Comments on: Asian-Americans and the Mental Illness Stigma http://www.8asians.com/2007/04/19/asian-americans-and-the-mental-illness-stigma/ A blog for Asian Americans Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:44:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: 8Asians.com » Asian American Mental Health Services http://www.8asians.com/2007/04/19/asian-americans-and-the-mental-illness-stigma/comment-page-1/#comment-42739 8Asians.com » Asian American Mental Health Services Sun, 25 Nov 2007 15:23:00 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/2007/04/19/asian-americans-and-the-mental-illness-stigma/#comment-42739 [...] Asian-Americans and the Mental Illness Stigma from 8Asians.com [...] [...] Asian-Americans and the Mental Illness Stigma from 8Asians.com [...]

]]> By: Adam http://www.8asians.com/2007/04/19/asian-americans-and-the-mental-illness-stigma/comment-page-1/#comment-17913 Adam Sat, 07 Jul 2007 00:44:44 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/2007/04/19/asian-americans-and-the-mental-illness-stigma/#comment-17913 I appreciate the article and comments. I'm Asiam Am and was diagnosed Bipolar and ADHD during college. I dealt with severe alienation from my family - they specifically told me to hide the mental illnesses from anyone as best I could. I didn't hide it, and told my friends about it, but still felt I paid a price in terms of the reactions within my Asian Am community. Too often I was laughed at to my face. Too often I heard the typical Asian male response of "you gotta get accountable, like a man, forget those pills." This all went down around 10 years ago, so who knows, maybe the community is slightly more educated now. At this point, I don't think our focus should be on the older generation - they're basically set in their ways. I think our complete focus should be on educating our peers and supporting each other through these real, medical conditions. After that, we should focus on the generation that's coming after us. I appreciate the article and comments. I’m Asiam Am and was diagnosed Bipolar and ADHD during college. I dealt with severe alienation from my family – they specifically told me to hide the mental illnesses from anyone as best I could. I didn’t hide it, and told my friends about it, but still felt I paid a price in terms of the reactions within my Asian Am community. Too often I was laughed at to my face. Too often I heard the typical Asian male response of “you gotta get accountable, like a man, forget those pills.” This all went down around 10 years ago, so who knows, maybe the community is slightly more educated now.

At this point, I don’t think our focus should be on the older generation – they’re basically set in their ways. I think our complete focus should be on educating our peers and supporting each other through these real, medical conditions. After that, we should focus on the generation that’s coming after us.

]]> By: Adam http://www.8asians.com/2007/04/19/asian-americans-and-the-mental-illness-stigma/comment-page-1/#comment-141395 Adam Sat, 07 Jul 2007 00:44:00 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/2007/04/19/asian-americans-and-the-mental-illness-stigma/#comment-141395 I appreciate the article and comments. I'm Asiam Am and was diagnosed Bipolar and ADHD during college. I dealt with severe alienation from my family - they specifically told me to hide the mental illnesses from anyone as best I could. I didn't hide it, and told my friends about it, but still felt I paid a price in terms of the reactions within my Asian Am community. Too often I was laughed at to my face. Too often I heard the typical Asian male response of "you gotta get accountable, like a man, forget those pills." This all went down around 10 years ago, so who knows, maybe the community is slightly more educated now. At this point, I don't think our focus should be on the older generation - they're basically set in their ways. I think our complete focus should be on educating our peers and supporting each other through these real, medical conditions. After that, we should focus on the generation that's coming after us. I appreciate the article and comments. I’m Asiam Am and was diagnosed Bipolar and ADHD during college. I dealt with severe alienation from my family – they specifically told me to hide the mental illnesses from anyone as best I could. I didn’t hide it, and told my friends about it, but still felt I paid a price in terms of the reactions within my Asian Am community. Too often I was laughed at to my face. Too often I heard the typical Asian male response of “you gotta get accountable, like a man, forget those pills.” This all went down around 10 years ago, so who knows, maybe the community is slightly more educated now.

At this point, I don’t think our focus should be on the older generation – they’re basically set in their ways. I think our complete focus should be on educating our peers and supporting each other through these real, medical conditions. After that, we should focus on the generation that’s coming after us.

]]> By: 8 Asians » Push to achieve tied to… deception? http://www.8asians.com/2007/04/19/asian-americans-and-the-mental-illness-stigma/comment-page-1/#comment-12679 8 Asians » Push to achieve tied to… deception? Sun, 27 May 2007 00:13:47 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/2007/04/19/asian-americans-and-the-mental-illness-stigma/#comment-12679 [...] Mix that in with the stigma of mental illness, and you have a bitter recipe. One that puts perhaps an unrealistic burden on children, without the necessary emotional and social support they’d need to properly cope. [...] [...] Mix that in with the stigma of mental illness, and you have a bitter recipe. One that puts perhaps an unrealistic burden on children, without the necessary emotional and social support they’d need to properly cope. [...]

]]> By: 8 Asians » Push to achieve tied to suicide in Asian-American women http://www.8asians.com/2007/04/19/asian-americans-and-the-mental-illness-stigma/comment-page-1/#comment-10876 8 Asians » Push to achieve tied to suicide in Asian-American women Wed, 16 May 2007 20:11:34 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/2007/04/19/asian-americans-and-the-mental-illness-stigma/#comment-10876 [...] While I think this is a very valid and likely reason that Asian-American women who commit suicide do so, I think it ignores potential mental health issues that may be related. Are these women clinically depressed? Have they received any treatment? Did they have social issues? Did they possibly use drugs? There are any number of other reasons that could have also pushed them to the point of suicide, but I think it’s easy to put it under the “push to achieve” umbrella and blame the Model Minority expections. I’m not saying culture and achievement don’t have a major part in this; they probably do. [...] [...] While I think this is a very valid and likely reason that Asian-American women who commit suicide do so, I think it ignores potential mental health issues that may be related. Are these women clinically depressed? Have they received any treatment? Did they have social issues? Did they possibly use drugs? There are any number of other reasons that could have also pushed them to the point of suicide, but I think it’s easy to put it under the “push to achieve” umbrella and blame the Model Minority expections. I’m not saying culture and achievement don’t have a major part in this; they probably do. [...]

]]> By: tim http://www.8asians.com/2007/04/19/asian-americans-and-the-mental-illness-stigma/comment-page-1/#comment-8005 tim Sat, 21 Apr 2007 19:58:48 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/2007/04/19/asian-americans-and-the-mental-illness-stigma/#comment-8005 What is mental illness? They thought Jesus Chris was mentally deranged for claiming his relationship with God. They also though Siddhartha was crazy for giving us his worldly processions to reach ultimate spiritual enlightenments. What is mental illness? They thought Jesus Chris was mentally deranged for claiming his relationship with God. They also though Siddhartha was crazy for giving us his worldly processions to reach ultimate spiritual enlightenments.

]]> By: tim http://www.8asians.com/2007/04/19/asian-americans-and-the-mental-illness-stigma/comment-page-1/#comment-141394 tim Sat, 21 Apr 2007 19:58:00 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/2007/04/19/asian-americans-and-the-mental-illness-stigma/#comment-141394 What is mental illness? They thought Jesus Chris was mentally deranged for claiming his relationship with God. They also though Siddhartha was crazy for giving us his worldly processions to reach ultimate spiritual enlightenments. What is mental illness? They thought Jesus Chris was mentally deranged for claiming his relationship with God. They also though Siddhartha was crazy for giving us his worldly processions to reach ultimate spiritual enlightenments.

]]> By: Andy http://www.8asians.com/2007/04/19/asian-americans-and-the-mental-illness-stigma/comment-page-1/#comment-7811 Andy Fri, 20 Apr 2007 20:47:57 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/2007/04/19/asian-americans-and-the-mental-illness-stigma/#comment-7811 My beau is Filipino and sometimes I feel like there is this emotional barrier to really getting to the core of what he means or wants or is saying. I liken it to my buddy who studied over in the UK and said there was an emotional point where you just couldn't get past. I am not always sure if it is personal, familial or cultural. Sometimes it is all very indirect communication styles and it drives me batty. I think the mental illness taboo is very apt. The dynamics of his friendships are very different than mine - again not always sure if it is personal, familiar or cultural (or maybe is just me! :P ). Great post! My beau is Filipino and sometimes I feel like there is this emotional barrier to really getting to the core of what he means or wants or is saying. I liken it to my buddy who studied over in the UK and said there was an emotional point where you just couldn’t get past. I am not always sure if it is personal, familial or cultural. Sometimes it is all very indirect communication styles and it drives me batty. I think the mental illness taboo is very apt. The dynamics of his friendships are very different than mine – again not always sure if it is personal, familiar or cultural (or maybe is just me! :P ). Great post!

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