nomadic5
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I saw a book title years and years ago: "Mental Illness is a Myth"
I didn't read the whole thing, but I agreed with that, had come to that conclusion more or less b4 encountering the book... So I really believed this.. until I met some people who... well, I won't say they are strange... but thye engage in very odd behavior.
I speak mostly of a couple homeless people I've met over the years. I'd say only about 20% of homeless people are mentally ill, but that's based on my subjective opinion. I really don't have any idea, but I am almost 100% certain it is not over 50%.
In any case, I hear it was Reagan who got rid of the mental institutions, which meant a lot of people ended up on the streets. . NOT good, to say the least.
I think some states still have a couple of them. But apparently, there aren't enough. Talk about cruel and unusual punishment. How can they get mentally well when they are physically un-well in how they live?
I didn't read the whole thing, but I agreed with that, had come to that conclusion more or less b4 encountering the book... So I really believed this.. until I met some people who... well, I won't say they are strange... but thye engage in very odd behavior.
I speak mostly of a couple homeless people I've met over the years. I'd say only about 20% of homeless people are mentally ill, but that's based on my subjective opinion. I really don't have any idea, but I am almost 100% certain it is not over 50%.
In any case, I hear it was Reagan who got rid of the mental institutions, which meant a lot of people ended up on the streets. . NOT good, to say the least.
I think some states still have a couple of them. But apparently, there aren't enough. Talk about cruel and unusual punishment. How can they get mentally well when they are physically un-well in how they live?