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What do I do for a friend/family member/significant other/person I used to know/person I care about/neighbor or anyone who has a mental health issue, but won't seek help?
What medications or treatments work best?
My friend/family member/or someone I know is on medication and it doesn't work, so what should they do?
There are some people in my school who cut themselves, say they have depression, or publicize the fact they are on medication or have 3 therapists because they think it is cool. Are they doing this for attention?
What do I do if my friend talks about taking their own life a lot and tells me not to tell anyone that they are thinking that way?
What should I say to friend/family member/anyone who has been diagnosed with a mental disorder?
If someone in my family has a mental disorder does that mean I will definitely have one?
My friend/myself has a problem and my friend's/my parents don't believe me/won't let me seek help/don't believe mental disorders exist?
I have been on medication and in treatment for a couple of years and nothing has changed. What should I do?
Is there a cure for mental disorders?
Is it hard being in a relationship with someone who has a mental disorder?
I/my friend don't/doesn't want to take medication, because it is addictive/makes things worse/can cause people to be less creative/can change a person completely etc. Can someone with a mental disorder be treated without medication?
Are people with mental disorders more violent?
I can't afford a psychologist, psychiatrist or any mental health treatment, what should I do?
If you get severely upset, like after someone close to you dying and/or losing a boyfriend or girlfriend, is this classified as being a mental illness?
