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In reply to the discussion: I deeply regret ever having sought mental health treatment. [View all]tallahasseedem
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Some of the reactions to the OP are truly disgusting.
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As a family member of someone who suffered from bipolar disorder most of her life
Pretzel_Warrior
Jan 2013
#3
How many people do you know personally who have been diagnosed with bi-polar disorder?
Sekhmets Daughter
Jan 2013
#152
I went to see a psychiatrist years ago. I got arm chair counseling and worked through
RKP5637
Jan 2013
#77
I don't think most are horrible, either. Just a few bad actors, as in any profession.
Denninmi
Jan 2013
#175
Mental health is very subjective - deciding what constitutes a threat is not simple
hack89
Jan 2013
#34
Ah, it's ok. I'm a big boy, I can take the worst of it. And I appreciate the people who "get it".
Denninmi
Jan 2013
#123
I am so sorry. I wish there were support and not just labels for you and people in your situation
renate
Jan 2013
#10
Like I said below, the therapist's couch should have the sanctity of confession.
backscatter712
Jan 2013
#75
Thanks, I am always particularly interested in the opinions of people in the profession.
Denninmi
Jan 2013
#126
I had a similar bad experience. In my case I have a disease that causes chronic pain
LiberalLoner
Jan 2013
#33
I think you're being a little overdramatic, don't you think? If you sought treatment for a "real"
politicaljunkie41910
Jan 2013
#36
I don't think it's unreasonable to worry about the hypothetical when it becomes the possible.
Denninmi
Jan 2013
#129
I feel like I helped create the path for this anxiety and facilitated the search
HereSince1628
Jan 2013
#46
Look at the history of how the mentally ill have been treated in this country.
backscatter712
Jan 2013
#79
You're ruined because you can't buy a gun in NY? Sorry but maybe they did you a favor. No one
Pisces
Jan 2013
#53
The OP is a good writer, well organized thoughts, complete sentences, good spelling, paragraphs even
Fumesucker
Jan 2013
#55
If you aren't planning to get a gun, you probably have nothing to fear if this is reported by your
JDPriestly
Jan 2013
#58
There are a LOT of people who have been diagnosed/treated for stuff like BP/PTSD.
Warren DeMontague
Jan 2013
#64
I take antidepressants and would gladly wear a shirt telling people so...
Comrade_McKenzie
Jan 2013
#70
K&R! A therapist's couch should be regarded with the sanctity of the confessional booth.
backscatter712
Jan 2013
#72
the treatment is working, but you're suspending it because you "might" want to buy a gun and you
bettyellen
Jan 2013
#86
so, the OP was pretty misleading, you have treatment you are happy with now. good.
bettyellen
Jan 2013
#144
You're right about one thing, guns were not on my radar screen on December 13th.
Denninmi
Jan 2013
#159
New Yorkers overwhelmingly support what you'd call 'radical" gun laws, and each day more and more
bettyellen
Jan 2013
#160
Well, I do take it as a personal slight, and I do feel it diminishes my humanity.
Denninmi
Jan 2013
#162
so people who want stricter gun control (the majority of DU and Dems) are like Nazis?
bettyellen
Jan 2013
#163
Because your posts likening us at DU as Nazis who want to lock you up are too fucking hilarious.
bettyellen
Jan 2013
#173
I am so sick of the fact that our fellow citizens with mental illness
corneliamcgillicutty
Jan 2013
#88
Maybe someone with a history of extreme anxiety, panic attacks, and depression shouldn't have a gun
michigandem58
Jan 2013
#89
If legislators use current events to improve funding for mental illness, it's a good thing.
lumberjack_jeff
Jan 2013
#92
140 deaths from mass shooting draw more 10 magnitudes more outrage than 17000 gun suicides.
HereSince1628
Jan 2013
#94
If it happens I expect it to be a shifting among rather than additions to medicaid funding.
HereSince1628
Jan 2013
#104
Short people will be judged as single cases based on individual characteristics determined
HereSince1628
Jan 2013
#111
The issues are due process and equal protection, not guns, and this just shits on that
HereSince1628
Jan 2013
#110
Oh, I knew when I proposed FUNDING SUPPORTS for mentally ill somebody would be up in arms.
napoleon_in_rags
Jan 2013
#113
why should people have to give up their rights to get help? If the problem is alcoholism, &
HiPointDem
Jan 2013
#117
If you're seeking help for suicidal depression, yes you should give up your guns for awhile.
napoleon_in_rags
Jan 2013
#138
having mental problems isn't a crime. there's no justification for taking away people's rights.
HiPointDem
Jan 2013
#146
your approach = giving up rights to get treatment. that is a very pernicious use of state power.
HiPointDem
Jan 2013
#156
So you think you can walk into a mental hospital with an assault rifle strapped on your back?
napoleon_in_rags
Jan 2013
#164
Here's the bad direction: Mentally ill, in a database. With rights removed.
napoleon_in_rags
Jan 2013
#140
I'm sorry that this has been painful for you, but FWIW your posts (and others like them)
petronius
Jan 2013
#106
It is the NRA and their ilk pushing the agenda. And Cuomo bought it hook line and sinker.
geckosfeet
Jan 2013
#151
I am sorry you are going through this. But it's not always that way. Many psychiatrists help.
nolabear
Jan 2013
#157