through my uni tutor that the treatment has already started. Sucks to be me.
Turned out I didn't have borderline PD in the end anyway. Had a long test about personality disorders (the SCID?) and it came up with schizoid PD. I haven't known of any stigma against that.
Apparently with schizotypic all flags are raised though.  :dunno:

I don't get the stigmatisation.

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Re: Is there a stigma attached to mental health?
« Reply #228 on: September 11, 2015, 08:25:27 AM »
Borderline Personality Disorder suffers from stigma. Within the mental health system. I have heard a patient say about another patient, "Stay away from her, she has BPD."

Takes ages to get any treatment for it. I was on a list to get DBT or schema therapy. I went to the preliminary interview back in April and haven't heard anything since. And stupid me lost their number. I heard through my uni tutor that the treatment has already started. Sucks to be me.
Turned out I didn't have borderline PD in the end anyway. Had a long test about personality disorders (the SCID?) and it came up with schizoid PD. I haven't known of any stigma against that.
Apparently with schizotypic all flags are raised though.  :dunno:

I don't get the stigmatisation.

Some will say that those on the schizoid spectrum are supposed to have a higher risk for criminal activity...and can make some of the most dangerous criminals.

High on that spectrum myself, so I have seen the stigma.


Basically if they find out you're a loner...their next question is: "do you own any firearms?" :autism:

Son's Dr. told us to avoid ever using the word "anti-social" if asked about how he or I relate to people/peers and just go with the "social anxiety/can't relate to" phrases. Raises too many red flags these days.

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Re: Is there a stigma attached to mental health?
« Reply #229 on: September 13, 2015, 12:57:01 AM »
This is Australia, I have no firearms. :P

I saw a psychologist a while back who gave me quick treatment for depression (I only went five times) and it was written in my treatment summary that they won't be doing anything about my schizoid PD because it takes too long.
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Re: Is there a stigma attached to mental health?
« Reply #230 on: September 13, 2015, 05:52:20 AM »
I think people in Australia can own guns, except of course for toy guns which are banned.  :lol1:
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Re: Is there a stigma attached to mental health?
« Reply #231 on: September 13, 2015, 05:57:51 AM »
I think rural area people can have guns if there are good reasons for having one. In suburban areas there is no point so people living there aren't allowed to have guns.
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Re: Is there a stigma attached to mental health?
« Reply #232 on: September 13, 2015, 06:09:07 AM »
I think rural area people can have guns if there are good reasons for having one. In suburban areas there is no point so people living there aren't allowed to have guns.

I always thought Australia was a gun place, but I'm just reading the internet and it reads like guns are a bit restricted but anyone willing to jump through the bureaucratic hoops of obtaining a license, registering the serial numbers and proving they have proper storage, can legally own one, even people who have them for target sport. I don't live there though so I don't know.  :dunno:
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Re: Is there a stigma attached to mental health?
« Reply #233 on: September 13, 2015, 06:20:25 AM »
I think you know more than I do. ;)
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Re: Is there a stigma attached to mental health?
« Reply #234 on: September 13, 2015, 06:27:24 AM »
I also read not many people are registered gun owners in Australia, like five or six percent. I don't know if that speaks anything to the number of unregistered gun owners since restrictive laws are fairly new, but it might say a lot about it maybe being difficult to obtain a license, or maybe people in Australia just don't give a crap about owning guns.  :lol1:
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Re: Is there a stigma attached to mental health?
« Reply #235 on: September 13, 2015, 06:31:45 AM »
Maybe your last sentence is true. I don't know of it being a big deal here. Occasionally it is on the news where unregistered guns are seized in places where there is a lot of criminal activity going on.
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Re: Is there a stigma attached to mental health?
« Reply #236 on: September 15, 2015, 08:54:00 AM »
Australia is crazy.  After the Port Arthur massacre they restricted the guns.  Haven't had one since.  I prefer the American way.  Double down on guns and double up on mass shootings.  Keeps the population growth under control and gives both sides of the issue something to fret over besides the corporations stealing everything.

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Re: Is there a stigma attached to mental health?
« Reply #237 on: September 15, 2015, 09:01:54 AM »
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Re: Is there a stigma attached to mental health?
« Reply #238 on: September 15, 2015, 09:03:35 AM »
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Re: Is there a stigma attached to mental health?
« Reply #239 on: September 15, 2015, 09:04:38 AM »
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