There is a false belief among many in society that a person with a mental illness is more likely to be violent. Think of the television shows and movies where the homicidal maniac is depicted as some sort of nut case and the potential to feed into a false belief is fed.
This false idea [...]
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Last week I posted three articles related to the “Minds On The Edge: Facing Mental Illness” program that is currently airing on PBS across the nation. One post has the link that allows you to view the program at any time without having to wait for it to air in your community. I then took [...]
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I hope that many people will view the special “Minds On The Edge” in the coming weeks and months. There is a lot to be gleaned from the program. The program web site has some pages available for people to read and I have taken one of them and posted it here. Schizophrenia is a [...]
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Last night I had a chance to watch to watch the program online. The program is centered around a round table discussion that includes top professionals in the mental health field. How they choose to address mental illness is quite interesting. The panel is given two hypothetical situations to walk through. One involves a college [...]
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It’s been a tough few weeks. Nothing major happening but more an accumulation of smaller things that have been nipping at my heels. The particulars aren’t important for this article. Life is not always predictable and there’s no advance warning when a time of “stuff” is about to pay a visit! It would be nice [...]
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The previous article described a terrible situation in New York about thousands of mentally ill people who are being treated in an inhumane fashion. Click HERE to read that article. Owen brought up a video made in the 1980’s by Steve Taylor titled “Lifeboat” that really drives home the point the article is alerting us [...]
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I am not easily surprised any more. After being surprised so often one learns to be ready for most anything in life. This story about the fate of thousands of mentally ill folks in New York is sad on so many levels. That we can treat fellow men and women so badly at times baffles [...]
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This article is over a year old. I have chosen to publish it again as the topic discussed is one that many people are curious about. As this blog has so many different readers I wanted to bring this article back again so others can have the opportunity to read it. Allan
On Tuesday of this [...]
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A Mother’s Prayer for Mental Illness
As I stumble from my bed this morning, help me to remember to be gentle and kind.
My child’s mind is shredding into a million pieces. He lives in a constant state of atrocious fear. I can see it in his eyes. Give him peace.
Guide me as I hold him [...]
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