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Romantic Heretic12/04/2012 5:37:03 am PST

re: #309 Holidays are Family Fun Time

Good luck, we can’t get people to go for therapy as it is. One of the ideas is that they will have their rights restricted if they are diagnosed with a mental illness.

It was a breath of fresh air when I saw NAMI testify before congress about the mental health provisions. People can recover from mental illness and should be able, then to have a firearm.

Add to that the horrible practices of mental health professionals in the past—it’s a big hurdle that isn’t going away.

We do need to work to remove the taboo against mental health treatment.

As someone who suffers from a mental illness I understand that quite well.

One of the biggest stigmas of suffering from mental illness is that many think it is a choice. That if you had just grown a spine you would be fine.

I have suspicions of the mental equilibrium of such people myself.