are other people responsible for your mental health?

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I personally don't agree that your health is another person's responsibility. Yes, it can be caused/worsened by other's words & actions, but I believe it is YOUR responsibility to fix your health. Your happiness is your responsibility.

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Personally, I just wish that people would research mental illness more. Sure, you can't always hold people accountable for your mental illness(es), however, people being ignorant usually does make people feel worse about their mental illness.

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Yes and no. I was diagnosed with MDD as an adult, but through therapy I've come to the conclusion that it's cause is directly related to abuse I suffered as a child. When you're younger and your brain is developing traumatic events can cause the chemicals in your brain to become imbalanced in an attempt to survive the trauma. So, I feel the exact cause of my imbalance was from a specific person/event in my life. However, it 100% is my responsibility to play the cards I was dealt and get help. The problem is mental health is not looked at the same way as physical health because people don't understand it. They can't see it. If someone pushed me, and I fell and broke my arm, the arm would immediately be treated and people would send sympathy cards. If someone said something hurtful to me everyday and I went to therapy to work through the pain people become uncomfortable and no sympathy cards would be involved. It's my responsibility to seek help to heal, yes. But that doesn't excuse the person who put me in this situation to begin with.

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I agree with this. I also hated how in thirteen reasons why that Hannah Baker blamed everyone else for her death, the only person who should've been blamed was Bryce. But in real life it's your responsibility to get help with your mental health and not blame others, I'm sure many people have been bullied growing up including myself but I got help and my mental health improved. You can't live your whole life blaming other people.

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I believe the only time it could ever be another persons responsibility is if you are a child and unable to do anything about it or help yourself, then it is your parents' responsibility to help you. If you are married or in a relationship, then I do I think that they should be supporting you and have an obligation to help you as your partner when you need them but I do think that you should still be mainly responsible for handling your own business. This is all assuming that you are highly functioning. If you were not really able to function then I do think your parents would still have some sort of obligation to your health in general depending on the circumstances.

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I mean, if someone assaults and abused someone to the point of suicide, the perpetrators definitely have a hand in it.

Also, my parents use the "well it's your problem not mine" when I try to talk about my mental health as an excuse to ignore it, and it's downright a garbage way to treat your own kid like that.

Most people I've run into with that mindset use it as an excuse to get out of providing emotional labor (especially when I am expected to give them all of my emotional labor at the drop of a hat). There is nothing wrong with asking for emotional support as long as all parties provide it for each other.

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While it is your ultimate responsibility to take care of yourself, the "village that it takes" that people refer to could use some redirection on how to treat our fellow humans

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It just depends on the situation. If you're being abused at age 8, you obviously won't have as much of a chance to take your mental health into your own hands versus if you're 25 and crying over a comment made offhandedly on the internet. I don't think children are responsible for their mental health as most of the time their parents don't even allow them to participate in therapy, take medication for help, force them to do things that make them unhappy (like going to a school that they know is killing their mental health), etc.

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Build up a wall of positive thoughts soooo high that nobody's words can break it down.

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Yep. My ex boyfriend was VERY abusive, mentally and physically which messed with me mentally. I even started having panic attacks which would only happen after we got in a bad fight. Sadly I still have to deal with him considering we have a child together he's no where as bad as he was but I of course still have issues with everything that had happened and we still get in very bad fights every once in awhile that cause me to have panic attacks. I never had any mental issues or issues with panic attack until I got with him.

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Yes and no. People can be responsible for loss of esteem and self confidence while their actions can also create hopelessness, isolation, and despair.  While I do think ultimately it's a person's responsibility to seek help, the people around them should also be aware of the warning signs of suicide. 
In the book, Hannah displayed many of the subtle signs especially at the end. She changed her appearance, she gave things away, her demeanor changed, etc. 
Suicide Prevention and Awareness is something that should be taught in high school extensively. 
As a nurse, I'm required to take a Suicide Awareness and Prevention class every year. I also have to screen every patient I come in contact with for suicidal tendencies and ideation.

I also think mental health is a community problem. Most people who are schizophrenic or bipolar don't realize they are because that's their normal

are other people responsible for your mental health?

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