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I'd go with a more generalized definition. I think digsbe meant that."evil" as is a religious "devil" sort of evil?
I'd go with a more generalized definition. I think digsbe meant that."evil" as is a religious "devil" sort of evil?
That statement makes multiple assumptions, two of which are:The shooter was mentally ill and therefore these actions should be prevented through better psychology programs.
The shooter was mentally ill and therefore these actions could be prevented through better psychology programs.
That statement makes multiple assumptions, two of which are:
That better psychology programs would help.
That all mentally ill persons who might do "these actions" could be singled out.
Singled out for treatment.It shouldn't be the case, the people who need help should receive it. They shouldn't be singled out, that would turn into society's fault (which is maybe why the shooting happened).
Singled out for treatment.
How the hell would you treat someone if no one knew they NEEDED treatment?
Singled out for treatment.
How the hell would you treat someone if no one knew they NEEDED treatment?
Possibly.I'd bet it's very rare that nobody knows. Close family. Close friends. Somebody knows.
And if there was less of a social stigma for those who seek mental health kinds of help, perhaps things would never get so far that somebody goes completely off the deep end.
A more comprehensive mental health care system would be the ounce of prevention long before the pound of cure was needed.
Face it you cannot stop people from do stupid **** at least not in a free society.
When will America recognize the 800 pound gorilla in the room? When will the focus of concern and attention be directed at the true issue here?
Why is mental health still such a hush-hush topic? Something to be kept secret? Something to be be ashamed of or buried?
How can something that effects so many still be thought of as unspeakable and embarrassing?
Depression, anxiety, fear, anger, loneliness, hatred, and an overwhelming sense of hopelessness.
These things need far more attention than our country currently give them.
What will it take for people to open up about such things?
How can we improve our understanding and knowledge about these conditions and not treat them as weaknesses or things to be ashamed of, but as things that can be overcome and helped through?
If mental health had the same social stigma as cancer, would society be better off as a whole?
When will America recognize the 800 pound gorilla in the room? When will the focus of concern and attention be directed at the true issue here?
Why is mental health still such a hush-hush topic? Something to be kept secret? Something to be be ashamed of or buried?
How can something that effects so many still be thought of as unspeakable and embarrassing?
Depression, anxiety, fear, anger, loneliness, hatred, and an overwhelming sense of hopelessness.
These things need far more attention than our country currently give them.
What will it take for people to open up about such things?
How can we improve our understanding and knowledge about these conditions and not treat them as weaknesses or things to be ashamed of, but as things that can be overcome and helped through?
If mental health had the same social stigma as cancer, would society be better off as a whole?
What about your Obama's Medicare. The one that provides health services to everyone for free I hear. The one that offers health services payed from other people (i.e., much spoken socialism)? Does it covers mental health?
It depends the type of mental patient you are talking about..when Maggie Thatcher emptied the contents of the booby hatch into our laps in 1989...she forgot to omit the violent paranoid schizophrenics..I hear people from the West Coast are far more opened about it. Not sure why, but it seems to be a lot easier to discuss it there.
When will America recognize the 800 pound gorilla in the room? When will the focus of concern and attention be directed at the true issue here?
Why is mental health still such a hush-hush topic? Something to be kept secret? Something to be be ashamed of or buried?
How can something that effects so many still be thought of as unspeakable and embarrassing?
Depression, anxiety, fear, anger, loneliness, hatred, and an overwhelming sense of hopelessness.
These things need far more attention than our country currently give them.
What will it take for people to open up about such things?
How can we improve our understanding and knowledge about these conditions and not treat them as weaknesses or things to be ashamed of, but as things that can be overcome and helped through?
If mental health had the same social stigma as cancer, would society be better off as a whole?
It depends the type of mental patient you are talking about..when Maggie Thatcher emptied the contents of the booby hatch into our laps in 1989...she forgot to omit the violent paranoid schizophrenics..
I don't know what you're talking about once again, but I was speaking of the West Coast (USA).
The post you quoted was referencing the OP which is about the USA....and since I also noted that dragonfly was from the East Coast, I commented on the different atittudes I have seen with regards to discussing mental illness in the USA...so what does Thatcher has to do with that??? Please explain.Oh right..sorry..obviously the rest of the world doesn't exist..I must just crawl away..
The post you quoted was referencing the OP which is about the USA....and since I also noted that dragonfly was from the East Coast, I commented on the different atittudes I have seen with regards to discussing mental illness in the USA...so what does Thatcher has to do with that??? Please explain.
I actually can't be assed..with your silly avatar of Juliet Greco...
You're trolling, aren't you?
No..I never troll Paris...I do not like your supercilious outlook on life...