Not all mentally ill people are homeless and not all homeless people are mentally ill. It’s a much more complex problem than that and it can’t just be solved by chalking it up to being mentally ill.
Well you are technically right. The studies I found on Google say it’s only about 20-25% and 4-6% of people who aren’t homeless in the US.
However, my anecdotal experiences tells me just about everyone has mental health issues but 90% of them either don’t realize it, won’t admit it or it actually helps them. These studies are only as accurate as the honesty from the people who were questioned.
But the thing is “mental health issues” is such a broad fucking statement. You can be mentally ill and still be a completely functional member of society. You can also be mentally ill and be homeless. That doesn’t mean it’s not mental illness that causes it. It just depends on the specific illness and the severity of said illness. Some people make a ton of money from their illness and some others become addicted to drugs. It’s a really broad fucking spectrum.
I also recognize that there are functional people that choose to be homeless because they like the lifestyle. But those people are so fucking rare and really shouldn’t even be placed in the same category of people who didn’t have the choice.
TL;DR
This isn’t a summarization, but a question. If you believe someone can be “coded” to be homeless how is that not a mental illness?
Edit: parenting is also a huge factor but anyone with toxic parents knows that they contribute to mental illness as well.
i hadn’t had my coffee yet and didn’t realize you were talking about ‘homeless coded’, which i have no idea what it means. does that mean people who appear to be homeless?
I figured it means people who have the same mental shit homeless people have but maybe they have a support system so they aren’t actually homeless because they have help.
Not all mentally ill people are homeless and not all homeless people are mentally ill. It’s a much more complex problem than that and it can’t just be solved by chalking it up to being mentally ill.
Well you are technically right. The studies I found on Google say it’s only about 20-25% and 4-6% of people who aren’t homeless in the US.
However, my anecdotal experiences tells me just about everyone has mental health issues but 90% of them either don’t realize it, won’t admit it or it actually helps them. These studies are only as accurate as the honesty from the people who were questioned.
But the thing is “mental health issues” is such a broad fucking statement. You can be mentally ill and still be a completely functional member of society. You can also be mentally ill and be homeless. That doesn’t mean it’s not mental illness that causes it. It just depends on the specific illness and the severity of said illness. Some people make a ton of money from their illness and some others become addicted to drugs. It’s a really broad fucking spectrum.
I also recognize that there are functional people that choose to be homeless because they like the lifestyle. But those people are so fucking rare and really shouldn’t even be placed in the same category of people who didn’t have the choice.
TL;DR
This isn’t a summarization, but a question. If you believe someone can be “coded” to be homeless how is that not a mental illness?
Edit: parenting is also a huge factor but anyone with toxic parents knows that they contribute to mental illness as well.
i hadn’t had my coffee yet and didn’t realize you were talking about ‘homeless coded’, which i have no idea what it means. does that mean people who appear to be homeless?
I figured it means people who have the same mental shit homeless people have but maybe they have a support system so they aren’t actually homeless because they have help.