• Question: whats the most interesting thing about mental health

    Asked by anon-183912 to Lorna on 8 Nov 2018.
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      Lorna Camus answered on 8 Nov 2018:

      Good question!
      I think what’s most interesting is that to a certain extent, what we consider to be a mental illness is shaped by our society and culture.
      For example, professionals used to think that homosexuality was a mental illness, but we know that that isn’t the case. The reason it was viewed as a mental illness is because society did not approve of homosexuality, it wasn’t the ‘norm’ for society.
      Likewise, some cultures do not see hearing voices as problematic, and those who do are venerated or respected.
      So our view of mental health somewhat depends on where we are in the world, and how accepted (or not) something is by society.

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