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In reply to the discussion: Blame everything on mental illness. Blame me personally if you want. [View all]fizzgig
(24,146 posts)there are a variety of reasons you may end up in the hospital, some related to long-term illnesses, others related to specific situations. there is still such a catch all that you can't use the same broad brush across the board.
someone who has a 'breakdown' that includs homicidal ideation is very different from some who has a 'breakdown' due to suicidal ideation or sudden trauma.
the only restriction should be if they're proven to be a threat to others.
as someone who has a mental illness, i understand the defensiveness of the op. we're hearing that we should have to be on some manner of government registry simply for being on medication. we're being told that all of us have potential for horrible violence. the very medications that make us well are demonized on the board.
when someone is drunk and accidentally shoots someone i don't hear clamoring to prevent anyone who ever drinks alcohol from owning guns. i certainly don't hear anything about taking guns away from men, who are much more likely to be perpetrators of gun violence.
i just wonder why the 'mentally ill' are the only focus in such conversations.