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In reply to the discussion: Blame everything on mental illness. Blame me personally if you want. [View all]Fire Walk With Me
(38,893 posts)42. Well-said, Denninmi! I wish people wold really =listen= to the endless side-effects mentioned in
drug ads, and consider what this may contribute to people's behavior and lives.
As I used to listen to these ads, I'd shout out like a set of Sushi chefs, "suicidal thoughts or behavior!" if it was one listed, and it often is.
http://www.bing.com/search?q=side+effects+suicidal&form=MOZSBR&pc=MOZI
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Blame everything on mental illness. Blame me personally if you want. [View all]
Denninmi
Jan 2013
OP
My personal opinion is that a breakdown requiring hospitalization is the line.
Lionessa
Jan 2013
#70
Unreasonable violence shows mental illness. Those with mental illnesses that have caused
Lionessa
Jan 2013
#80
A ban on owning guns, not on anything else. Only the NRA thinks everyone w/out regard to anything
Lionessa
Jan 2013
#71
They could in the future if proposals to invade our medical privacy come to pass.
Denninmi
Jan 2013
#31
And yet, those of us who have will be further discriminated against and scapegoated.
Denninmi
Jan 2013
#34
We should make decisions based on breakdowns--a term not used in psych records.
HereSince1628
Jan 2013
#40
So knowing one person with bipolar means you get to judge all people with bipolar in the same way?
Neoma
Jan 2013
#67
Mental illness is a broad term. Gun violence is less about mental illness & more about sociopathy.
JaneyVee
Jan 2013
#6
I've seen it too Denninmi and been disgusted. Its not just "one troll whose been TSd already"!!111!!
riderinthestorm
Jan 2013
#11
It's curious that a couple of years ago DUers roundly rejected Intermittant Explosive Disorder
HereSince1628
Jan 2013
#39
It's going to be shocking if moms who are treated for post-partem depression
HereSince1628
Jan 2013
#45
Well-said, Denninmi! I wish people wold really =listen= to the endless side-effects mentioned in
Fire Walk With Me
Jan 2013
#42
I believe it's a Red Herring anyway. There is no legal way to "use" the mental health system
libdem4life
Jan 2013
#53
Not all gun owners are 'nuts' and kill people, not all with MI hurt others
The Straight Story
Jan 2013
#64