Posted by Christ_empowered on March 31, 2016, at 13:25:53
In reply to Re: factors that may keep us 'sick', posted by Phillipa on March 31, 2016, at 11:39:26
For me, I think its largely stigma. I went off the rails when I should have been productive. I was mentally ill...but no professional around here cared, because my people "weren't important."Now, I get proper treatment, no probs. The small town I live in...the narrative seems to be that I "wanted to be special," and I just now developed Schizophrenia. The place I go to for treatment says I had problems from a young age and now its some flavor Bipolar I.
Ugh. I'm hoping maybe I can move one day, but the question is...move where? and do...what, exactly? Any place is a terrible place if you're poor.
Oh, yeah...and my people are "important" now, so I get treated better. It also helps that my counselor is a Christian.
--sigh--
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