Search Results: types of mental illness
Autism: Not a Mental Disorder, But a Survival Leftover from Our Ancestors
Modern day humans live a completely different life compared to our ancestors. Thousands upon thousands of years ago, we lived a hunter-gatherer lifestyle in small tribes. Our forefathers weren't dumber than us or complete...
Pit Bulls: Monsters or Misunderstood?
I conducted a poll on Pit Bulls, called " Pitbulls: bad dogs or bad owners? " to see what people thought about this controversial dog, and the results were quite surprising. A whopping 85% of people who voted on the poll...
Who the Body Acceptance Movement Should Really Be About
Quite frankly, I'm starting to find these 'fat acceptance' 'thin acceptance' movements a bit irritating. I'm not hating! Not a hater. If a woman is overweight, or underweight, I shouldn't judge. None of us should. Maybe...
My Views On Society! (Yes It Will Be Controversial, I Know How You All Love Controversy)
https://www.youtube.com/embed/L58u-w9zaMo I am a part of society, we ALL are. Don't go blaming "society' because you are society too! The following is my view on society, and me being in them. (I added the song cause now...
Natasha Tracy Tackles the Tough Questions: Bipolar, Suicide, Medication, Oh My
In the past few months, we've seen a lot of questions about suicide and mental illness/wellness on GirlsAskGuys. These are important yet tricky topics to address and because of that, we thought we'd turn to a well-known...
Curiosities About Wiccan Candles
Candles are used in a variety of magic rituals, for thousands of years; so here is myTake about various types of candles, most commonly used in certain spells, in order to increase their efficiency. 1. White Candles White...
Does anybody else have BDD?
Body dysmorphic disorder is a type of chronic mental illness in which you can't stop thinking about a flaw in your appearance — a flaw that is either minor or imagined. But to you, your appearance seems so shameful that...
10 Things I Am Insecure About
I feel like if I get these things off of my chest I will feel a little relieved after having a terrible day.. 1. BPD and ruining relationships I've been diagnosed with it since my childhood and still struggling to live...
My male friend was just diagnosed with a mental illness, any advice on how I can help?
His family & other friends knew as of 2 weeks ago & he just told me via text when I asked how he was doing. I didn't really kno what to say so I just sent him heart emojis & I'm there for him along with some inspiring...
Life Through Rose Tinted Glass
There's a saying about seeing life through rose colored glass, and I am one of those people that am like that. Keep in mind this can be a little wordy but thats cause it's important for me to share. I am a very happy...
How do you deal with crazy people?
My brother is diagnosed with some illness and recieves social security checks because he is literally insane. He has been put into mental facilities about ten times in the last year. When i was younger i always argued...
Anyone hear about the school shooting in Saskatchewan, Canada?
All that is known right now is that a 17 year old male (name withheld by law since he's underage) entered a high school with a shotgun and started shooting people. There was also one other shooting in the area by the same...
Confusing and difficult breakup! need advice, please help?
So my boyfriend of almost a year had broken up with me right before we had left for break on college. We had always had a very good relationship, and I can honestly say I loved him so much and I know he loved me back. It...
Obesity should be taken more seriously
Good fellas, let's start with the actual definition of Obese , don't google it , because the definition is quite revolting, but one thing to be noted is that, it is measured via BMI, now, BMI might not be 100% accurate...
My Reasons For Being Vegan
People seem to be very defensive when it comes to diet, so I just wanted to write a little disclaimer saying that I'm not here telling you how to eat, I'm not telling you you're an unethical person, I'm merely providing...
Yet Another 10 more Misconceptions everyone gets wrong
This is part #3, in the series...Part 2: https://www.girlsaskguys.com/other/a22880-10-more-misconceptions-everyone-gets-wrong-2 10. Cleopatra was Egyptian Cleopatra was actually speculated to be of greek origin and...
Why would a girl (penpal) stop talking to you all of a sudden?
Okay so we started talking in late july/early August last year (2014) and after a few weeks I had to stop talking with her because of personaly reasons and I told her them and she said she understood. Then a year or more...
Stop trivialising mental disorders
'OMG she looks anorexic, she really needs to eat' 'He's so bipolar' 'I think I'm starting to become OCD' You may be familiar with some of these statements and heard people say things along the lines of them, or you may...
Dating the Dark Horse
So many times people question whether or not they should even get involved with someone who lives with mental illness, is a recovering addict, has a dark past, or just plain carries baggage. If you’ve met someone and...
How open minded are you towards those with mental illnesses?
Would you date someone with a mental illness? Do you differentiate between certain types of mental illnesses in this matter? Do you take the severity of the illness into account?
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