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<blockquote data-quote="klmno" data-source="post: 221918" data-attributes="member: 3699"><p>Well, I am still happy about the meaning of Christmas- what brought it to us. But I am ROYALLY upset about the fact that in this day and age, people still seem to understand if a child has a "physical" disability, but most in our society still view mental health issues as moral or controllable or unexcusable issues. </p><p></p><p>However they justify it, I'm constantly appalled that there is still such an ignorance and stigma about it. I swear, I have tried to tell intelligent people that there is no difference between needing mental health care and health care for a physical problem. Every person that goes to their GP doesn't have a terminal illness, and every person that goes to a psychiatrist or therapist doesn't need life-long care from them or isn't mentally incompetent. Every person that has to go to their GP for maintence of a life-long illness isn't 100&#37; disabled; every person that needs medications scripted from a psychiatrist all their life isn't insane. </p><p></p><p>I don't think it changed a single person. I don't know what will or can. But, that is my gripe. I honestly believe that many times when a mentally ill person becomes violent against society, it is because of the way they have been treated by society and the fact that they exhausted resources and efforts and still didn't get adequate help and the frustration and anger and hurt become overwhelming and they resent the **** out of it.</p><p></p><p>Furthermore, like I told the judge, why is it if a person has a disability due to a chemical imbalance or malfunction in any part of their body other than the brain, it is a physical illness, yet if it is a chemical imbalance in the brain, the person is mentally ill and that's in a different category? If it's a different category, why do you need a DR to treat it?</p><p></p><p>People make no sense to me sometimes.</p><p></p><p>Furthermore, I want to eat my salad. It is half-way made and sitting in the fridge. difficult child started it for me. I'm too tired to go add a few more things, including dressing, and toast some bread and eat it. That really bugs me,. too.</p><p></p><p>Ok, I'm done... next??</p><p></p><p>Oops- I guess I missed the boat- this was supposed to be about holidays- not gripes in general. Umhh- ok, I hate it that things are this way during the holidays. It really messes with my concept of Christmas and the holiday spirit.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="klmno, post: 221918, member: 3699"] Well, I am still happy about the meaning of Christmas- what brought it to us. But I am ROYALLY upset about the fact that in this day and age, people still seem to understand if a child has a "physical" disability, but most in our society still view mental health issues as moral or controllable or unexcusable issues. However they justify it, I'm constantly appalled that there is still such an ignorance and stigma about it. I swear, I have tried to tell intelligent people that there is no difference between needing mental health care and health care for a physical problem. Every person that goes to their GP doesn't have a terminal illness, and every person that goes to a psychiatrist or therapist doesn't need life-long care from them or isn't mentally incompetent. Every person that has to go to their GP for maintence of a life-long illness isn't 100% disabled; every person that needs medications scripted from a psychiatrist all their life isn't insane. I don't think it changed a single person. I don't know what will or can. But, that is my gripe. I honestly believe that many times when a mentally ill person becomes violent against society, it is because of the way they have been treated by society and the fact that they exhausted resources and efforts and still didn't get adequate help and the frustration and anger and hurt become overwhelming and they resent the **** out of it. Furthermore, like I told the judge, why is it if a person has a disability due to a chemical imbalance or malfunction in any part of their body other than the brain, it is a physical illness, yet if it is a chemical imbalance in the brain, the person is mentally ill and that's in a different category? If it's a different category, why do you need a DR to treat it? People make no sense to me sometimes. Furthermore, I want to eat my salad. It is half-way made and sitting in the fridge. difficult child started it for me. I'm too tired to go add a few more things, including dressing, and toast some bread and eat it. That really bugs me,. too. Ok, I'm done... next?? Oops- I guess I missed the boat- this was supposed to be about holidays- not gripes in general. Umhh- ok, I hate it that things are this way during the holidays. It really messes with my concept of Christmas and the holiday spirit. [/QUOTE]
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