Yes, the conflation of mental illness with violence, evilness, bigotry, etc., is really bothersome to me as someone who does a lot of work on the intersection between disability/marginalization and violence. We know that people with mental illness are far more likely to be the victims of violence than the perpetrators of it, and that any link between mental illness and violence commission essentially disappears once we control for substance abuse. But none of the conservatives saying we need "mental health, not gun control" actually want to fund things that improve mental health--like healthcare, affordable housing, social safety nets, etc.
I don’t know, I’m f—— tired and I honestly feel like screaming into the void and I envy people who can go on like nothing happened (I really do). Not even saying this with any malice towards people who can compartmentalize.
The dynamic of people moving toward more extreme political beliefs is a real probem in my mind. As someone who has always tried to see both sides or perspectives I often feel like I am pulled more and more to the "you're either for us or against us" and that pressure comes from multiple directions.
So true! And you get accused of straddling the fence. But frankly the extremism of both sides is frightening.
Welcome to my week. Unfortunately, between the virus and ongoing challenges in the USA, we continue to be traumatized w/o any significant recourse. People don't realize that (psychological) fallout from the virus will take years to address. Add in gun violence, systemic racism, aggressive partisanship, domestic terrorists, and toxic legislators...we are in for some stuff.
I had a handful of hardcore "alternative fact" believing patients at the height of the virus....and most of them died because of their beliefs. It's sad, but that was their choice. As a healthcare provider, it's been a grind. I had already left my hospital-based work, but more recently I left my out-pt work because it was just too much.....everything. Healthcare was already in trouble prior to COVID (in regard to providers leaving their careers), but now it is literally in crisis mode.....it will just take a bit before the worst cracks are seen.
No. Just...no. Only ONE side violently attacked the Capitol, promote violence and lies to stoke their base, and have lied/cheated/stolen while claiming to be "patriots". This is not a "both sides" thing....NOT. EVEN. CLOSE. One side is a cult and the rest of us are just trying to freaking survive.
Maybe because they vote for the folks who enable those extremists?
Isn't the Republican "average" now just far-right white nationalism? That's what the vast majority of Republican candidates are openly running on nowadays, as Trump seems to have swung the Republican party even more right than they were (and in many peer countries, U.S. Democrats would be considered center right). In contrast, the most "far left" elected official we have just argues for universal healthcare, which literally 32/33 of the "most developed" countries have.
If you aren't doing hospital or outpatient, what are you doing now, if you don't mind me asking?
I left my group practice and opened my own boutique practice. I wanted a different mix than I had at the group practice.
I totally get where you're coming from and see your general point. I think i might counter with people in the military being exposed to extreme circumstances more often than not, creating an inevitably of mental health decline. The government knows they're going to cause some people to have some significant mental health issues, so its their way of trying to compensate. Putting someone in an enviroment for TBIs, PTSD, exposure to harmful substances, etc and not being there to pick up the pieces, I feel could have a domino effect.
Given the level of gun violence in this country, I think it’s hard to argue that exposure to that is limited to people who served in the military.
There have been a lot of questions about recruiting tactics and targets for military service. Unfortunately, a lot of red flags seem to get thru, but then they get med-boarded out for pre-existing psych...it's super sketchy.
.. and gun control laws were further enacted when the Black Panthers decided to arm themselves and continue to protest....as our Constitution allows.
www.history.com
Yup, I didn't want to get into that but totally true. Some fudging of the academic/ intellectual requirements as well.
The NRA has been very upfront about thinking that the "Right to Bear Arms" should preferably only apply to White people and most definitely not apply to Black people... and gun control laws were further enacted when the Black Panthers decided to arm themselves and continue to protest....as our Constitution allows.
The NRA Supported Gun Control When the Black Panthers Had the Weapons | HISTORY
Back in the 1960s, even the NRA supported gun control to disarm the group.
The targeting of lower socioeconomic folks with lower and borderline IQs is uhm....not okay. I've known some recruiters over the years and some/most had a lot of pressure to "get their numbers", and I've heard it's only gotten worse over the past 10 years or so. Look at the pre-existing psych issue that popped up a few/number of years back. Say whatever to get them signed, and then if they wash out...whatever.
I wouldn't worry....I'm sure people on here dislike you for plenty of other reasons too!
Some points I agree with here, but kind of smacks of the affluenza diagnosis from a case a few years back. It doesn’t really add up statistically. This kid was non-white Hispanic kid from low economic class from what I saw. Broken homes, lots of time on electronics, behavioral problems being dealt with as a mental health problem, and easy access to firearms for people we don’t trust to drink responsibly. The argument about old enough to be in the military and have a gun is irrelevant as those young men are trained and in a structured organization. Speaking of structure, it is pretty important in development and in the absence of it, young men will create that structure for themselves aka gangs. Maybe some of the lone white shooter thing has more to due with they don’t have ready access to a gang to express their maladaptive rage.
The kid would drive around shooting ppl with BB guns. He was never held accountable. Now we’re going to have MUCH more of these unwanted little ****s when Roe is gone.
