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Mental Health Support

easttexaslefty

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12. And maybe, just maybe

Reply to Neoma (Original post)

Sun Dec 16, 2012, 01:57 PM

Dec 2012

it would help, if people were not in the closet about their mental health.
I'm not and I will never be put there.
I am the face of mental illness. I would not feel shame if I had cancer. Why would I feel shame about by brain illness?
If others feel differently about me because of that, that's on them.
I am not a danger to anyone. That doesn't change the fact that a person who takes an assault weapon and shoots 20 kindergardeners at point blank range, to death is mentally ill.

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My Rant. I feel that it'd only be safe to say here. [View all] Neoma Dec 2012 OP

Rec. DU has gone into a frenzy. NYC_SKP Dec 2012 #1

I've read bits and pieces, and I think that's all I need to read. Neoma Dec 2012 #2

Gun trolls jump to "the shooter was mentally ill" to deflect the conversation from the real Squinch Dec 2012 #3

I admit to liking bows and arrows, and skeet shooting. Neoma Dec 2012 #4

I have a pocket knife collection and once had a couple of BB guns Jamastiene Dec 2012 #15

High five on the Skyrim bit. Neoma Dec 2012 #18

You asked, "Question: are rapists considered to be mentally ill? No. And is a guy with a gun always easttexaslefty Dec 2012 #5

Didn't click on the link I see. Neoma Dec 2012 #6

Sure, I did. easttexaslefty Dec 2012 #7

Right... Neoma Dec 2012 #8

Yes you could. easttexaslefty Dec 2012 #9

Except doctors do not treat them as such. Neoma Dec 2012 #10

Ok. I'm not going to belabour the point. easttexaslefty Dec 2012 #11

With you, lefty. elleng Dec 2012 #16

And maybe, just maybe easttexaslefty Dec 2012 #12

The reports are so iffy right now. Neoma Dec 2012 #13

Thank you for your OP. Jamastiene Dec 2012 #14

The only thing you can do would be to complain in meta. Neoma Dec 2012 #17

I saw this article I thought might be appreciated here. polly7 Dec 2012 #19