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In reply to the discussion: I was diagnosed with Bipolar II last summer, spent 3 weeks in a psychiatric day program. [View all]etherealtruth
(22,165 posts)49. People with mental illness are far more likely to be victims rather than perpetrators of crime
Serious mental illness is devastating ...just as any other serious illness is.
Wishing you well nd continued recovery.
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I was diagnosed with Bipolar II last summer, spent 3 weeks in a psychiatric day program. [View all]
Denninmi
Dec 2012
OP
you're not a danger to society. mentally ill doesn't automatically = psychopath
dionysus
Dec 2012
#3
i agree completely. i think this shooter had severe mentall illness. but let us not act as if
dionysus
Dec 2012
#10
Way too many DUers are steadfastly convinced that is the case, though. (nt)
Posteritatis
Dec 2012
#61
If you really, really, really want to keep people from seeking help with mental difficulties
Fumesucker
Dec 2012
#12
It's not the gun ownership it's the facile baseless fear of the mentally ill
HereSince1628
Dec 2012
#16
I come across all sorts of rage-drunk "sane" assholes who shouldnt own 'em either
Warren DeMontague
Dec 2012
#25
Mental illness is one of the last societal taboos, in that "we don't discuss it" in public
Fire Walk With Me
Dec 2012
#15
The vast, vast, vast majority of people with mental health issues are not dangerous.
backscatter712
Dec 2012
#27
I worry more about the "tea party" marching around with rifles than I do about the "mentally ill"
Fire Walk With Me
Dec 2012
#41
It is human nature and the american way to look for one simple solution for every problem.
lumberjack_jeff
Dec 2012
#29
Depressive with suicidal tendencies is not a public safety issues. Bipolar in manic phase is.
FarCenter
Dec 2012
#33
there are states enacting laws to try to prevent those kinds of behaviors
liberal_at_heart
Dec 2012
#43
Not all violence is the same. The cause of safety won't be helped by conflating the unlike
HereSince1628
Dec 2012
#42
People with mental illness are far more likely to be victims rather than perpetrators of crime
etherealtruth
Dec 2012
#49