Is seeking psychiatric help a sign of weakness?

Seeking psychiatric help shows that your head is on your shoulders. Mind needs as much care as our body as both are inter-connected. A healthy mind helps maintain a healthy body and it is vital that this fact is known to one and all.

i dont think its a sign of weakness at all. myself i go see one once a month, i ended up going to see one because my family doctor told me i should see one. i went to get help, its not i am weak, its i am strong enough knowing when i needed help with things that was going on in my life.

I disagree. Seeking psychiatric help definitely is not a sign of weakness. Actually, it is a sign of strength. It is the "not seeking psychiatric help" that is the sign of weakness!

No, seeking psychiatric help is definately not a sign of weakness. It is someone who cannot deal with their life or problems on their own. And therefore that person need help to function, if i can put it that way. There is absolutely nothing weak or wrong about it. TATA.

No, definitely not. People should be aware that not only can the body become ill. The mind can get sick as well. People get sick every now and then. Is seeing the doctor a sign of weakness? Of course not, albeit the time taken for a psychiatric problem may take a longer time to heal.

I believe that seeking psychiatric help is clever and courageous, it is not a sign of weakness. It is a clever thing to do because if you do have a psychiatric problem, you have just saved yourself from having a more severe condition by having yourself checked while it is still early. A psychiatric problem, like any other health deficits, worsens as the time of not being treated is prolonged. The more you prevent yourself from treatment, the more you condition worsens. Better be safe than sorry. Having psychiatric problem doesn't always mean that you are crazy, so you have nothing to worry and be ashamed about. It may mean that you are psychologically stressed because of work and cannot sleep.etc..

I don't think it's a sign of weakness rather determination to make a positive change in their life & acknowledge that what they are feeling isn't quite right. I think now days it's easier to point out mental issues than it being someones "personality" KWIM?

No, I dont see it as a sign of weakness, rather a sign of strength to acknowledge and accept that there is a potential problem which others may have the expertise to help solve.