{"id":12660,"date":"2017-03-17T23:27:35","date_gmt":"2017-03-17T17:57:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yourdost.com\/blog\/?p=12660"},"modified":"2017-03-20T11:51:27","modified_gmt":"2017-03-20T06:21:27","slug":"an-open-letter-to-psychologists-from-a-person-with-mental-disorder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yourdost.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/an-open-letter-to-psychologists-from-a-person-with-mental-disorder.html","title":{"rendered":"An Open Letter To Psychologists From A Person With Mental Disorder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Dear Psychologist, <\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They asked me not to react to every little thing. My friends stopped speaking to me due to my extreme reactions. I was so scared because I did not understand what was happening to me. I was never so violent! I knew I would not harm anybody <strong>but when people were scared of me even I was scared of myself<\/strong>. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At times I was in a mood to dance and sing aloud but the next moment I would be dead-tired. I had stopped speaking to everybody because nobody understood me. I felt so low and I wanted to put a stop to the torrent of thoughts in my head. I was in pain but I had no wound to show. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When nobody believed me, you were there for me. Thank you for understanding my situation. <strong>Thank you for not judging me.<\/strong> You welcomed me with a warm heart and you were open to listening to my concerns. You didn\u2019t tell me that I was mad or overthinking about something. <\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin: 20px 5px 20px 5px; padding: 10px 10px 10px 10px; background-repeat: no-repeat; text-align: left; font-size: 18px; color: #26a69a; font-style: italic;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>I was hopeless before I spoke to you. I felt I was not worth anything. I was not only unhappy with people around me but even with myself.<\/strong> <\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I didn\u2019t have any purpose in life. Thank you for helping me understand myself. I couldn\u2019t have felt this content without your help. You have been a saviour to me. You helped me build my confidence and stand up for myself. I had never dreamt that I would have dreams to look upto. But I have them now and it is all because of your support and guidance. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this world full of selfish people, I felt you were selflessly helping me. You never complained even when I continued to be negative about everything. People had lost hope, I had lost hope and felt like ending my life more than once. <strong>But you would not let me give up!<\/strong> I owe you for the positivity. I owe you my life. I don\u2019t have anything worth giving you for all that you did for me. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But accept my sincere thanks for everything. People like you move beyond stereotypes and listen without judging. I hope there are more human beings like you if not counselors. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Yours Sincerely, <\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Person With Mental Disorder<\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong>Are you going through Depression? 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