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pythonlover
robertgrist
Mental illness. Interesting that we see behavior as acceptable or unacceptable. The person with the “problem” may see their behavior as rational and acceptable to them. The person seeing the odd behavior and recognizing that they would not behave in that way calls the odd behavior “crazy” and thus begins a rumor war against behaving like that. Others join in the “crazy” chant because the don’t want to be the outsider on the issue. Some seek to question the evidence and by this become an informed opponent or advocate to elevate their position amid the gathering crowd. A debate ensues and proposals and treatments follow. But one question remains unasked. Is difference, a mental illness?
| 13 years ago. Rating: 8 | |
daren1
itsmee
Is there more diabetes? is there more cancer? is there more altzheimers? is there more heart disease? ... people live longer. diagnoses are better. there's more of everything.
| 13 years ago. Rating: 5 | |
FreedomFighter
One of the reasons is there is more light shed on the problem, which makes it appear there is more mental illness. If a person glances through a DSM IV, one of the diagnostic tools used to determine mental illness, everyone could find at least traces of mental illness within themselves.
Some mental illness is the result of poor diet, but much more is the result of the inabilility to correctly cope with childhood experiences. If more people would spend a few sessions with a good psychologist each year, they would be less tormented with the resulting, out of control ,disturbing reactions they consistently experience throughout their lives.
| 13 years ago. Rating: 5 | |
That's how it was for me anyway. Dam psychologist tried to date me. She was a woman and that confused my situation even more. No psychologists for itsmee.
jhharlan
You’re asking as if it were a sudden increase that it’s here. It’s always been here and in a great a number, at one time “people just didn’t talk about it”. Now the world has education and the ability to recognize and understand - though a lot of folks won’t do it - mental illness…….
| 10 years ago. Rating: 4 | |
There are many ways of landing in the governments favor and thus be supported by some form of compensation. Not everyone with mad-money is insane. Witness protection has used this support method. Also, the folk who decided to wipe out a pacific island without removing the residential protesters became so guilt ridden by their intentional neglect that the US stopped testing nukes on islands in the Pacific. Those folks who supported the bombing were disabled with guilt and many have not recovered to return to work. An awareness of national secrets that you may choose not to work with, on moral grounds, could land you on the dole and unemployable...like me.
| 10 years ago. Rating: 2 | |
I am a bit of a flip seeing this subject brought to light after so long. I am betting not many people out there remember this blatant act of brutality vomited forth on planet earth and all of it's inhabitants.
Sick.
dwayne1716
NOT MENT TO TO DOWN PLAY ANY ILLNESS BUT THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL REPORTS OF PARENTS TELLING THERE CHILDREN TO FAIL TEST SO THEY COULD GET LARGER CHECKS AND INSURANCE ANDDISSABILITY FRAUD ARE BILLION DOLLAR INDUSTRIES IN THIS COUNTRY
| 13 years ago. Rating: 2 | |
WE HAVE ALOT OF MENTAL ILLNESS BECAUSE YOU CAN GET A FEDERAL CHECK MONTHLY IF THE CHECKS STOPPED MANY FOLKS WOULD BE CURED INSTANTLY
| 13 years ago. Rating: 2 | |
i'm surprised by your answer ... almost shocked. do you think cancer can be cured by denying a check?
i am wondering ... how old are you. (pardon, that was a rude question. it's kinda like asking, 'how much do you weigh?"
