Is there any hope for people suffering from severe mental or social illnesses?

Question:

Often times when I read stories, either true life or fiction, about people who have relationship or friendship with someone who obviously needs psychiatric help, they end up abandoning them and never speaking to the person with the mental or scoialdisease. Of course, this is good for the sane person, but what about the mental unstable person? Are they just left to their own devices and do something horrible like kill themselves or even someone else?

Can mentally unstable and people who suffere from severe social issues get help and eventually live normal, happy lives? Or are they just shunned away from society and either stay in mental hospitals for the rest of their lives or avoided and ignored and never receive the help they need?

Answers:
You know, I see that problem right here on YouQA.com . If someone comes into mental health and says they are suicidal, every one says, don't do anything, so many people love you and would be devastated if you kill yourself.

Then someone comes in and tells how difficult their friend or relative is, and everyone tells that person to dump them.

I believe there are many people with mental illness who have burned all their bridges and no one loves them. I think they end up killing themselves or live under a bridge, or in prison or a group home. I also believe there are many people with serious mental illness who have been able to maintain excellent relationships (I am one of them, I have severe bipolar disorder).

yes but you have to be willing to be treaated and monitored often times there is one wihtout the other, just meds w/out therapy or no meds at all.

I am going through this right now with my best friend...she has tried to commit suicide three times,and has isolated herself from her whole family. The only answer is professional help. It drains the life out of those that surround the ill.

We all have issues--it is just a matter of degree.
People cannot help people who won't help themselves, so if someone is unwilling to change, they leave them.
There is so much help available that it is overwhelming. Anyone with a half of a clue can improve, change and be who they want to be.
Friends and family can help lead someone to help, but they can't make them accept it or deal with it.

Getting help and making change to lead a great life are choices only the person can do.

Is there any hope for people suffering from severe mental or social illnesses?

Health Resources