Journal BarbaraHudson's Journal: Today is Lets Talk day here in Kanuckistan 20
Why not go here to see Howie Mandel, Clara Hughes, Michael Landsberg, and Mary Walsh talk about their experiences coping with their mental illnesses, as well as 3 of the TV commercials and an explanation as to why sharing is an important part of removing the stigma.
You know what would be awesome? (Score:1)
Or maybe I'm just in a bad mood... I keep thinking about relocating to Wyoming, because there's less than 600K in the entire state. There's roughly 300K here in Madison alone... Carbon County only has 15K people IN THE ENTIRE COUNTY.
Seems like a little slice of Heaven to me.
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It would mean I would be dumping both girlfriends as neither one wants to relocate, but I'm ready to do that anyway.
Threesomes are neat and all, but everything has a price. Synchronization is that price.
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Besides, not every girl up here is a "Midwestern Heifer".
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However, the problem still exists that you
can't do it in the code tag
which is the specific problem I was complaining about -- the fact that a tech site has a code tag that can't you can't properly format code in.
So, as a result, you were almost clever in your response. I'll give you a C+ for effort at least, along with an 'atta boy'.
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Maybe in another few decades... (Score:2)
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Allow me to be direct; I believe that mental health needs vastly more attention and resources committed to it than what it currently gets in this country. Furthermore I believe that the stigma associated with it needs to go away.
Unfortunately I think the stigma is the
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I remember seeing that suicide on the news.
The stats are scary. 2/3 of all people with a mental illness never seek help. Of those who do, quite often they get it because they're in a crisis situation and a danger to themselves (yes, it's a euphemism for suicide because nobody wants to say "that" word).
The pressure to just "get over it" or "man up" or "its all in your head" or "don't be such a weakling" is internalized even by those who need help; combining that with the stigma and just not knowing where
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The Newtown massacre was also a giant demonstration of our national failings in mental health. It could have been prevented were it not for all the barriers we build as a nation towards access to mental health treatment. Even worse, when the gun lobby had an opportunity to help turn this in to a discussion on mental health they instead upped the paranoia
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Because no one here needs mental health care the way our dear creepy obsessed gay masochist stalker troll with eleventy billion sockpuppets damn_registrars does.
(the term 'Creepy Obsessed Stalker Troll' copyright RG, and I mention it here to remind our dear friend damn_registrars that the object of his desires still seems to be ignoring him).
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No one abuses me quite like you do.
Please, sir, may I have another?
What's a metaphor? (Score:1)
It's all in your head [jamanetwork.com], so to speak... There's a reason for everything. And personally I'm scared of the drugs they toss out like candy and waiting a few months to see what happens. They give out anti-psychotics when you might need antibiotics. A true shot in the dark this business, and the doctor's name is Clouseau.