Are there a lot of conservatives on mental health boards?

[get the red out]

2. Don't know about mental health boards

But from my experience, there are large numbers of extreme right wingers on alcohol/drug recovery forums. There was one network a friend told me about, but when I joined it everyone was so tea-bagger-esque I didn't post but a few times. It was nauseating.

I have a theory, though it is hardly scientific; when a person has a problem that makes them feel less than others, due to society's judgement or the media, I think they sometimes go the angry conservative route because then they can point to "others" that are causing all the world's problems and it allows them to feel better about themselves. Of course they would do better to work on their own inner being and self-esteem along with working toward getting well, but I think this might be a short-cut some people take. They also get to feel part of a group that believes it is superior to many if not most people in this country.