How would you deal with people who have mental problems?

Hi, I am a little vague over here trying to understand your interpretation of a mental problem. Is it the clinical kind or attitudinal? For the clinical kind we cant do much as there are qualified Doctors who will do the needful, and all that we can contribute towards them is everything ranging from warmth, understanding, patience, love and care and excluding overt sympathy. If it is attitudinal then I would dare say we would have to have a very good look into the mirror first before getting opinionated and delusional about someone's attitude. May be it could be a chain reaction set off by none other than ourselves, sometimes indulgently and sometimes inadvertently. There are times when a chance utterance might rub a person the wrong way and he / she would mark us out and we would be left wondering why is that person always behaving irrationally. Having said that, I would also add there are some characters who revel in making people squirm with their barbs and gestures and these type are best left ignored, allowing them to wallow in their own company. Anyways, life has a way of teaching us to be more mature in our dealings whilst giving people their own space while creating a significant niche for ourselves. Take care and God bless.

I don't deal with them.If I come across a person who has mental problems I just leave.

it's not so much how i deal with people who have mental problems. it's how people that love me deal with me. i have dissociative identity disorder and post traumatic stress. i have also been diagnosed with sever clinic depression and schizophrenia. my condition is stabilized with medications and therapy, but it's really stabilized by the love, understanding, patience, support, and care of my family. i am so lucky to have them in my life. i don't know how they love me, especially since i know how trying this illness can be on them sometimes. i know there are people more worse than me, but i try to give them as much understanding as possible. i try to give them the gifts i receive from my family. it could be any one of us. the mind may be a strong thing, but fragile at the same time. you are fortunate that you are mentaly healthy. trust me.

It is very difficult to answer that question in a general way, because there are many different kinds of mental illnesses and people with the same kinds of mental illnesses don't always have the same problems. People who are mentally ill have good and bad days and the best way to deal with them or help them depends on the individual person and the way that their illnesses affect them at the moment. I know many people who are mentally and sometimes it can be a challenge to remain patient, but they haven't chosen their illnesses and they don't behave in a certain way because they want to bother people around them. They behave that way because they are ill, and I think it is important to keep that in mind.

I just do my best to be nice to them and patient with them because I know they have problems. I don't think it's any reason for me to get upset with them or irritated as a lot of these individuals can't help themselves because of the various issues they suffer from. And I just try to put myself in their shoes.

Well, they really need a help from us and we should help them as we can...

I have to agree with most everyone who has responded, but especially with the ones that asked...what is normal? Normal is what is current to the culture they are around and their society's expectations. We are all a little loopy in one way or another but if we are talking about an illness..well..that is different. Depending on the illness and what that person needs to function is what should be addressed. Unfortunately rumors and spreading trouble is not limited to people that have a mental illness. I run in to those people all the time.

Mental problems in general is just such a wide canvas, as there are a lot of things that are wrong with a lot of people and a lot of people are not really all there. I feel like I'm surrounded by people a lot of the time that are not there, but you know what, that is just something that you learn to deal with on a case by case basis. I think that if I shut myself off from people who had any kind of mental problems, I couldn't talk to anyone, including but not limited to myself. The entire world is insane and those who are sane are the new kind of insanity. There are just times where the world is absurd, but we are just spending time right there. Just really sit back and enjoy the ride, because it's not like you have a choice anyway.

I have no problems with them since I don't see it as my problem. I think it all depends on how you approach them, how personal you see it and if you can leave it behind you (what is said and done). They don't annoy me.. if they ask me for my opinion I give them a straight answer, it's up to them to decide what to do with it.

My experience similar to what you are describing was with an individual whom had a disorder that caused repetition while speaking. Like a broken record. It became very annoying and sometimes you felt you just needed a break from it. That usually helped. Also, switching the topic suddenly would make interaction with that person more normal. Making things up sounds like someone that is delusional. They have lost touch with reality and that can happen to everyone to some degree and they just need someone to help them kindly to get back to reality. It could be something like that or the person could be having another kind of problem.

I used to handle such people with lots of love becuase they are the ones who had slipped from the normal mind and it may be the lack of something like love and care. I think give such love and care to such people can make them to cure them away.

We don't have some around but if they're would be I would not stay around too long , hopefully somebody is near by that can take care of them, it is not one of my strenght.

Wow that is one hell of a generalisation - be careful what you say. You are speaking like these people are aliens! What makes you think people with mental health 'problems' stir up trouble? This is a very one-eyed view and you're obviously very blinkered. You need to start having an understanding for people with mental health issues, and deal with your own ''problems''. Maybe then you will find your way.

My father is mentally ill. He is a functioning member of society, but he has OCD. Ergo, I believe that you're confusing narcissism with mental illness as a whole. Those that like to stir up the pot need drama to thrive. If they aren't the center of the universe, they can't function. The best answer seems to be to drop these "friends" from your group. Who says that you have to hang around with certain people?

Are you referring to a person with real mental problems or just people who are just trouble makers. If you're referring to trouble makers, well, I just don't get close to them.

The best way to deal with people who has mental disorder is with a lot of understanding and patience. For sure, they did not want to have the illness, so it is a pitiful situation to be in. In the event that they are causing trouble, it would be better if you inform the relatives of that person so that they may do something about it.

Mental problems can be so broad to define. But I think, you are referring to a personality disorder. They are those who are wanting for attention and feel they are invulnerable. I often encounter people like this everywhere - they can be those people in my neighborhood and may be in the bus or in the mall. I just ignore them. The more you give attention, the more you tend to look for trouble.

Dealing people with mental problem is very challenging. Specially if it is your first time. Before you confront with them make it sure you have a self awareness first. Try to mingle with them.