Don’t Say I Have the Mental Health Issue I Actually Have – Opinion

Johnny Depp vs. Amber Heard has been ongoing for longer than an angry temper tantrum. Both sides are doing everything they can to make the other seem subhuman. Or at least deficient in good toilet hygiene. It’s tempting to write the matter off as nothing more than another episode of Lifestyles of the Ridiculous and Fatuous. The trial is reminiscent of a car accident due to the hatred that Depp and Heard show towards one another. You know you shouldn’t watch, yet you can’t look away.

This trial was a success for both pop psychology and pop culture lovers. There is an explosion of feverish content on social media from Team Depp, and Team Heard. Each side has its own battle plan with specific counterplots. As everyone is aware, court cases are not decided by judges or juries, but rather by TikTok experts.

I was interested in a recent blog post about the trial. It is entitled The Heard Depp Case Illustrates Borderline Personality Disorder and tries to prove that Heard may be suffering from BPD (Histrionic Personality Disorder) or HPD. This story becomes the Mad Tea Party.

The article starts with the author doing a wonderful job of cutting and pasting the Mayo Clinic’s summary of the two conditions.

Borderline personality disorder

• Impulsive or risky behaviours, like gambling, gambling and binge-eating

• Instability or fragility of self-image

• Intractable, intense relationships

• As a response to stress, there are often up and down moods

• Suicidal thoughts or threats to self-injury

• An intense fear of being left alone

• Persistent feelings of emptyness

• Intense, frequent displays of anger

• It’s stress-related paranoia, which can be temporary.

Disorder of the personality histrionic

• Constantly looking for attention

• In order to attract attention, be excessively emotional or provocative.

• Strong opinions are accompanied by a lack of facts and details.

• Easy to be influenced by others

• Do not show emotion that is rapidly changing.

• Over-inquiry about physical appearance

• It is easy to believe relationships are closer than they are.

It is easy to forget that HPD symptoms sound like AOC on days ending in y. However, Team Depp and the HPD team describe Ms. Heard well. Heard, despite being beautiful on the outside, is very damaged inside. This damage requires both Jesus (literally), and serious therapy. Ditto, Mr. Depp. Their war for the roses, however, is only a part of the problem. It is the article in question’s author’s effort to excuse aberrant behavior by those who have a personality disorder. But she insists that anyone suffering from one of these conditions hear the whole truth from all. Why? Because — take a deep breath — it’s wrong to say someone who has a problem affecting his or her behavior … has a problem affecting his or her behavior. No, really.

Here’s where the problems start, though: While on the stand, Dr. Curry said that BPD is commonly “a predictive factor in women who implement violence against their partner.” Then she stated that women with HPD are obsessed with their looks, often using them to their advantage to get what they want. She added that when people with these disorders weren’t manipulating through looks (note that she doesn’t specify which disorder), they played “a victim or princess role.”

I couldn’t believe what I was hearing, but I also wasn’t surprised. And given how highly publicized the trial has been, I knew that there was a strong chance that personality disorders — and the type of misinformation and stigmatizing language that often surrounds them — would soon become a trending topic.

This exact terminology is what caused me to be so embarrassed when I found out about my BPD diagnosis. I didn’t want to be diagnosed with a condition that called me “manipulative” or “dangerous.”

Let’s run this through. You have been diagnosed with a mental disorder based on certain bad behavior patterns. Yet, you shouldn’t be, even though you have the condition, because it’s terrible saying you have behavior issues You have. Don’t think it over too much; you’ll run out of aspirin.

Realville does not dismiss mental disorders as the result of an active imagination. Instead, they are taken seriously and treated with medicine or therapy. As legitimate as physical conditions, they are also valid. Dunderheads will continue to exist who feel that a patient with a mental disorder should be free from any assistance. Their number is decreasing, but they are becoming less common by the day. As Naomi Judd’s suicide tells us, mental health issues can cause seemingly rational people to do irrational things.

Neglecting to acknowledge that they are suffering from a mental illness is the worst thing a person can do. Even though their lives clearly show they do have one, it’s not the best. It is worse to demand that others do the same. Be honest with yourself and others. If others don’t understand, it’s not your stigma to bear. It’s their stupidity showing.

This is the author’s head-scratching inducing piece.

In my own relationships, I’ll admit, I have a terrible temper. Personaly, I suffer from terrible mood swings that are sometimes coupled with anger and hyperactivity. That sounds extreme. Yes. Do I have to be a good person because of it? No.

She is not a bad person. This does indicate that she has serious problems and requires major treatment. This should not surprise her. However, insisting her situation isn’t a problem ranks right alongside saying Lizzo’s morbid obesity isn’t a physical health concern.

It doesn’t matter if someone claims they are okay. First, admitting that you have problems is important. However, admitting you have a problem while shouting it’s not a problem … yes, that is a problem.