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In reply to the discussion: Psychiatrists to brand grief lasting longer than two weeks a mental illness [View all]sibelian
(7,804 posts)67. Slightly disengenuous as the ARTICLE ITSELF contains the "woo woo" observation
that this strategy is a bonanza for pharmaceutical companies.
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Psychiatrists to brand grief lasting longer than two weeks a mental illness [View all]
The Straight Story
Feb 2013
OP
Two years ago, my sister and I were talking about the death of my brother who died in 1974....
SwissTony
Feb 2013
#125
Yes. My mother, many decades later, can still feel that way about a baby she lost.
pnwmom
Feb 2013
#126
Thank you, davidthegnome. I hope you know that I am not saying that some people
Th1onein
Feb 2013
#113
Yes it can. I think what people were objecting to was the idea that grief lasting more
pnwmom
Feb 2013
#121
No--you AREN'T supposed to be over it. That's what this designation says--some people cannot
msanthrope
Feb 2013
#139
I think that's a facile way of regarding this--family leave, therapy, therapeutic assistance,
msanthrope
Feb 2013
#138
That should be "Two weeks or as soon as a TV reporter sticks a mic in your face."
WinkyDink
Feb 2013
#3
Point #2 is the Winnah!!!! You don't get medical leave, therapy, disability, without a diagnosis or
msanthrope
Feb 2013
#142
My question is: Where did they pull this length of time from, besides their arses?
WinkyDink
Feb 2013
#75
I find BNW much more disturbing than 1984, because people do it to themselves.
reformist2
Feb 2013
#35
Sounds like it's designed to match a typical employee's vacation time. Hmm...
reformist2
Feb 2013
#24
So - a safety net for people *actually* suffering from major depressive disorder...?
sibelian
Feb 2013
#123
Perhaps you misread. This doesn't set an arbitrary time limit for grief at all.
cbayer
Feb 2013
#136
Well, I guess I've been mentally ill three times in my lifetime following the passing of....
OldDem2012
Feb 2013
#30
The language is designed to make us think of ourselves as little automatons.
reformist2
Feb 2013
#38
oh great, so when do the new 'private for profit' mental hospitals start grabbing federal money?
Sunlei
Feb 2013
#36
I must have been mentally ill for years after my son died. You don't get over something
appleannie1
Feb 2013
#39
I agree fully and losing a child changes a person. I think if anyone is mentally ill
appleannie1
Feb 2013
#87
Slightly disengenuous as the ARTICLE ITSELF contains the "woo woo" observation
sibelian
Feb 2013
#67
Good "grief," pardon the pun. Some things are just part of living, not something to be "cured."
MADem
Feb 2013
#51
Yeah, that attitude's kept several of my friends from being treated for things
Posteritatis
Feb 2013
#80
Precisely--perhaps a 'grief-based' diagnosis will allow some people who don't want to be labeled
msanthrope
Feb 2013
#137
I wonder if there'd be a benefit to thinking of that as an 'injury' rather than an 'illness'
Posteritatis
Feb 2013
#74
Post 45 both asks and answers "What the F happened to common $en$e?"
green for victory
Feb 2013
#116
Yes--it is an EXPANSION of benefits. Funny the woo crowd on this thread. nt
msanthrope
Feb 2013
#140
But since every one is unique.... I suppose this new theory won't last to long...
midnight
Feb 2013
#133
I can see the cries from the NRA "They're out to label you mentally unstable and get your guns" eom
tarheelsunc
Feb 2013
#141