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Re:Thinking different. - A look into the mental illness of a... by zerostar07 on Tuesday February 28, 2012 @05:30AM (#3642665)
Agree about the public disclosure, but disagree that a mentally ill person can be expected to be responsible for their own wellbeing. It's logically impossible. And btw medication works quite well.
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Re:Thinking different. - A look into the mental illness of a... by rbarooah on Tuesday February 28, 2012 @05:50AM (#3642710)
It's only logically impossible if you have a binary definition of mental 'illness'.
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Re:Thinking different. - A look into the mental illness of a... by DanBC on Tuesday February 28, 2012 @06:24AM (#3642776)
Mental health problems do make self-care a lot harder for some people. I agree that it's possible for many people with MH problems to seek appropriate care when they need it; or to have in place "rainy day action plans" to help other people spot times when help is needed.

But there are a few people who need help, but just don't think that they need help. It's judgemental and unhelpful to suggest that this small minority is somehow selfish or irresponsible for not seeking help.

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Re:Thinking different. - A look into the mental illness of a... by zerostar07 on Tuesday February 28, 2012 @06:21AM (#3642771)
It would be hard to dismiss schizophrenia as a non-illness, what's your point?
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