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Speaker 1 (00:07):
Welcome to Psycho Babbel Dash Meet. I'm your host Danielle
Minch along with mey or mar Weeks.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
Hey, everybody, this is episode Ken. But before we start,
we want to put out a disclaimer.
Speaker 3 (00:17):
This episode may be triggering for some people and is
in no way meant.
Speaker 2 (00:21):
To substitute mental health treatment or therapy.
Speaker 1 (00:26):
So this episode, we're going to talk about mental health questions, Right,
some questions that the general public might have about mental health.
Speaker 3 (00:34):
That yeah, maybe we haven't answered.
Speaker 2 (00:36):
And I asked some family and friends for some questions,
and then yeah, came up with some questions.
Speaker 3 (00:42):
So what is mental health?
Speaker 2 (00:46):
So mental health is a complex interaction of how we think, feel,
and behave, and it's a combination of all those things.
I mean, there's not one thing. It combines a whole
body experience. Right, it's your mind, your physical well being,
our interactions with other people, our emotional state, and how
(01:11):
you process information. Right, because oftentimes people who are suffering
from depression or anxiety, they see things almost in like
a twisted way too what the reality is, and therapy
oftentimes addresses that, right.
Speaker 1 (01:26):
Yes, So my question I came up with was what
factors impact someone's mental health, So impact mental health would
be genetics, lifestyle experiences, social environment, lifestyle choices, those things.
Speaker 4 (01:43):
Can all impact one's mental health. Right.
Speaker 2 (01:46):
Another question that people's often ask or families would ask
us when we worked, is how do you know if
yourself or someone else is suffering from some mental health issue?
And basically it's if you notice a change in your
behavior or your interactions with others, and how it starts
(02:07):
to affect your life, your work, yes, your relationship with others.
So and if you notice that in someone else, then
you might want to step in and say, hey, what's
going on because that would be a sign that something's
going on with their mental health.
Speaker 1 (02:26):
So how do you manage your own mental health? So
prioritize your self care, build strong social connections is very important,
practice mindfulness, engage in regular physical activity, and seek professional
mental health as needed.
Speaker 2 (02:43):
And you know, like Danielle said, exercise is important, diet's important,
sleep is important. So many of these disorders have these
mental illnesses. It affects your sleep. How much you sleep,
you said too much, you don't sleep enough.
Speaker 3 (03:00):
And unfortunately a lot of psychiatric.
Speaker 2 (03:02):
Disorders have a genetic mediology, so it runs in families
and I.
Speaker 3 (03:09):
Mean you can do things to try and prevent it.
Speaker 2 (03:11):
But yeah, if there's a family history, a strong family
history is a strong chance that you might also get it.
Speaker 1 (03:21):
So what should someone do if their mental health is suffering?
Seek professional help, like I said, talk to someone you trust,
practice self care and prioritize your self care, lifestyle changes
like health, diet, exercise, sleep, all of that.
Speaker 2 (03:42):
Like we said, it's a combination of it's not only
your brain, but it's your body.
Speaker 3 (03:46):
How you feel physically affects mentally and visivers.
Speaker 1 (03:49):
Yes, and that comes up with the next question, our
physical health and mental health related And yes, that's yeah,
because problems in one area can lead to problems then another. Depression,
anxiety can lead to heart disease, diety stroke.
Speaker 3 (04:05):
We have a puppy excuse.
Speaker 4 (04:06):
Sorry.
Speaker 1 (04:07):
People in mental health are less likely to engage in
healthy behaviors like regular exercise, balanced diet, and mental health
affects the response to illness, leading to slower recovery and
increase of complication. It's like a vicious psycho.
Speaker 4 (04:27):
Yeah, it is a catch.
Speaker 3 (04:28):
Twenty two.
Speaker 2 (04:30):
People often ask what is the most common psychiatric disorders
that are diagnosed. The number one is anxiety, and that
encompasses a whole slew of anxiety disorders, from generalized anxiety
to social anxiety to fifferent phobias OCDS, a type of
an anxiety, and then depression is the second most commonly
diagnosed disorder in the psychiatry. So another thing people ask
(04:56):
are their cures for mental health issues? And it's kind
of a yes and no answer, right, yeah, So medications
don't necessarily quote cure you, but they can significantly improve
your symptoms. And this leads to another question, do I
have to take medications for life?
Speaker 3 (05:18):
And really it depends.
Speaker 2 (05:19):
So some people have what we call situational depression or
anxiety when they go through severe life changes. Other people
are genetically predisposed, and those people may have to take
medications for their whole life. What is of utmost importance
is don't take yourself off medications. Talk to whoever's prescribing
them for you, and most often it's you need to tyitrate,
(05:41):
which means slowly take yourself off these medications. And if
you come off your medications and then you find the
symptoms resurface, it's really important that you go back and
get back on your medications because oftentimes the disorder when
it rears its head the second time around, is that
we're going to be the first time right.
Speaker 1 (05:59):
Yes, So I just had another question. Does stress impact
mental health?
Speaker 4 (06:05):
And yes it does.
Speaker 1 (06:07):
It can lead to exasperation of conditions like depression, anxiety, PTSD.
Short term stress is a normal response to challenges and
even be adaptive, but chronic stress can impact mental and
physical health. Like we said, you know, we all get stressed.
Speaker 3 (06:26):
You know the life stressors.
Speaker 2 (06:28):
Yeah, like you know, moving, getting a new job, getting married,
getting divorced, Yes, losing a loved one, which was another
question that one of my friends asked, what you do
when a want a parent grieve? Well, we did a
whole podcast on that, so see your previous podcast.
Speaker 1 (06:46):
Yeah, everybody, and everybody gets stressed. It's just kind of
like how you deal with it. Another thing was whenever
you had mentioned all those topics that can cause stress,
it at Another question was does personal finances affect stress?
And yes, because people are constantly worrying, worrying about the future,
(07:08):
They're not sleeping, they have low self esteem, they have
relationship issues, especially if it is with finances. And I
just I wanted to touch on the finances because you know,
a lot of my patients come in and they have
financial issues, physical health.
Speaker 4 (07:24):
They may get a headache.
Speaker 1 (07:26):
GI symptoms and weaken their immune system.
Speaker 2 (07:29):
Right, and as we touched on, the social support group
is so important. So many of our patients say sadly
that they don't have anyone. And again we did a
whole podcast on the importance of yes social positive social
influences in your life. Another thing people often ask is
(07:51):
can a therapist or psychologists prescribe drugs.
Speaker 3 (07:54):
No, they cannot.
Speaker 2 (07:56):
You have to go to a psychiatrist, a primary care physician,
or nurse parker. I know in one practice I worked in,
they required you to see a therapist first before you
saw the psychiatrists or a nurse practitioner. And then if
the therapists thought that you needed medication because sometimes these
you know, people can.
Speaker 3 (08:14):
Get better, especially if it's a.
Speaker 2 (08:16):
Situational first time episode, they get better just through therapy.
Speaker 3 (08:21):
They don't need medication.
Speaker 2 (08:23):
And then other practices you can go straight to the
psychiatrist or a nurse practitioner or PA and then they
can decide, you know, you just need therapy, you really
don't need medication for this, or yes, you do medication.
Speaker 1 (08:34):
So how my company works is they see a therapist
before they see me.
Speaker 4 (08:39):
I don't.
Speaker 1 (08:40):
Nobody walks in off the street and generally sees me.
They get opened by a therapy and then they refer
them if they don't.
Speaker 4 (08:48):
Yes.
Speaker 2 (08:48):
Another question people ask is can psychiatrists do therapy? Yes,
psychiatrists are trained in psychotherapy. On that note, if you
are certified in mental health or behavioral health as a
nurse practitioner, they are also trained in doing therapy. And
so are pas who specialize in psychiatry.
Speaker 3 (09:10):
But not all of them. Not all what are we called,
We're not the not psychiatry.
Speaker 2 (09:16):
The mid level providers are qualified to be therapists. I mean,
I remember I would refer people to therapy and they're like,
you're my therapist.
Speaker 3 (09:26):
No, I'm not.
Speaker 2 (09:27):
I am not qualified to do therapy with ignor is
your appointment scheduled long therapy? I mean we're talking fifteen
or twenty minutes for a medication check, where a therapy
session is usually.
Speaker 3 (09:37):
Fifty minutes to sixty minutes. So that's that. Another thing
I think is important is to set boundaries right.
Speaker 2 (09:46):
Yes, it's okay to say no, it's okay to prioritize
yourself care, to reflect on what your needs are emotional, physical,
time needs. When people often use I statements, no I
cannot do that beyondest and straightforward and recognize with situations
that make you feel uncomfortable or overwhelmed. So if someone
(10:08):
asks you to do something that you know is going
to be stressful for you and just cause you increased anxiety,
it's okay to say no.
Speaker 3 (10:17):
Right boundaries help you to.
Speaker 2 (10:19):
Foster healthy relationships and help you and your mental health.
Speaker 4 (10:25):
Yes, definitely.
Speaker 1 (10:27):
So if you see somebody that you know is struggling,
whether it be a free, family, friend, coworker, here's some
of the questions, maybe approach them and ask them how
are you feeling? You always want to ask open ended
questions and just let them know that you notice some
changes in their behavior.
Speaker 2 (10:45):
Is what I hate to interrupt. But what's an open
ended question? Give me a le because lots of times
people don't know what that means.
Speaker 1 (10:52):
So how you are feeling is one because then they
can't say yes or no. You know what I mean.
But if you that are you okay? They could say
yes and then they're not going to elaborate on that.
You can ask them, have you tried calling a helpline?
We always generally put this in our podcast Suicide Crisis
(11:14):
Lifeline is calling or texting nine to eight eight.
Speaker 4 (11:19):
People should know that they are trained counselors and.
Speaker 1 (11:23):
It's one hundred percent confidential. Is there this is another
open anything, another open end question?
Speaker 4 (11:30):
Is there anything you want to talk about?
Speaker 1 (11:33):
And then word it like I know that you recently
had broken up with John.
Speaker 4 (11:40):
Anything you want to talk about.
Speaker 1 (11:44):
And it's and then you might want to say is
it okay if I check on you within a week.
Speaker 4 (11:49):
This is someone that you know that is struggling, right.
Speaker 3 (11:54):
And.
Speaker 2 (11:57):
Don't be afraid to ask, are you having thoughts of
harming yourself?
Speaker 3 (12:01):
Are you suicidal?
Speaker 2 (12:03):
People lots of times think that that's going to make
someone suicide.
Speaker 3 (12:06):
Yeah, No, that makes them feel like you can see them, Yeah,
being seen? You care about me?
Speaker 2 (12:13):
And if you want to step in and help and
they tell you yes, then do you have a plan?
Speaker 3 (12:20):
Yes?
Speaker 2 (12:21):
Then you get that person yes. And if they say no,
I don't have a plan, but I'm thinking about it again,
get that person help And where can they go for help?
I mean lots of people start with their primary care condition.
You can go to your community mental health center. Like
Danielle said, there's a suicide hotline. There's also a crisis hotline.
You just text home or seven four one seven four,
(12:44):
google mental health, behavioral health in my area. The sad
thing is that in lots of places there's like a
six month waiting list to get in to see someone.
So if you have someone who's suicidal, take them to
the emergency.
Speaker 4 (12:58):
Yes, definitely, Okay.
Speaker 1 (13:02):
So another question I have is why is mental health
so stigmatized? And that's lack of understanding, fear, misconceptions, and
social beliefs leading to negative attitudes and discrimination against mental
health conditions.
Speaker 4 (13:17):
So how can we decrease that stigma? Because everybody knows that.
Speaker 1 (13:21):
I mean, I think it's gotten better definitely, but there
is stigma around it.
Speaker 2 (13:26):
Cultural yes, certain cultures don't want to ask yes, especially
like where we are in Appalaysia.
Speaker 3 (13:32):
It's looked down upon to seek mental health treatment.
Speaker 4 (13:36):
So how to decrease it?
Speaker 1 (13:38):
Policies and practices that support stigma. Journalists, communicators and other
media educate people psycho Bible podcasts. We like to educate people,
have open conversations and treat people living with mental illness
with empathy and.
Speaker 4 (13:55):
Make sure that they feel like they're accepted.
Speaker 2 (13:57):
Right, Like I would say to my patients, if you're
diagnosed with you know, hypertension, high blood pressure, or diabetes,
you're going to take your medication.
Speaker 3 (14:04):
It's the same thing.
Speaker 2 (14:06):
It's still an illness. It's a disease. Even though it's
a disease of the mind, it's still a disease. And
there's nothing like we said, the mass majority, and the
more that they study, the more they're finding, you know,
it's a chemical imbalance in the brain. It's you're wired differently,
or you have a family genetics, which again is biological.
(14:27):
So there's nothing to be ashamed of, nothing at all
at all. All Right, Well, we're here for.
Speaker 1 (14:34):
You and we hope that this educated you on some
of the questions.
Speaker 4 (14:38):
And if you have any other that you'd like us
to answer.
Speaker 2 (14:41):
Email us at at psychobabble me all one word at
yahoo dot com against psychobabblemee at yahoo dot com. And
all of our episodes from season one and obviously season
two are on our website. They're on Spotify, there, radio radio,
basically there on anything anywhere streaming.
Speaker 1 (15:03):
Yeah, and you can even just like, whenever someone says
to me, where's it at, you can even actually pull
up Psychobabbel dash me and it pops right up and
all are all of them are.
Speaker 3 (15:15):
There anyway, Thanks for listening and take care everybody.
Speaker 4 (15:18):
Thank you, Bye,
Welcome to Psycho Babbel Dash Meet. I'm your host Danielle
Minch along with mey or mar Weeks.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
Hey, everybody, this is episode Ken. But before we start,
we want to put out a disclaimer.
Speaker 3 (00:17):
This episode may be triggering for some people and is
in no way meant.
Speaker 2 (00:21):
To substitute mental health treatment or therapy.
Speaker 1 (00:26):
So this episode, we're going to talk about mental health questions, Right,
some questions that the general public might have about mental health.
Speaker 3 (00:34):
That yeah, maybe we haven't answered.
Speaker 2 (00:36):
And I asked some family and friends for some questions,
and then yeah, came up with some questions.
Speaker 3 (00:42):
So what is mental health?
Speaker 2 (00:46):
So mental health is a complex interaction of how we think, feel,
and behave, and it's a combination of all those things.
I mean, there's not one thing. It combines a whole
body experience. Right, it's your mind, your physical well being,
our interactions with other people, our emotional state, and how
(01:11):
you process information. Right, because oftentimes people who are suffering
from depression or anxiety, they see things almost in like
a twisted way too what the reality is, and therapy
oftentimes addresses that, right.
Speaker 1 (01:26):
Yes, So my question I came up with was what
factors impact someone's mental health, So impact mental health would
be genetics, lifestyle experiences, social environment, lifestyle choices, those things.
Speaker 4 (01:43):
Can all impact one's mental health. Right.
Speaker 2 (01:46):
Another question that people's often ask or families would ask
us when we worked, is how do you know if
yourself or someone else is suffering from some mental health issue?
And basically it's if you notice a change in your
behavior or your interactions with others, and how it starts
(02:07):
to affect your life, your work, yes, your relationship with others.
So and if you notice that in someone else, then
you might want to step in and say, hey, what's
going on because that would be a sign that something's
going on with their mental health.
Speaker 1 (02:26):
So how do you manage your own mental health? So
prioritize your self care, build strong social connections is very important,
practice mindfulness, engage in regular physical activity, and seek professional
mental health as needed.
Speaker 2 (02:43):
And you know, like Danielle said, exercise is important, diet's important,
sleep is important. So many of these disorders have these
mental illnesses. It affects your sleep. How much you sleep,
you said too much, you don't sleep enough.
Speaker 3 (03:00):
And unfortunately a lot of psychiatric.
Speaker 2 (03:02):
Disorders have a genetic mediology, so it runs in families
and I.
Speaker 3 (03:09):
Mean you can do things to try and prevent it.
Speaker 2 (03:11):
But yeah, if there's a family history, a strong family
history is a strong chance that you might also get it.
Speaker 1 (03:21):
So what should someone do if their mental health is suffering?
Seek professional help, like I said, talk to someone you trust,
practice self care and prioritize your self care, lifestyle changes
like health, diet, exercise, sleep, all of that.
Speaker 2 (03:42):
Like we said, it's a combination of it's not only
your brain, but it's your body.
Speaker 3 (03:46):
How you feel physically affects mentally and visivers.
Speaker 1 (03:49):
Yes, and that comes up with the next question, our
physical health and mental health related And yes, that's yeah,
because problems in one area can lead to problems then another. Depression,
anxiety can lead to heart disease, diety stroke.
Speaker 3 (04:05):
We have a puppy excuse.
Speaker 4 (04:06):
Sorry.
Speaker 1 (04:07):
People in mental health are less likely to engage in
healthy behaviors like regular exercise, balanced diet, and mental health
affects the response to illness, leading to slower recovery and
increase of complication. It's like a vicious psycho.
Speaker 4 (04:27):
Yeah, it is a catch.
Speaker 3 (04:28):
Twenty two.
Speaker 2 (04:30):
People often ask what is the most common psychiatric disorders
that are diagnosed. The number one is anxiety, and that
encompasses a whole slew of anxiety disorders, from generalized anxiety
to social anxiety to fifferent phobias OCDS, a type of
an anxiety, and then depression is the second most commonly
diagnosed disorder in the psychiatry. So another thing people ask
(04:56):
are their cures for mental health issues? And it's kind
of a yes and no answer, right, yeah, So medications
don't necessarily quote cure you, but they can significantly improve
your symptoms. And this leads to another question, do I
have to take medications for life?
Speaker 3 (05:18):
And really it depends.
Speaker 2 (05:19):
So some people have what we call situational depression or
anxiety when they go through severe life changes. Other people
are genetically predisposed, and those people may have to take
medications for their whole life. What is of utmost importance
is don't take yourself off medications. Talk to whoever's prescribing
them for you, and most often it's you need to tyitrate,
(05:41):
which means slowly take yourself off these medications. And if
you come off your medications and then you find the
symptoms resurface, it's really important that you go back and
get back on your medications because oftentimes the disorder when
it rears its head the second time around, is that
we're going to be the first time right.
Speaker 1 (05:59):
Yes, So I just had another question. Does stress impact
mental health?
Speaker 4 (06:05):
And yes it does.
Speaker 1 (06:07):
It can lead to exasperation of conditions like depression, anxiety, PTSD.
Short term stress is a normal response to challenges and
even be adaptive, but chronic stress can impact mental and
physical health. Like we said, you know, we all get stressed.
Speaker 3 (06:26):
You know the life stressors.
Speaker 2 (06:28):
Yeah, like you know, moving, getting a new job, getting married,
getting divorced, Yes, losing a loved one, which was another
question that one of my friends asked, what you do
when a want a parent grieve? Well, we did a
whole podcast on that, so see your previous podcast.
Speaker 1 (06:46):
Yeah, everybody, and everybody gets stressed. It's just kind of
like how you deal with it. Another thing was whenever
you had mentioned all those topics that can cause stress,
it at Another question was does personal finances affect stress?
And yes, because people are constantly worrying, worrying about the future,
(07:08):
They're not sleeping, they have low self esteem, they have
relationship issues, especially if it is with finances. And I
just I wanted to touch on the finances because you know,
a lot of my patients come in and they have
financial issues, physical health.
Speaker 4 (07:24):
They may get a headache.
Speaker 1 (07:26):
GI symptoms and weaken their immune system.
Speaker 2 (07:29):
Right, and as we touched on, the social support group
is so important. So many of our patients say sadly
that they don't have anyone. And again we did a
whole podcast on the importance of yes social positive social
influences in your life. Another thing people often ask is
(07:51):
can a therapist or psychologists prescribe drugs.
Speaker 3 (07:54):
No, they cannot.
Speaker 2 (07:56):
You have to go to a psychiatrist, a primary care physician,
or nurse parker. I know in one practice I worked in,
they required you to see a therapist first before you
saw the psychiatrists or a nurse practitioner. And then if
the therapists thought that you needed medication because sometimes these
you know, people can.
Speaker 3 (08:14):
Get better, especially if it's a.
Speaker 2 (08:16):
Situational first time episode, they get better just through therapy.
Speaker 3 (08:21):
They don't need medication.
Speaker 2 (08:23):
And then other practices you can go straight to the
psychiatrist or a nurse practitioner or PA and then they
can decide, you know, you just need therapy, you really
don't need medication for this, or yes, you do medication.
Speaker 1 (08:34):
So how my company works is they see a therapist
before they see me.
Speaker 4 (08:39):
I don't.
Speaker 1 (08:40):
Nobody walks in off the street and generally sees me.
They get opened by a therapy and then they refer
them if they don't.
Speaker 4 (08:48):
Yes.
Speaker 2 (08:48):
Another question people ask is can psychiatrists do therapy? Yes,
psychiatrists are trained in psychotherapy. On that note, if you
are certified in mental health or behavioral health as a
nurse practitioner, they are also trained in doing therapy. And
so are pas who specialize in psychiatry.
Speaker 3 (09:10):
But not all of them. Not all what are we called,
We're not the not psychiatry.
Speaker 2 (09:16):
The mid level providers are qualified to be therapists. I mean,
I remember I would refer people to therapy and they're like,
you're my therapist.
Speaker 3 (09:26):
No, I'm not.
Speaker 2 (09:27):
I am not qualified to do therapy with ignor is
your appointment scheduled long therapy? I mean we're talking fifteen
or twenty minutes for a medication check, where a therapy
session is usually.
Speaker 3 (09:37):
Fifty minutes to sixty minutes. So that's that. Another thing
I think is important is to set boundaries right.
Speaker 2 (09:46):
Yes, it's okay to say no, it's okay to prioritize
yourself care, to reflect on what your needs are emotional, physical,
time needs. When people often use I statements, no I
cannot do that beyondest and straightforward and recognize with situations
that make you feel uncomfortable or overwhelmed. So if someone
(10:08):
asks you to do something that you know is going
to be stressful for you and just cause you increased anxiety,
it's okay to say no.
Speaker 3 (10:17):
Right boundaries help you to.
Speaker 2 (10:19):
Foster healthy relationships and help you and your mental health.
Speaker 4 (10:25):
Yes, definitely.
Speaker 1 (10:27):
So if you see somebody that you know is struggling,
whether it be a free, family, friend, coworker, here's some
of the questions, maybe approach them and ask them how
are you feeling? You always want to ask open ended
questions and just let them know that you notice some
changes in their behavior.
Speaker 2 (10:45):
Is what I hate to interrupt. But what's an open
ended question? Give me a le because lots of times
people don't know what that means.
Speaker 1 (10:52):
So how you are feeling is one because then they
can't say yes or no. You know what I mean.
But if you that are you okay? They could say
yes and then they're not going to elaborate on that.
You can ask them, have you tried calling a helpline?
We always generally put this in our podcast Suicide Crisis
(11:14):
Lifeline is calling or texting nine to eight eight.
Speaker 4 (11:19):
People should know that they are trained counselors and.
Speaker 1 (11:23):
It's one hundred percent confidential. Is there this is another
open anything, another open end question?
Speaker 4 (11:30):
Is there anything you want to talk about?
Speaker 1 (11:33):
And then word it like I know that you recently
had broken up with John.
Speaker 4 (11:40):
Anything you want to talk about.
Speaker 1 (11:44):
And it's and then you might want to say is
it okay if I check on you within a week.
Speaker 4 (11:49):
This is someone that you know that is struggling, right.
Speaker 3 (11:54):
And.
Speaker 2 (11:57):
Don't be afraid to ask, are you having thoughts of
harming yourself?
Speaker 3 (12:01):
Are you suicidal?
Speaker 2 (12:03):
People lots of times think that that's going to make
someone suicide.
Speaker 3 (12:06):
Yeah, No, that makes them feel like you can see them, Yeah,
being seen? You care about me?
Speaker 2 (12:13):
And if you want to step in and help and
they tell you yes, then do you have a plan?
Speaker 3 (12:20):
Yes?
Speaker 2 (12:21):
Then you get that person yes. And if they say no,
I don't have a plan, but I'm thinking about it again,
get that person help And where can they go for help?
I mean lots of people start with their primary care condition.
You can go to your community mental health center. Like
Danielle said, there's a suicide hotline. There's also a crisis hotline.
You just text home or seven four one seven four,
(12:44):
google mental health, behavioral health in my area. The sad
thing is that in lots of places there's like a
six month waiting list to get in to see someone.
So if you have someone who's suicidal, take them to
the emergency.
Speaker 4 (12:58):
Yes, definitely, Okay.
Speaker 1 (13:02):
So another question I have is why is mental health
so stigmatized? And that's lack of understanding, fear, misconceptions, and
social beliefs leading to negative attitudes and discrimination against mental
health conditions.
Speaker 4 (13:17):
So how can we decrease that stigma? Because everybody knows that.
Speaker 1 (13:21):
I mean, I think it's gotten better definitely, but there
is stigma around it.
Speaker 2 (13:26):
Cultural yes, certain cultures don't want to ask yes, especially
like where we are in Appalaysia.
Speaker 3 (13:32):
It's looked down upon to seek mental health treatment.
Speaker 4 (13:36):
So how to decrease it?
Speaker 1 (13:38):
Policies and practices that support stigma. Journalists, communicators and other
media educate people psycho Bible podcasts. We like to educate people,
have open conversations and treat people living with mental illness
with empathy and.
Speaker 4 (13:55):
Make sure that they feel like they're accepted.
Speaker 2 (13:57):
Right, Like I would say to my patients, if you're
diagnosed with you know, hypertension, high blood pressure, or diabetes,
you're going to take your medication.
Speaker 3 (14:04):
It's the same thing.
Speaker 2 (14:06):
It's still an illness. It's a disease. Even though it's
a disease of the mind, it's still a disease. And
there's nothing like we said, the mass majority, and the
more that they study, the more they're finding, you know,
it's a chemical imbalance in the brain. It's you're wired differently,
or you have a family genetics, which again is biological.
(14:27):
So there's nothing to be ashamed of, nothing at all
at all. All Right, Well, we're here for.
Speaker 1 (14:34):
You and we hope that this educated you on some
of the questions.
Speaker 4 (14:38):
And if you have any other that you'd like us
to answer.
Speaker 2 (14:41):
Email us at at psychobabble me all one word at
yahoo dot com against psychobabblemee at yahoo dot com. And
all of our episodes from season one and obviously season
two are on our website. They're on Spotify, there, radio radio,
basically there on anything anywhere streaming.
Speaker 1 (15:03):
Yeah, and you can even just like, whenever someone says
to me, where's it at, you can even actually pull
up Psychobabbel dash me and it pops right up and
all are all of them are.
Speaker 3 (15:15):
There anyway, Thanks for listening and take care everybody.
Speaker 4 (15:18):
Thank you, Bye,
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