Posted by ChicagoKat on October 12, 2012, at 13:01:45
In reply to Re: Lou's Little Shoppe-death-o-meter » Lou Pilder, posted by Dinah on October 12, 2012, at 8:28:52
> Lou, as someone from a family with a history of mental illness, and someone who has seen the results of brain based mental illness not being adequately treated, does it ever occur to you that if you do manage to frighten someone into going off their needed medications, you may be harming them? Does it occur to you that someone who is ill enough to take your death-o-meter seriously enough to stop their medications may be ill enough to cause themselves harm off medications? I've seen my relatives who fight taking medication do things like jump off buildings thinking they could fly. I've seen them destroy their lives and their relationships with their families. And I've seen my relatives with similar issues who take their medications lead healthy lives and maintain their relationships.
So well-put Dinah. As someone who also has a family history of mental illness I completely agree. My grandfather killed himself when my Mom was only 1, back when there really were no antidepressants. I bet my Mom could have known her Dad, and I might have known my Grandfather, if there had been meds back then.And I agree, Lou's posts really scare me b/c I too fear that someone who is very ill and new to the board might read one of his posts and take it seriously and stop their meds and subsequently commit suicide or do something else devastating they would not have done if they had stayed on their meds.
I wish we could get this troll of the board, I think he is dangerous.
Kat
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