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Can people with bipolar disorder and other mental issues can they control their actions?
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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 670815" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>So they "can" do it. But we don't just have one or two choices to make in a day. There are many. And if every choice is a "3-pound weight", we can do that repeatedly. But how often can you lift a "50-pound weight", unless you're a competitive weight lifter?</p><p> </p><p>It isn't just mental health issues. Developmental Coordination Disorder is another good example - the person can, for example, "write" or "print". But it takes 10 times the effort, and has to be the only focus. Listen and take notes? 100 times as hard - so they don't. And teachers just call them "lazy"... because they "can" write. But they <strong><u>can't</u></strong> write thoughtlessly and automatically the way most people can. So they actually can't take notes. It's been the best graphic representation of mental illness that I've found - easier to visualize for me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 670815, member: 11791"] So they "can" do it. But we don't just have one or two choices to make in a day. There are many. And if every choice is a "3-pound weight", we can do that repeatedly. But how often can you lift a "50-pound weight", unless you're a competitive weight lifter? It isn't just mental health issues. Developmental Coordination Disorder is another good example - the person can, for example, "write" or "print". But it takes 10 times the effort, and has to be the only focus. Listen and take notes? 100 times as hard - so they don't. And teachers just call them "lazy"... because they "can" write. But they [B][U]can't[/U][/B] write thoughtlessly and automatically the way most people can. So they actually can't take notes. It's been the best graphic representation of mental illness that I've found - easier to visualize for me. [/QUOTE]
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