The personal burden of appearing to be functional and getting things done while feeling awful inside is, in and of itself, an impact on one’s ability to function. So, I think it’s possible both of you are correct - many people with mental illness appear to be high-functioning, but at the same time, they are not functioning at their fullest potential because the depression and anxiety is still below the surface, making every “normal” activity more difficult than it should be.twinklepink88 wrote:Interesting, thanks for the information Theirmom. I dunno if I'd call myself "incredibly" misinformed, as I got my misinformation from an Abnormal Psychology class back in Uni.. however it does look like it may be out of date now. Yeah, I'm in denial about how long ago I graduated! Just for reference though, Wikipedia's first sentence defining a mental disorder says: A mental disorder, also called a mental illness[2] or psychiatric disorder, is a behavioral or mental pattern that may cause suffering or a poor ability to function in life. I don't think it's *that* out there to think that a typical mental disorder would often interfere with your daily life...otherwise where is the disorder?? As you seem to be living proof of, having your life interfered with is not the same thing as other people judging you to be coping perfectly well based on limited information available to them (also in Bryan's case, his job is literally vlogging his life Every Single Day and being very, very present on social media *all* the time.)msrubeus wrote:Amen! How many celebrities... Millionaires..... Do you hear about that you have no idea they struggle with depression and just, one day they kill themselves.Theirmom wrote: Nope. If you think the main indicator of people with real Mental illness is that it interferes with their functionality, you’re incredibly misinformed.
The vast, VAST majority of people with the most common mental illnesses are what is called “high functioning “. It means that you are emotionally crippled, but you still get shit done.
Being high functioning is the number one reason those suffering with mental illness are treated with skepticism and very little sympathy. To most people they seem perfectly normal, so those around them have normal expectations of their abilities. The crushing weight of people thinking you are mentally typical, and having to put all of your mental energy into maintaining that facade is exhausting.
I’m high functioning bipolar. Most people, even my own mother still doesn’t believe it’s “that bad”, because she hasn’t seen me sobbing on the bathroom floor, or break my foot putting it through the wall. My home is kept, my children are well adjusted, I’m put together and friendly. I function in a socially acceptable manner until I’m by myself.
It affects me. It interferes with me. I DON’T let it affect anyone else. I get my shit done. My mental illness is real, even if you can’t see it. And it’s so much worse than I’ve ever let on.
I was going to say more on that but I think Theirmom covered it. Looks can be deceiving.
I was kind of annoyed that he basically blamed his depression on the fact that he has to pay his staff? Humble brag much? "I'm depressed because people depend on me."
Like dude, don't let that bring you down, take care of your family first, immediate family, not in-laws.... if you can no longer be someone's meal ticket they'll figure something out. But take care of yourself and your family first. It is disturbing how much they are spending. You see much bigger YouTubers that don't live nearly as ostentatiously as the Bumps. If that's making him depressed.... the weight of the knowledge that his house of cards is going to come crashing down and they really will be living in a family member's garage again and a belief that it's super important to keep up appearances and kick the can down the road as long as possible because when it's gone it's gone.
The irony is, even if that's his mentality, I think they could scale back the consumption and keep the views coming in by going back to the roots of their channel. Maybe that's what they're doing with the road trip, they certainly could have flown, but driving a family of 4 is much cheaper, yet way more relatable for most audiences, I'd think.
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I'm not trying to dismiss anyone on this board's mental illness, or minimise your personal struggle. Or say that I definitively know Bryan does not have clinically diagnosable anxiety and depression. It just doesn't seem likely in my personal opinion, and if he doesn't, it's annoying that he's exaggerating this issue like he does everything else. Having a job & being responsible for others is inherently stressful. If that's what he stresses about (as his tweet implies) it's called being human, not having a mental illness.
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