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any of yall have bipolar disorder? (pg. 13)
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| The17sss |
| quote: | Originally posted by jennypie
Up here, where I live...people who commit crimes who have mental illnesses (i.e., cannot be held criminally responsible for their crime(s) ) do NOT go to prisons. They go to a maximum secure mental health facility. I did my mental health placement at the biggest one in our region.
You know that guy who beheaded the dude on the Greyhound? Yeah he was in the facility I did my placement at. |
:wtf: :wtf: :wtf:
. I wondered what happened to that guy. Did you see him in person? |
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| Silky Johnson |
No. Confidentiality issues prevented my mentors and staff from pointing people out in such a manner. :p
For real though I think I did see him, lol. Pretty sure we walked right by him when we did the tour.
They're in the middle of totally re-constructing the facility, but the old building was ing creepy. The wards where the patients slept were really long narrow hallways, with rooms no bigger than a decent sized bathroom.
I worked with lots of really ed up people. People who killed their family members, rapists, pedophiles. Really sick people man. |
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| squirrelly |
| quote: | Originally posted by jennypie
Up here, where I live...people who commit crimes who have mental illnesses (i.e., cannot be held criminally responsible for their crime(s) ) do NOT go to prisons. They go to a maximum secure mental health facility. I did my mental health placement at the biggest one in our region. |
I'm confused now - I thought that was how it was here in the states, too? This thread had me all topsy turvy! Those who are declared mentally ill who commit crimes don't all go to prisons, they go to the mental wards, correct?
For "mental diseases" such as depression, I think that pills don't fix the problem - but can actually make it worse. Now, 1. that is just my opinion and 2. I'm not talking about bi-polar or schizophrenia. |
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| Silky Johnson |
| quote: | Originally posted by squirrelly
For "mental diseases" such as depression, I think that pills don't fix the problem - but can actually make it worse. Now, 1. that is just my opinion and 2. I'm not talking about bi-polar or schizophrenia. |
No, pills alone never "fix the problem." Depression, as all other mental illnesses, is a multi-dimensional disease that arises due to many contributing factors. Socio-economic status, past and present life stressors and subsequent coping mechanisms, family history, social supports, spiritual well being, etc., etc. All things have to be considered.
While I do agree that people are too quick to take pills and think it's going to solve everything, this same attitude has created even more stigma about taking medications...when a lot of the time they ARE necessary and extremely beneficial. Anti-depressants of today are not what they were 20 years ago.
Combination therapy is always the best route. People need to be empowered to take their health (mental health) into their own hands and take steps to learn how to be well - how to cope with the that life throws at them without just turning to pills. Medication or not, those problems will still be there.
Jamie was sort of right before...about a lot of the world's problems being caused by bad parenting - people just aren't being taught at an early age healthy coping mechanisms. Or they aren't growing up in environments that breed mental wellness. |
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| Lebezniatnikov |
| quote: | Originally posted by The17sss
You definitely have no idea about the history between Lebezniatnikov and I. If you did, you'd understand where that came from. |
Honestly, neither do I. :conf: |
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| Mattsanity |
| quote: | Originally posted by Jason_R
Haven’t read the whole post but I can relate to you. I have bipola type one and it's pretty much ed my life.
When ever I feel better and that things are going my way it will later transpire that I was just going high and it would have been obvious to everyone except me.
People try to warn me but I won't have any of it and I normally end up hurting the people who care. Needless to say this leads to a sense of isolation and a very lonely existence. I've been disowned by my Mum my brothers and now my friends.
I have a girlfriend of two years but I don't know how much more she can take. Only this evening I've flipped at her for absolutely no reason what so ever.
It's not fair on her and to be honest my behaviours not fair on anyone. I always without fail bring pain and upset to almost every one I encounter. I feel like I have nothing to offer anyone.
Well I'm here for you if you need to talk just pm me. |
I feel you on the loneliness issue. I feel everyday is the same with no progression.
vince mcmahon: "life sucks and then you die!"
and to the other guy who recommended me rick warren's book, I bought it for 20 and I hope the 40 day thing pays off. |
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| Dj Skez |
| Bipolar disorder is no joke, I've seen a grown man in the middle of work break down into tears out of the blue at my old job. When I asked my supervisor what was up, he simply replied that he's been struggling with his bipolar disorder befor I even started working there. Science got it down to a chemical inbalance and ed up electrical currents not passing through in a "normal" way through stem cells. I can't imagine the way it really is to live with it. |
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| winston |
yeah, bipolar disorder is no joking matter. i know of a relative who's suffered from this and it's terrible; it can really deteriorate a person's integrity within society, a person can drastically change from different states in short time spans. scary stuff.
if you think you have a disorder like this, well i'd suggest going to a doctor immediately. you don't want to be diagnosed a bipolar when you're forty years old IMO.
I have very little knowledge in what doctors use to treat such a disorder. |
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| pkcRAISTLIN |
| quote: | Originally posted by winston
yeah, bipolar disorder is no joking matter. |
everything is a joking matter. otherwise, nothing is a joking matter and what a time would be had by all. |
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| Silky Johnson |
| Yeah I dunno man...I've seen people do some hilarious and act like ing morons during manic episodes. I would certainly call it funny/laughable. Lololololol. |
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| Clovis |
| quote: | Originally posted by The17sss
Right... I understand. More speficically, I was referring to people who's mental disorders were manifested because of their drug use/abuse when they had no previous history of mental illness... not a substance abuse disorder.
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And those people likely represent a ridiculously small % of people with mental disorders and/or illnesses. |
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| DJ Damerchi |
| quote: | Originally posted by Clovis
And those people likely represent a ridiculously small % of people with mental disorders and/or illnesses. |
not to mention attempting to split people into these two groups would be an almost impossible task. |
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