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Sat Oct-24-09 02:01 PM
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| 7. I can tell the difference between being called crazy and being called mentally ill |
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My suggestion is to grow a thicker skin, because the mods can't delete all the posts because everyone has their pet peeve issues. That's a crazy idea. Note please that I didn't say it was mentally ill idea.
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| -"Mentally Ill" does not mean "wrong on an issue" |
SoxFan |
Oct-24-09 01:49 PM |
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I'm with that. |
Writer |
Oct-24-09 01:54 PM |
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I worked in a mental hospital for years and found people of all political |
old mark |
Oct-24-09 01:57 PM |
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The non-political thing probably makes some sense in that context |
Posteritatis |
Oct-24-09 02:02 PM |
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As usual with a group of politicians running the show, there are frequent |
old mark |
Oct-25-09 01:52 AM |
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Yep. |
SIMPLYB1980 |
Oct-24-09 01:58 PM |
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in before "but [person I dislike] is clearly insane!" |
Posteritatis |
Oct-24-09 01:58 PM |
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Are you a doctor or a therapist? n/t |
spiritual_gunfighter |
Oct-24-09 02:03 PM |
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Neither |
Posteritatis |
Oct-24-09 02:09 PM |
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Oh |
spiritual_gunfighter |
Oct-24-09 03:03 PM |
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Yeah, that one drives me up the wall |
Posteritatis |
Oct-24-09 03:28 PM |
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I'm a practicing psychiatrist and i can say that Orly Taitz is clearly ill. |
mkultra |
Oct-24-09 05:30 PM |
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As I'm unqualified to propose any such model, I'm not about to try |
Posteritatis |
Oct-24-09 05:50 PM |
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Interesting choice of name for a Pdoc. |
Cetacea |
Oct-24-09 06:01 PM |
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Oh, god, you're not a multiple personality "psychiatrist," are you? nt |
woo me with science |
Oct-24-09 06:16 PM |
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. |
mkultra |
Oct-24-09 05:30 PM |
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What we're seeing with a significant part of the population |
Warpy |
Oct-24-09 01:58 PM |
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+100. |
Hannah Bell |
Oct-24-09 01:59 PM |
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I can tell the difference between being called crazy and being called mentally ill |
lunatica |
Oct-24-09 02:01 PM |
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Follow some threads here and you'll see a lot of armchair diagnosing |
Posteritatis |
Oct-24-09 02:03 PM |
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Fail |
SoxFan |
Oct-24-09 02:04 PM |
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word up- |
Bluerthanblue |
Oct-24-09 02:19 PM |
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Feeling sorry for yourself doesn't help anything |
lunatica |
Oct-24-09 02:22 PM |
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So, how is life in the 1950s ? |
SoxFan |
Oct-24-09 02:28 PM |
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do you respond to people who use racial slurs and hate speech |
Bluerthanblue |
Oct-24-09 02:34 PM |
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Self pity is the best kind 'cause you know it's sincere |
lunatica |
Oct-24-09 02:43 PM |
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has anyone you loved died as a result of untreated mental illness? |
Bluerthanblue |
Oct-24-09 03:10 PM |
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Going out of your way to hurt and inflame others is a trait of the RW. |
bobbolink |
Oct-24-09 03:17 PM |
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Yes, it is. And one I am seeing a little too much of on an alleged Democratic site nt |
laughingliberal |
Oct-25-09 11:57 AM |
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A sense of superiority isn't the sole property of the RW. |
bobbolink |
Oct-25-09 08:45 PM |
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Labeling others and being spectacularly insensitive. |
bobbolink |
Oct-24-09 03:14 PM |
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My suggestion is you grow some sensitivity, and learn to LISTEN. |
bobbolink |
Oct-24-09 03:12 PM |
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Can it be referred to as mentally ill on an issue? |
lonestarnot |
Oct-24-09 02:02 PM |
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That's crazy-talk! |
Blue-Jay |
Oct-24-09 02:03 PM |
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Flamers use that ploy to denigrate (in their view) others who disagree with them |
UTUSN |
Oct-24-09 02:18 PM |
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Ed Schultz says that is "Psycho Talk" |
WonderGrunion |
Oct-24-09 02:21 PM |
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Yes, indeed, and that isn't his only blind spot. He has other ignorances. |
bobbolink |
Oct-24-09 03:19 PM |
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Here's a Rec because I have a goddaughter who has had a hell of a year battling schizophrenia |
elocs |
Oct-24-09 02:32 PM |
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Being intellectually lazy is one thing. Being willfully hurtful after it is pointed out is quite |
bobbolink |
Oct-24-09 03:20 PM |
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I agree. This BS doesn nothing but purpetuate the "mentally ill = violent" bigotry. |
Odin2005 |
Oct-24-09 02:42 PM |
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I'm mentally ill and wrong on many issues. nt |
Occam Bandage |
Oct-24-09 02:44 PM |
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K & R !!! |
Kitty Herder |
Oct-24-09 02:48 PM |
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"Mentally ill" is a populist and not a diagnostic term. Don't conflate them. |
nolabear |
Oct-24-09 02:52 PM |
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"There IS no 'us and them' ". Beautifully, wonderfully put. |
bobbolink |
Oct-24-09 03:24 PM |
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I want a "recommend comment" button for posts like these. (nt) |
Posteritatis |
Oct-24-09 03:30 PM |
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My favorite is when I disagree with someone or get cranky and |
cliffordu |
Oct-24-09 03:22 PM |
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Alert on those. |
MH1 |
Oct-25-09 10:36 AM |
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Sorry - Not here at DU - in real life - It's a favorite |
cliffordu |
Oct-25-09 11:31 AM |
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I agree. There is only ONE mental illnes one can diagnose from a discussion board... |
rd_kent |
Oct-24-09 03:32 PM |
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Atheism has it's disorders |
SIMPLYB1980 |
Oct-24-09 03:53 PM |
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How so? |
rd_kent |
Oct-24-09 04:53 PM |
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I don't believe in god and yet I have a chemical imbalance. |
SIMPLYB1980 |
Oct-24-09 05:08 PM |
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OK, but the two are NOT related, so whats your point? |
rd_kent |
Oct-24-09 05:12 PM |
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Most people who believe in a higher being or |
SIMPLYB1980 |
Oct-24-09 05:27 PM |
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I disagree. |
rd_kent |
Oct-24-09 05:35 PM |
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In a concurrent DU thread this topic is considered from the point of view of |
saltpoint |
Oct-25-09 06:33 AM |
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Thank you for posting this. |
lightningandsnow |
Oct-24-09 05:31 PM |
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Is there not a psychopathology of conservatism? |
aint_no_life_nowhere |
Oct-24-09 06:51 PM |
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The problem is the association |
Juche |
Oct-25-09 11:47 AM |
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I didn't say they were schizophrenic like my cousin was |
aint_no_life_nowhere |
Oct-25-09 11:52 AM |
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Thank you. |
mwb970 |
Oct-25-09 03:32 PM |
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Point taken, although it remains that willful ignorance in the face of |
saltpoint |
Oct-25-09 06:19 AM |
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There are times when it does. Where would a clinician place Fred Phelps, |
saltpoint |
Oct-25-09 06:48 AM |
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As long as the stigma remains... |
zanne |
Oct-25-09 10:18 AM |
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"Mentally ill" when used to describe political actions, CLEARLY does not mean |
MH1 |
Oct-25-09 10:29 AM |
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Does this mean I can't do a Glenn Beck costume this Halloween with a straitjacket? |
backscatter712 |
Oct-25-09 11:21 AM |
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Thank you. I had psychosis as a teenager |
Juche |
Oct-25-09 11:40 AM |
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k&r |
mix |
Oct-25-09 11:44 AM |
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One poster had the audacity to use my Asperger's as an excuse to dismiss my criticism... |
Odin2005 |
Oct-25-09 11:50 AM |
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If during a session Rick Santorum told his psychiatrist that the Supreme |
saltpoint |
Oct-25-09 11:54 AM |
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It depends on your definition of "progressive." |
LWolf |
Oct-25-09 11:55 AM |
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It keeps the stigma going |
cayanne |
Oct-25-09 02:59 PM |
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