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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 651356" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>No, but there ARE people who think, "Well, of course she got cancer. She smokes." I know I think that...I'm guilty. Especially if it's the kind of cancer that is usually caused by smoking and if they don't quit after they are being treated for cancer. </p><p></p><p>However, mental health is serious and can be life threatening too. I lived it and I know and so many people tell you to just "Snap out of it!" They would never tell a cancer patient to "Snap out of your cancer!" no matter why they have cancer. So I have always been acutely aware of the double standard. </p><p></p><p>Nobody chooses to have cancer. Nobody chooses to be mentally ill.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 651356, member: 1550"] No, but there ARE people who think, "Well, of course she got cancer. She smokes." I know I think that...I'm guilty. Especially if it's the kind of cancer that is usually caused by smoking and if they don't quit after they are being treated for cancer. However, mental health is serious and can be life threatening too. I lived it and I know and so many people tell you to just "Snap out of it!" They would never tell a cancer patient to "Snap out of your cancer!" no matter why they have cancer. So I have always been acutely aware of the double standard. Nobody chooses to have cancer. Nobody chooses to be mentally ill. [/QUOTE]
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