QA:作為一個(gè)精神病患者，我該如何面對(duì)我永遠(yuǎn)無法真正成為正常人的事實(shí)呢?

Jesse Bressitsky
My suggestion would be that you just let go of the concept of “normal” when it comes to people. “Normal” is just a collection of traits that is most commonly shared among us that doesn’t actually accurately depict any particular individual.

我的建議是，當(dāng)涉及到人的時(shí)候，你應(yīng)該放棄“正?！钡母拍睢！罢！敝皇俏覀冎g最常見的特征的集合，并不能準(zhǔn)確地描述任何一個(gè)特定的人。

None of us are really “normal” to the extent that we have features that are not common among other people. However, to the extent that we are all HUMAN we are much more alike than different.

沒有人是真正的“正?！?，在某種程度上，我們有不同于其他人的特征。然而，從某種程度上說，我們都是人類，我們的相似之處遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)多于不同之處。

While I can pass for “normal”, it is basically just a veneer that I maintain to get by. Anyone who knows much about me knows that I’m further from that ambiguous ideal than most people, but I’m ok with it for 2 reasons: 1. I have yet to know anyone who meets the standard of being “normal”, if you really look into their life. 2. Despite my issues, I like who I am at the core of my being, and I consider my problems to be unfortunate defects that I picked up that in no way define who I am.

雖然我可以被當(dāng)作“正?！?，但那基本上只是我維持以應(yīng)付的一種假象。任何了解我的人都知道，我比大多數(shù)人都更遠(yuǎn)離那個(gè)模棱兩可的完美，但我對(duì)此沒有意見，原因有二: 1. 如果你真正了解他們的生活，我還沒有認(rèn)識(shí)任何符合“正?！睒?biāo)準(zhǔn)的人。2. 盡管我有這些問題，我還是喜歡本質(zhì)上的我，我認(rèn)為我的問題是不幸的缺陷，這些缺陷并不能定義我是誰。

That’s why I’m suggesting that you don’t worry about not being “normal” due to mental disorders. Even though I don’t know you, I feel reasonably safe saying that you would probably not meet the standard of “normal”, even without your mental issues, simply because it is a contrived, imaginary standard that doesn’t exist in the real world.

這就是為什么我建議你不要擔(dān)心因?yàn)榫裾系K而變得不“正?！薄?即使我不認(rèn)識(shí)你，我也有理由放心地說，即使你沒有精神問題，你可能也達(dá)不到“正常”的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)，因?yàn)檫@是一個(gè)虛構(gòu)的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)，在現(xiàn)實(shí)世界中并不存在。

I think we (all of us) just need to accept the fact that we’re not perfect (or even normal) and focus on doing the best we can with what we have (flaws and all).

我認(rèn)為我們(我們所有人)只需要接受我們不完美(甚至正常)的事實(shí)，并專注于我們所擁有的(缺點(diǎn)和所有)做到最好。

Don’t waste your time comparing your life to other people’s, because you don’t have enough information to make a fair comparison. You only know what they WANT you to know about them, and who wants you to know about all of their flaws, defects, illnesses, and countless personal issues?

不要浪費(fèi)時(shí)間去和別人比較你的生活，因?yàn)槟銢]有足夠的信息去做一個(gè)公平的比較。你只知道他們想讓你知道的，誰想讓你知道他們所有的缺陷、缺點(diǎn)、疾病和無數(shù)的個(gè)人問題?

Sara Kjeldsen
Be kind to yourself. I think one of the most important things to understand is that nothing, no one, will be truly normal. Some people have a low tolerance for stress or bad moods and it can send them into a spiral of self-hatred. It’s okay to be who you are and it’s also okay to seek help. We all need it sometimes.

善待自己。我認(rèn)為最重要的是要明白沒有什么，沒有人，會(huì)是真正正常的。有些人對(duì)壓力或壞情緒的容忍度很低，這會(huì)使他們陷入自我憎恨的惡性循環(huán)。你可以做自己，也可以尋求幫助。我們有時(shí)都需要這樣。

Have you sought therapy? I know CBT is the best known therapy out there to help with depression, anxiety, PTSD, etc. If you find a great therapist who really gets you, this can be a really therapeutic experience to help you heal and grow. Holistic remedies can also help. A healthy diet and excercise help LOADS with depression.

你有沒有接受過心理治療? 我知道認(rèn)知行為療法是最著名的治療方法，可以幫助治療抑郁，焦慮，創(chuàng)傷后應(yīng)激障礙等。如果你找到了一個(gè)真正了解你的治療師，這將是一次真正的治療經(jīng)歷，幫助你治愈和成長。健康的飲食和鍛煉有助于減輕抑郁。

I’ve gone from a mood of about 1/10 to a 10/10 just from going for a run. It’s really important that you take good care of yourself. Trust me, there’s people who will think you’re great. Our uniqueness is what makes us special (in the good way). Promise.

僅僅是跑步，我的情緒就從1/10變成了10/10。照顧好自己真的很重要。相信我，會(huì)有人覺得你很棒的。我們的獨(dú)特性讓我們變得特別(以好的方式)。
承諾

Annika Maxwell
There's no such thing as normal. There is only healthy/unhealthy and typical/nontypical. You, like me, are neurodivergent. There is nothing wrong with that, it's just a malfunction or difference of the brain meat or electrical patterns. Brain meat can malfunction or be differently formed even more easily that heart, lung, or liver meat, but we recognize those problems/challenges just fine and don't tell people they're bad just because of them. Brain meat issues are just the same.

沒有所謂的正常只有健康/不健康和典型/非典型。你和我一樣，是神經(jīng)多樣人士。這并沒有錯(cuò)，這只是腦功能障礙或者腦肉或腦電模式的不同。腦肉比心、肺或肝肉更容易出現(xiàn)功能障礙或形狀不同，但我們能很好地認(rèn)識(shí)到這些問題/挑戰(zhàn)，不會(huì)因?yàn)樗麄兌嬖V別人他們不好。腦肉問題也是一樣的。

So, you cope by going to a psychologist, get as informed as you can about what your condition is and how you can manage it, and then follow their advice. Do the mantras and stuff. Take the meds if you need them. It's all worth it.

所以，你可以去看心理醫(yī)生，盡可能了解你的病情以及如何控制，然后聽從他們的建議。念禱文之類的。需要的話就吃藥。這一切都值得。

There is no such thing as a “normal" brain, and you don't have to have any other brain than your own to not only live a good and fulfilling life, but to deserve one.

“正?！钡拇竽X是不存在的，除了你自己的大腦，你不需要其他的大腦，這樣你值得擁有一個(gè)美好而充實(shí)的生活。

Julie Belstene
First of all, you would have to define “normal”. I don’t know of too many “normal” people and they aren’t even mentally ill. I’ve had a mental illness since I was 18 and now I’m in my mid-50’s. I totally consider myself to be more “normal” than some people. Why? Because some people just are totally out there and don’t realize some things. I’ve always told people that it would be a good idea if every single person could experience being on a mental health/behavior unit for a month for an uation and treatment. Do you know why? Because, I’m going to guess that at least 75% of the population would walk out of there with some type of verifiable diagnosis whether it would be depression, anxiety, narcissism, a personality disorder, etc… Many people just don’t seek help for their mental issues, but the strong ones do, the ones who want to improve themselves or perhaps were down and out for a bit and needed some extra help and weren’t afraid to admit it. I’ll always consider myself “normal” compared to some people.

首先，你必須定義“正?！?。 我不知道有多少“正?！钡娜耍麄兩踔翛]有精神疾病。我從18歲起就患有精神疾病，現(xiàn)在我已經(jīng)50多歲了。我完全認(rèn)為自己比某些人更“正?！?。為什么？因?yàn)橛行┤酥皇潜硐?，沒有意識(shí)到一些事情。我總是告訴人們，如果每個(gè)人都能經(jīng)歷一個(gè)月的精神健康/行為單元的評(píng)估和治療，是一個(gè)很好的主意。你知道為什么嗎？因?yàn)?，我猜至少?5%的人會(huì)帶著某種可確診的診斷離開那里，比如抑郁、焦慮、自戀、人格障礙等等。很多人對(duì)自己的精神問題不尋求幫助，那些想要提升自己的，或者可能是落魄了一點(diǎn)，需要一些額外的幫助，而且不害怕承認(rèn)這一點(diǎn)的人會(huì)這么做。與某些人相比，我總是認(rèn)為自己是“正?！钡摹?/b>