I'm not sure what constitutes the mental health playbook. If it includes anything except a perfect mind does it include from-birth conditions like dyslexia, autism, Tourette's etc?
What really pisses me off about the general subject is that people will say changing you own oil isn't brain surgery, implying that the brain is the most complex organ in the body and very difficult to get right. Then the same person in a discussion over PTSD or ADD will say all the person needs is a kick in the ass. And we wonder why people go off the deep end into an empty pool.
I remember having PTSD post highside and posting it on Facebook. I got flooded with comments from other riders (and their friends) with how I didn't and to suck it up.
My diagnosis was done by two doctors. I'm not "friends" with those ***** anymore. One of them had a major lowside later and reached out to me asking how I got over my highside.
I helped him, because I don't like seeing people suffer. Then I reminded him of what he did to me, and how I never want talk to him again because he's a piece of ****.
Too many ass holes like the above in everything.
With regards to what constitutes as mental health, it's not really understood by the public. Everything is a spectrum; it's not a binary switch (you have it, or you don't.) For example, I have low grade depression but it won't stop me from working out, going to work, and pushing forward. Now compare this with somebody with a higher level of depression, they may lack energy to the point where they just sleep all day. Lets say this dude is fat, just broke up, and found out he has cancer. That depression might as well be a shotgun in their mouth now.
There's also a heavy focus in society on intellectual and physical development (schooling, physical training.) But there is very little focus on mental health development: identifying your weaknesses, pain triggers, or self sabotaging mechanisms in order to succumb to them less. We all have this by the way, look at the obesity and overweight rates (that's a mental health issue with a visible effect for many.)
I think everyone has mental health issues, the question is how badly does it **** with your life?