Is it common that people who have low self-esteem or mental illnesses wont be treated with respect from others

due to the fact that if someone hates themself how is anyone else meant to like them? do many people out there find it hard to respect someone that hates themself?

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Usually people with low-self esteem treat themselves badly, therefore when others do it they don't seem to notice.

People with mental illnesses probably worry a lot about people mistreating them, and most likely that is the cause of their mental illness.

If you hate yourself, you don't expect anyone to be nice to you. The people that I know that hate themselves I actually like because they aren't stuck up or materialistic. Go figure?

I think a lot of people are that way, but not me. I am compassionate, which means I feel sorry for people, but not in the pitying way. I see the human struggling inside.
I know there are people out there who don't even believe in stuff like depression and just think the person brings it on them self. So I'm sure people like that might treat those people differently. I think that people can also be treated different when their mental problems effects their life in a big way. If someone isn't told about the mental side sometimes people can be judgmental. For instance since I've struggled with anxiety and depression I was unable to get a job or learn how to drive. I'm 23 now but even further back then that I've had people make rude comments to me. Like it's a crime that I don't have a job. I'm working very hard right now to learn how to drive so I can get a job. It does make it even harder on myself with my anxiety when I worry about going to the DMV. Or getting a job without any experience. It's sad but everyone judges it's a part of nature. However some people should learn to be nicer :oD
No, I do not find it hard to respect them. I try to help people going through this. There are people who will love you for who you are, rather than judge you for any problem you may have. Medications can help depressed people. I have been on depression medications for many years and I feel normal and am treated normal. You just need to talk with your doctor and get the proper treatment and you will be doing much better. Take care of yourself. There are those of us who care. Don't ever forget it. And remember, God cares and loves you too!
'Respect' is a funny term. People who don't appear to deserve it sometimes get it. Respect is given to people with age, money, education or position depending on what those people value most at that time.
Real humans respect love, skill and wisdom. If you have those, you will be respected by people whose 'respect' count. But the others: they too respect someone with money or power even if they have mental illnesses. Exceptions are artists like Van Gogh who was mentally affected but painted such beauty.
For respect, people have to give something to the community. Now, this 'low self-esteem' is doubly dangerous. Low se keeps the sufferers involved selfishly with themselves instead of doing something productive. By their attitude they actually advertise: "See, I don't deserve respect, so treat me very badly."
Many people will seek to console the individual who is at odds with themself. In this way, it is easy to respect someone with a mental illness. Hopefully, more and more people will begin to understand this, and to reduce the stigma against mental illness.
You know what that is a hard question to answer. I am bipolar and have low self esteem. When i was younger i was full of self esteem after all at 16 I was bowling in the womens leagues beating the pants off of most of the grown women on the leagues. My average was one of the highest on the leagues at the time it was about 176 and I won a lot of money bowling because i would win the jackpots for high games and stuff. I continued to bowl until after my second daughter was born and I started going through my second divorce. I hit bottom became addicted to drugs and couldn't stand myself. I got myself clean and it has been 15 years now that i have been drug free. I have a boyfriend for the last eight years we have been on and off lately its getting better but remember something I feel low sometimes and my boyfriend looks at me and says this "You are trying to hard" it made me think I have been spending so much time doing all of the negative thinking that i didn't have time for the positive thinking. Im not so bad after all.
Well, yes it's common. I think it's that shark smelling blood thing. Many people have a goofy sense of humility though. Kind of a false one, They think that if they put themselves down enough others will build them up meanwhile it comes from them thinking of themselves on a higher plain than others anyway. Like the hardest thing they have to do every day is climb up on that pedestal they have put themselves on. It may not make sense but, they feel pretty good about being a martyr.
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