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We do self-diagnose.

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If we're going through a bit of a problem
we think, "Oh, we're depressed.We need to take this, take that."

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I think people always want to
self diagnose, don't they?

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We're all naturally
fascinated in how we work.

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Someone can't diagnose themselves
from a questionnaire on the Internet.

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They can go to a doctor
and the doctor will say,

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"You may think that you have got
a mental illness but you haven't!"

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Most of the time
the doctor will be right.

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I think it's very dangerous

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if people do start thinking of
mental illness as being cool.

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Celebrities in the paper
and people are saying

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they have certain things
wrong with them

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and it's very easy to
pick some of the symptoms

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and think they apply to you.

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But in fact,
that's not always the case.

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Being emo, you're depressed.

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You've got problems at home,
your life sucks and whatever,

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but I don't think that's helped
people who have mental illnesses!

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It has made it like a brand almost.

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If someone says they're
depressed or mentally ill,

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when they're actually just
a bit blue and sad,

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then that's when you get the mix-up.

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People stop being sympathetic
and it stops being treated.

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It usually needs somebody who has
some understanding of these problems

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to be able to say whether it fits
the category of an illness.